Srinivasan R, Jambulingam P, Kumar N Pradeep
Vector Control Research Centre, Indian Council of Medical Research, Puducherry 605 006, India.
Vector Control Research Centre, Indian Council of Medical Research, Puducherry 605 006, India.
Acta Trop. 2014 Sep;137:74-9. doi: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2014.04.023. Epub 2014 May 14.
Sergentomyia (Neophlebotomus) monticola, a new species of sand fly (Diptera: Psychodidae), from the Kani tribal settlements, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala, southern India was described. These settlements were located in the Western Ghats, which is one of the 25 biodiversity hotspots in the world. Morphological characters of male and female specimens of Sergentomyia (Neophlebotomus) monticola were described with illustrations and its taxonomic position is defined within the genus. The DNA barcode analysis showed that both male and female specimens of the species were belonging to a single taxonomic category. The genetic distance with the most similar taxonomic neighbour was 14.61%, which confirms its distinctness from its congeners. Voucher specimens of the new species were deposited at the museum, Vector Control Research Centre (Indian Council of Medical Research), Puducherry, India, Zoological Survey of India, India and Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History (NMNH), Washington, D.C., USA.
描述了采自印度南部喀拉拉邦特里凡得琅区卡尼部落定居点的一种新的白蛉（双翅目：毛蠓科）——山地塞尔金白蛉（新蚤蛉属）。这些定居点位于西高止山脉，该山脉是世界25个生物多样性热点地区之一。对山地塞尔金白蛉（新蚤蛉属）雌雄标本的形态特征进行了描述并配有插图，并确定了其在该属内的分类地位。DNA条形码分析表明，该物种的雌雄标本属于单一分类类别。与最相似分类近缘种的遗传距离为14.61%，这证实了它与同属其他物种的明显差异。新物种的凭证标本保存在印度本地治里的媒介控制研究中心（印度医学研究理事会）博物馆、印度动物调查局以及美国华盛顿特区史密森国家自然历史博物馆（NMNH）。
