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- Title
Trichomyia andina sp. nov., un nuevo psicódido no hematófago (Diptera: Psychodidae: Trichomyiinae) de Colombia.
- Authors
Bejarano, Eduar Elías; Pérez-Doria, Alveiro; Sierra, Diana
- Abstract
Trichomyia andina, a new species of non-hematophagous psychodid fly is described and illustrated from males collected in the Risaralda Department, Colombia. This species belongs to the subgenus Opisthotrichomyia Bravo, 2001 and is distinguished from congeners in having a gonostyle broad, multipartite, partially serrated and infuscated, with a long hyaline apex directed inward and backward. The subgenus Opisthotrichomyia is now comprised of seven species, including T. brevitarsa (Rapp 1945), T. vargasi Barretto, 1954, T. nocturna Bravo, 2001, T. festiva Bravo, 2001, T. fluminensis Bravo, 2001, T. riodocensis Alexander, Freitas & Quate, 2001, and T. andina, sp. nov.
- Subjects
ANDES Region; RISARALDA (Colombia : Dept.); BLOODSUCKING insects; PSYCHODIDAE; DIPTERA
- Publication
Biota Neotropica, 2010, Vol 10, Issue 2, p75
- ISSN
1678-6424
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1590/S1676-06032010000200008