Pintomyia (Pifanomyia) ovallesi (Ortiz, 1952)

Ibáñez-Bernal, Sergio, Muñoz, José, Rebollar-Téllez, Eduardo A., Pech-May, Agelica & Marina, Carlos F., 2015, Phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) of Chiapas collected near the Guatemala border, with additions to the fauna of Mexico and a new subgenus name, Zootaxa 3994 (2), pp. 151-186 : 163

Pintomyia (Pifanomyia) ovallesi (Ortiz, 1952) (series evansi )

Phlebotomus ovallesi Ortiz, 1952: 155 (♂). Type locality: Venezuela, Lara, Duaca. Additional references: Lewis & Garnham, 1959: 87 (♀, Belize record).

Lutzomyia ovallesi (Ortiz) : Barretto, 1962: 98 (listed); Mogollon et al., 1977: 209 ( Venezuela record); Martins et al., 1978: 128 (references, distribution); Young, 1979: 84 ( Colombia record); Feliciangeli, 1980: 246 (in keys); Murillo & Zeledón, 1985: 75 ( Costa Rica record); Feliciangeli, 1988: 108 (distribution in Venezuela); Rowton et al., 1991: 501 ( Belize and Mexico records; natural infections with Leishmania in Guatemala); Feliciangeli et al., 1992: 735 (taxonomy revision); Young & Duncan, 1994: 186 (references, taxonomy, keys, distribution, figures); Rebollar-Téllez et al., 2004: 285 (Campeche records), Rebollar-Téllez et al., 2005: 197 (Campeche abundance data); May-Uc et al., 2011: 279 (Quintana Roo records), Pérez et al., 2014: 82 (Chiapas records at coffee plantations).

Pintomyia (Pifanomyia) ovallesi (Ortiz) : Galati, 2003: 38 (listed, keys).

Diagnosis. Antennal flagellomeres with simple ascoids. Palpal segment 5, as long as or longer than the sum of segments 3+4. Male: Gonocoxite with basal tuft of long setae; gonostylus as long as 0.4 the gonocoxite length, with one apical, one preapical and two median (at same level) spiniform setae, additionally with preapical delicate seta; paramere simple, with short setae on distal one-third, and slightly broadened rounded apex; lateral lobe longer than 7.5 times its width. Female: Cibarium with four horizontal teeth, a row of about 8 vertical teeth and few lateral teeth in compact group; spermatheca striated with a median constriction ( Young & Duncan 1994).

Material examined. MEXICO: CHIAPAS: Guadalupe Miramar, 12-v-2010, 1 ♂; 13-v-2010, 1 ♂; 02-ii-2011, 1 ♀; 20-iv-2010, 1 ♀; 13-v-2010, 1 ♀; 20-i-2011, 1 ♀.

Loma Bonita, 06-ix-2009, 2 ♂; 22-x-2009, 1 ♀; 15-i-2010, 1 ♀; 16-i-2010, 4 ♀; 17-i-2010, 1 ♀; 16-ii-2010, 2 ♀; 19-ii-2010, 4 ♂, 12 ♀; 20-ii-2010, 2 ♂, 4 ♀; 21-ii-2010, 4 ♀; 18-iii-2010, 1 ♀; 20-iii-2010, 3 ♂, 115 ♀; 21-iii- 10, 2 ♀; 22-iii-2010, 1 ♂, 2 ♀; 24-iv-10, 1 ♀; 12-v-2010, 1 ♀; 14-v-2010, 1 ♂, 2 ♀; 15-v-2010, 1 ♂; 16-v-2010, 2 ♂, 3 ♀; 23-x-2010, 1 ♂; 19-xi-2010, 4 ♂; 21-xi-2010, 1 ♂; 21-i-2011, 1 ♀; 22-i-2011, 2 ♀; 18-iii-2011, 1 ♂, 1 ♀; 19-iii-2011, 4 ♀; 20-iii-2011, 1 ♀. San Antonio Buena Vista: 17-iv-2010, 1 ♀; 18-v-2010, 1 ♂. Specimens collected with CDC light traps.

Additional material collected with Magoon Traps. MEXICO: CHIAPAS: Loma Bonita, 10-xii-2009, 1 ♀; 18-ii- 2010, 14 ♀; 19-ii-2010, 6 ♀; 20-ii-2010, 1 ♀; 18-iii-2010, 1 ♀; 20-iv-2010, 2 ♀; 22-iv-2010, 2 ♀; 17-xi-2010, 1 ♀; 19-i-2011, 3 ♀; 12-ii-2011, 1 ♀; 18-iii-2011, 1 ♀.

Distribution. MEXICO (Campeche, Chiapas, Quintana Roo), BELIZE, GUATEMALA, HONDURAS, COSTA RICA, NICARAGUA, PANAMA, COLOMBIA, TRINIDAD, VENEZUELA ( Young & Duncan 1994, Galati 2003).

Remarks. This species was the second most abundant during collections and showed anthropophilous habits.