Lutzomyia Lewisi, a new Phlebotomine sandfly (Diptera: Psychodidae) from Cojedes State, Venezuela

The female of a new species, Lutzomyia lewisi is described. Reasons are stated on which the classification proposed by Lewis et al. (1977) is adopted for sandflies recorded in Venezuela. The current controversy over the generic names of phlebotomine sandflies are also discussed.<br>A fêmea da...

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Main Authors: M. Dora Feliciangeli, Reina Ordoñez, Elio Fernández
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 1984-09-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761984000300009