Description of Lutzomyia (Lutzomyia) falquetoi sp. nov. (Diptera: Psychodidae, Phlebotominae) a new species from the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil

Lutzomyia (Lutzomyia) falquetoi, sp. nov. (Diptera: Psychodidae, Phlebotominae) is described from the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil. This new species belongs to the series longipalpis and is easily distinguished from the other members of this taxon by the presence of five well-developed spines and a pre-apical spiniform bristle on the gonostyle as well as nine bristles on the basal tuft of the gonocoxite.

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Main Authors: Pinto,Israel de Souza, Santos,Claudiney Biral dos
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2007
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762007000200007
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