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

• Author(s): Andrade Filho, José Dilermando ; Meira, Paula Cavalcante Lamy Serra E. ; Sanguinette, Cristiani de Castilho ; Brazil, Reginaldo Peçanha
• Date: 2019
• Origin: Oasisbr
• Subject(s): Pintomyia dissimilis nov. sp; Novas espécies; República Dominicana; Fóssil phlebotomine; Pintomyia dissimilis nov. sp; Phlebotomine fossil; Dominicam republic; New species
• Document Type: Journal article
• Language: English

Description

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.

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.