Rahola Nil, Depaquit J., Makanga B. K., Paupy Christophe. (2013). Phlebotomus (Legeromyia) multihamatus subg. nov., sp nov from Gabon (Diptera : Psychodidae). Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 108 (7), p. 845-849. ISSN 0074-0276.
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Phlebotomus (Legeromyia) multihamatus subg. nov., sp nov from Gabon (Diptera : Psychodidae)
Rahola Nil, Depaquit J., Makanga B. K., Paupy Christophe
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Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2013,
108 (7), p. 845-849 ISSN 0074-0276
During a research project aimed at the study of the Culicinae fauna of Gabon and carried out in the National Park of La Lope, we captured an unknown sandfly male specimen (genus Phlebotomus) by CDC miniature light trap belonging to a new species for Science. Furthermore, the originality of his genitalia does not allow us to include this species in one of the existing subgenus, thus in this paper we propose the creation of a new subgenus, as Phlebotomus (Legeromyia) multihamatus sp. nov., subg. nov. described from the National Park of La Lope, through one male captured with CDC miniature light trap. A new species and a new subgenus of sandfly is characterised by a short style with three spines, a paramere wearing a basal hook as well as a basal pouch and the absence of basal lobe on the coxite. The originality of the genitalia of the male gives way to discussion about potential primary homologies between P. multihamatus sp. nov. and Phlebotomus (Abonnencius) fortunatarum, Phlebotomus (Anaphlebotomus) stantoni and Phlebotomus (Euphlebotomus) argentipes, which should be verified for future studies. The discovery of this new species in Gabon must encourage the study of sandflies in this country.
