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General Biology • Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz 99 (6) • Oct 2004 • https://doi.org/10.1590/S0074-02762004000600013   copy

Description of Micropygomyia (Silvamyia) echinatopharynx sp. nov. (Diptera: Psychodidae) a new species of phlebotomine sand fly from the State of Tocantins, Brazil

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During a study of the phlebotomines of the Brazilian state of Tocantins, a new species was discovered in Porto Nacional county, here described as Micropygomyia (Silvamyia) echinatopharynx sp. nov. This is only the second species of the subgenus Micropygomyia (Silvamyia) to be described.

Micropygomyia (Silvamyia) echinatopharynx sp. nov.; Phlebotominae; sand fly; Diptera; Psychodidae

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