Psathyromyia (Forattiniella) texana (Dampf, 1938)

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 : 172

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scientific name	Psathyromyia (Forattiniella) texana (Dampf, 1938)
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Psathyromyia (Forattiniella) texana (Dampf, 1938) View in CoL

Phlebotomus texanus Dampf, 1938: 119 View in CoL (♂, ♀). Type locality: USA, Texas, Bexar Co., San Antonio.

Psychodopygus (Trichophoromyia) texanus (Dampf) : Forattini, 1971: 105; Forattini, 1973: 480.

Lutzomyia texana View in CoL species group Brasiliensis: Martins et al., 1978: 146.

Lutzomyia texana (Dampf) View in CoL , species group Aragoi : Young & Perkins, 1984: 276 (taxonomy); Young & Duncan, 1994: 380 (references, taxonomy, distribution); Ibáñez-Bernal, 2002: 164 (references, diagnosis, distribution); Mickery-Pacheco et al., 2012: 401 (Chiapas record); Pérez et al., 2014: 82 (Chiapas record).

Psathyromyia (Forattiniella) texana (Dampf) View in CoL : Galati, 2003: 42, 111, 112 (list, keys); Ibáñez-Bernal et al., 2011: 37 (Veracruz records).

Diagnosis. Male: gonocoxite with diffuse persistent setae setae near middle; gonostylus with 4 spiniform setae implanted at different levels; paramere wit setae on apical half; aedeagal adminiculum reaching the middle of paramere: ejaculatory filaments no longer than 3.0 times the length of apodeme + pump, apex not mofified. Female: palpus segment 4 without Newstead sensillae; spermathecal ducts smooth, spermathecae globose, with capitulum sessile, disc shaped; cibarium with more than 12 horizontal teeth, vertical teeth strong at center and in one row, small and in group laterally (Galati 2003; Young & Duncan 1994).

Material examined. MEXICO: CHIAPAS: Guadalupe Miramar: 09-xi-2009, 1 ♂; 17-ii-2010, 1 ♂, 1 ♀; 20-iv- 2010, 2 ♀; 14-v-2010, 2 ♀; 17-v-2010, 1 ♂; 20-vi-2010, 1 ♀; 12-ii-2011, 2 ♀; 13-ii-2011, 1 ♀. Loma Bonita: 22-x- 2009, 1 ♀; 18-ii-2010, 1 ♀; 21-iii-2010, 2 ♀; 21-iv-2010, 3 ♀; 16-vi-2010, 1 ♀; 19-vi-2010, 2 ♀; 20-iii-2011, 1 ♀. Collected with CDC light traps.

Distribution. USA (Young & Perkins 1984), MEXICO (Chiapas, Guerrero, Jalisco, Morelos, Nayarit, Oaxaca, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas, Veracruz) (Ibáñez-Bernal 2005a, Ibáñez-Bernal et al. 2011, Mickery-Pacheco et al. 2012, Pérez et al. 2014), HONDURAS (Galati 2003).

Remarks. This species is not anthropophilous. However, most of the collections of this species were made within the communities, inside and outside houses, and in disturbed areas such as coffee plantations. All specimens were collected with light traps.