Description of the Female of Martinsmyia minasensis (Diptera, Psychodidae, Phlebotominae), With Distribution Records and a Key to Female Identification

Paloma Helena Fernandes Shimabukuro; Gustavo Mayr de Lima Carvalho; Célia Maria Ferreira Gontijo; Felipe Dutra Rêgo

doi:10.1093/jme/tjv254

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2 February 2016 Description of the Female of Martinsmyia minasensis (Diptera, Psychodidae, Phlebotominae), With Distribution Records and a Key to Female Identification

Paloma Helena Fernandes Shimabukuro, Gustavo Mayr de Lima Carvalho, Célia Maria Ferreira Gontijo, Felipe Dutra Rêgo

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J. of Medical Entomology, 53(3):533-540 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjv254

Abstract

The adult female of the sand fly species Martinsmyia minasensis (Mangabeira, 1942) is described, and the characters of the genus MartinsmyiaGalati, 1995 are defined. We performed morphometric analyses on the spermatheca and wings, and present data on the geographical distribution of M. minasensis, as well as an identification key to females of this genus. The specimens were measured, drawn, photographed, and compared with the similar species M. oliveirai. It was possible to distinguish between M. minasensis and M. oliveirai based on differences found in the common and individual ducts of the spermatheca, as well as wing shape and size.

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Paloma Helena Fernandes Shimabukuro, Gustavo Mayr de Lima Carvalho, Célia Maria Ferreira Gontijo, and Felipe Dutra Rêgo "Description of the Female of Martinsmyia minasensis (Diptera, Psychodidae, Phlebotominae), With Distribution Records and a Key to Female Identification," Journal of Medical Entomology 53(3), 533-540, (2 February 2016). https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjv254

Received: 11 November 2015; Accepted: 24 December 2015; Published: 2 February 2016

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