Psathyromyia (Xyphopsathyromyia) aclydifera (Fairchild & Hertig, 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 : 176

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scientific name	Psathyromyia (Xyphopsathyromyia) aclydifera (Fairchild & Hertig, 1952)
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Psathyromyia (Xyphopsathyromyia) aclydifera (Fairchild & Hertig, 1952) View in CoL

Phlebotomus aclydiferus Fairchild & Hertig, 1952: 511 View in CoL (♂, ♀). Type locality: Panama, Canal Zone, Gatun, Mojinga.

Lutzomyia aclydifera , species group Castanheirai: Theodor, 1965: 193.

Lutzomyia aclydifera , species group Dreisbachi View in CoL : Martins et al., 1978: 153 (distribution); Young, 1979: 137 (full references); Christensen et al., 1983: 469 ( Panama); Zeledón & Murillo, 1983: 280 ( Nicaragua); Young & Rogers, 1984: 599 ( Ecuador); Murillo & Zeledón, 1985: 125 ( Costa Rica); Le Pont & Desjeux, 1986: 314 ( Bolivia); Rowton et al., 1991: 501 ( Guatemala); Alexander et al., 1992a: 36 ( Ecuador); Alexander et al., 1992b: 124 ( Ecuador); Young & Duncan, 1994: 412 (references, taxonomy, distribution).

Psychodopygus aclydiferus (Fairchild & Hertig) : Forattini, 1971: 105 (list); Forattini, 1973: 463 (taxonomy).

Psathyromyia (Xiphomyia) aclydifera (Fairchild & Hertig) View in CoL : Artemiev, 1991: 73; Galati, 2003: 42 (list, keys).

Diagnosis. Male: gonocoxite with 2 or 3 specialized broad setae near middle, and a group of perennial seate near apex; gonostylus with 4 spiniform setae, all at different levels; paramere with a rounded protuberance bearing specialized setae near middle of the dorsal margin (directed toward lateral lobes), distal half dorsally directed and with a leaf-like setae at apex. Female: cibarium with 10 to 12 horizontal teeth and one or at most two rows of small vertical teeth, arch complete; spermatheca somewhat asymmetrical, with long drop-shaped capitulum, imbricated, individual spermathecal ducts longer than spermatheca, and common spermathecal duct as long as spermatheca (Young & Duncan 1994; Galati 2003).

Material examined. MEXICO: CHIAPAS: Guadalupe Miramar: 03-xii-2010, 1 ♀. Loma Bonita, 21-ii-2010, 1 ♂. Collected with CDC light trap.

Distribution. MEXICO (Chiapas) (Vargas & Díaz-Nájera 1953b), BELIZE, GUATEMALA, HONDURAS, NICARAGUA, COSTA RICA, PANAMA, COLOMBIA, ECUADOR, BOLIVIA (Young & Duncan 1994).

Remarks. Females of this subgenus are very similar and have yet to be thoroughly described. In Mexico, this species has only been recorded in Chiapas, and seems to be very rare in comparison with other phlebotomine sand flies. Females apparently feed on small mammals.