Description of Pintomyia (Pifanomyia) falcaorum sp. n. (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae), a Fossil Sand Fly from Dominican Amber

A new species of sand fly, Pintomyia (Pifanomyia) falcaorum is described from an amber originated from the northern mountain range of Dominican Republic. The male sand fly specimen is well preserved and most features used in Phlebotominae taxonomy are seen with remarkable clarity.

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Autores principales: Brazil,Reginaldo Peçanha, Andrade Filho,José Dilermando
Formato: Digital revista
Idioma:English
Publicado: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2002
Acceso en línea:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762002000400008
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Sumario:A new species of sand fly, Pintomyia (Pifanomyia) falcaorum is described from an amber originated from the northern mountain range of Dominican Republic. The male sand fly specimen is well preserved and most features used in Phlebotominae taxonomy are seen with remarkable clarity.