On the taxonomic status of Phlebotomus breviductus Barretto, 1950 (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae)

Abstract

The taxonomic status of Phlebotomus breviductus Barretto, 1950 was evaluated based on the morphological and morphometric analysis of the male holotype described from Fazenda Jerusalém, located in the municipality of Alegre, Espírito Santo state, Brazil. After measuring, drawing and photographing the holotype, we concluded that the head and wing of this specimen belong to Trichopygomyia sp., but that the thorax and abdomen belong to a different species, Nyssomyia umbratilis, with an anomalous gonostylus having five spines. The holotype slide consists of parts of specimens representing two different species, thus P. breviductus is not a valid species.

Checklist of American sand flies (Diptera, Psychodidae, Phlebotominae): genera, species, and their distribution

“…Only known from the holotype and five females collected by Rangel et al (1985) . Andrade et al (2013) examined the holotype and concluded that the head and wing of this specimen belong to a Trichopygomyia sp. specimen, whereas the thorax and abdomen belong to an anomalous specimen of Nyssomyia umbratilis .…”

Ocorrência de flebotomíneos (Diptera: Psychodidae) em matas de galeria no Distrito Federal, Brasil

“…Esses insetos estão amplamente distribuídos em diferentes ecossistemas com mais de 900 espécies descritas no mundo, sendo que até 2013, 267 já foram registradas no Brasil e 19 são apontadas como vetores de importância médico-veterinária (shiMAbukuro & gAlAti 2010;AndrAde et al 2013).…”

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 ].…”