Description of Trichophoromyia uniniensis, a new phlebotomine species (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) of Amazonas State, Brazil

Abstract

BackgroundA new species of phlebotomine sand flies belonging to Trichophoromyia Barretto, 1962 genus is described, based on males collected in Jaú National Park, Amazonas state, Brazil.MethodsThe Sand flies were mounted in Canada balsam. They were measured with a binocular Olympus CH-2 microscope with the aid of a micrometer objective and the drawings were done with the help of a camera lucida.ResultsThis new species named Trichophoromyia uniniensis sp. nov. is closely related to Trichophoromyia omagua (Martins, Llanos & Silva, 1976). The former can be distinguished from the latter by the shape of its paramere that has the lower apical region turned up in the new species.ConclusionWith the new species here described a total of 39 species belonging to the Trichophoromyia genus are now known, most of them present in the Amazon rainforest.

Ecological aspects and molecular detection of Leishmania DNA Ross (Kinetoplastida: Trypanosomatidae) in phlebotomine sandflies (Diptera: Psychodidae) in terra firme and várzea environments in the Middle Solimões Region, Amazonas State, Brazil

“…The species found in Tefé Municipality correspond to 34.5% of the species recorded in Amazonas [ 7 , 10 - 12 ]. Phlebotomine fauna in the Middle Solimões region is rich and diverse, being comprised of 40–50 species; of which, Th.…”

“…Such close proximity to human habitation increases the risk of ACL infection. Approximately 260 species of phlebotomine sand flies are found in Brazil [ 9 ]; of these, 135 species are found in Amazonas [ 7 , 10 - 12 ]. Amazonas State has the highest concentration ACL vectors these include: Bichomomyia flaviscutellata (Mangabeira) , Bi.…”

Description of Trichophoromyia ruifreitasi, a new phlebotomine species (Diptera, Psychodidae) from Acre State, Brazilian Amazon

“…To date, 41 species have been described of this diverse genus (Ladeia-Andrade et al 2014, Fernandez et al 2015). Most descriptions are based on male specimens, because the females of this genus are morphologically similar in most cases.…”

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

“…Insects of the subfamily Phlebotominae are the natural vectors of Leishmania throughout the world. In Brazil, about 270 species belonging to 19 genera have been reported [ 1 ], but the number of described species has been increasing [ 2 , 3 ]. Evandromyia is a genus widely found in Brazil, but occurs mainly in areas covered by savannah [ 4 , 5 ].…”