Sciopemyia vattierae (Le Pont & Desjeux, 1992) (Diptera, Psychodidae, Phlebotominae): new record from Acre state, Brazil

By

Moreira De Ávila, Márcia
Fernandes Brilhante, Andreia
Galati, Eunice Aparecida Bianchi
Cardoso, Acigelda Da Silva
Peçanha Brazil, Reginaldo

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2018-7-13

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

14

Series / Issue

Issue: 4

Pages

585--589

Subjects

Amazonia , Geographic distribution , Sand flies , South America

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/14.4.585

 

Abstract

Sciopemyia vattierae (Le Pont & Desjeux, 1992) (Diptera, Psychodidae, Phlebotominae) is reported for the first time from Brazil. Five male and 4 female specimens were collected using HP light traps set up in a rural area of the municipality of Rio Branco, state of Acre, Brazil, from December 2014 to January 2016. This species was previously known only in Bolivia, Peru, and Colombia. Our new record extends the known distribution of S. vattierae to the Amazonian region of Acre and represents a new national record for Brazil.