Arrivillaga J C, Feliciangeli M D
Centro Nacional de Referencia de Flebotomos (CNRFV), Sección Entomología Medica, BIOMED, Universidad de Carabobo, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Nucleo Aragua, Maracay, Venezuela.
J Med Entomol. 2001 Nov;38(6):783-90. doi: 10.1603/0022-2585-38.6.783.
Lutzomyia pseudolongipalpis, the first new sand fly species within the longipalpis complex, is described based on females and males from La Rinconada, Curarigua, Lara State, Venezuela. Similar to Lutzomyia longipalpis sensu lato, females of the new species show spermathecae with 8-10 annulations and cibarial armature with 8-12 horizontal teeth. However, L. pseudolongipalpis females show conspicuous vertical cibarial teeth, large stipites and wing vein sections, round cerci, and short and broad valvifers that separate them from L. longipalpis s. l. females. L. pseudolongipalpis and L. longipalpis s. l. males are isomorphic, both having parameres with two curved setae on a simple tubercle. The analysis of morphometric characters and their diagnostic value is in progress.
伪长须罗蛉(Lutzomyia pseudolongipalpis)是长须罗蛉复合体中的首个新沙蝇物种,它是根据来自委内瑞拉拉腊州库拉里瓜的林科纳达的雌性和雄性个体进行描述的。与广义的长须罗蛉(Lutzomyia longipalpis sensu lato)相似,新物种的雌性个体显示受精囊有8 - 10个环纹,咽骨有8 - 12个水平齿。然而,伪长须罗蛉的雌性个体显示出明显的垂直咽齿、大的柄节和翅脉段、圆形尾须以及短而宽的产卵器腹节,这些特征将它们与广义的长须罗蛉的雌性个体区分开来。伪长须罗蛉和广义的长须罗蛉的雄性个体形态相同,两者在一个简单瘤上的抱茎节都有两根弯曲刚毛。形态测量特征及其诊断价值的分析正在进行中。