Description of Trichophoromyia velezbernali, a New Sand Fly Species (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) from Colombian Amazonia

L Posada-López; F Galvis-Ovallos; E A B Galati

doi:10.1093/jme/tjx180

Description of Trichophoromyia velezbernali, a New Sand Fly Species (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) from Colombian Amazonia

J Med Entomol. 2018 Jan 10;55(1):122-127. doi: 10.1093/jme/tjx180.

Authors

L Posada-López¹, F Galvis-Ovallos², E A B Galati²

Affiliations

¹ PECET (Programa de estudio y control de enfermedades tropicales), Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Antioquia UdeA. Medellín, Colombia.
² Departamento de Epidemiologia, Faculdade de Saúde Pública, Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil.

PMID: 29040643
DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjx180

Abstract

A new species of phlebotomine sand fly, Trichophoromyia velezbernali sp. n. Posada-López, Galvis & Galati, from Colombian Amazonia is described with illustrations and images of male and female adults.

Keywords: Phlebotominae; Psychodidae; Taxonomy; Trichophoromyia sp. n.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Colombia
Female
Male
Psychodidae / anatomy & histology*
Psychodidae / classification*