Description of Evandromyia (Aldamyia) orcyi, a new phlebotomine species (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) from the State of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

Abstract

BackgroundThe genus Evandromyia is widely found in Brazil, but occurs mainly in Brazilian savannah. To date 13 species have been described in the subgenus Aldamyia. Here we described a new species of Evandromyia (Aldamyia) collected in the State of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.MethodsMeasurements were made using a micrometer eyepiece on an Olympus CH-2 binocular microscope and drawings were executed with the aid of a camera lucida.ResultsThe new species, Evandromyia orcyi sp. nov., is closely related to Evandromyia lenti, Evandromyia carmelinoi and Evandromyia evandroi, however, characteristics of the male terminalia and female spermathecae distinguish it from other species of the genus Evandromyia.ConclusionWith the description of Evandromyia orcyi sp. nov., six species of the subgenus Aldamyia have been reported from the State of Mato Grosso do Sul.

Geographic distribution of phlebotomine sandfly species (Diptera: Psychodidae) in Central-West Brazil

“…In total, 989 phlebotomine species have been identified globally, of which 531 were recorded in the Americas and 277 in Brazil ( Shimabukuro & Galati 2010 , Andrade et al 2013 , Ladeia-Andrade et al 2014 , Oliveira et al 2015 , Vilela et al 2015) . Various studies have reported a great species richness of sandflies in Central-West Brazil, particularly in MT (106 spp), followed by MS (57 spp), GO (41 spp) and DF (27 spp) ( Young & Duncan 1994 , Martins et al 2002 , de Oliveira et al 2006 , Galati et al 2006 , Andrade Filho et al 2007 , Missawa & Maciel 2007 , de Almeida et al 2010b , 2013a , de Carvalho et al 2010 , SES/MT 2013) .…”