Description of a new species, Pintomyia dissimilis nov. sp., a phlebotomine fossil from Dominican Republic amber (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae)

Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto René Rachou. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto René Rachou. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto René Rachou. Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.

Abstract

Phlebotomine sandflies are the vectors of etiological agents of leishmaniases in several areas of the world. In the Neotropical Region, the biodiversity of these insects is more than other regions, probably due the long evolutionary period of this group. Miocene amber from Dominican Republic, currently, has a record of 14 extinct species of Phlebotomine sandflies.

Keywords in Portuguese

Pintomyia dissimilis nov. sp
Novas espécies
República Dominicana
Fóssil phlebotomine

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Pintomyia dissimilis nov. sp
Phlebotomine fossil
Dominicam republic
New species

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BioMed Central

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ANDRADE FILHO, José Dilermando et al. Description of a new species, Pintomyia dissimilis nov. sp., a phlebotomine fossil from Dominican Republic amber (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae). Parasite & Vectors, v. 2, n. 25, p. 1-4, May 2009.

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10.1186/1756-3305-2-25

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1756-3305

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