Lutzomyia (Lutzomyia) longipalpis ( Lutz and Neiva 1912 )

Ibáñez-Bernal, Sergio, Suárez-Landa, Teresa & Mendoza, Fredy, 2011, An updated checklist of the phlebotomine sand flies of Veracruz, Mexico (Diptera: Psychodidae, Phlebotominae), Zootaxa 2928, pp. 29-40 : 36-37

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.206572
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5685313
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03907D37-FFEE-E34C-FF36-F8B6FD3292BC
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Lutzomyia (Lutzomyia) longipalpis ( Lutz and Neiva 1912 )
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Lutzomyia (Lutzomyia) longipalpis ( Lutz and Neiva 1912) View in CoL

(Idem sensu Galati 2003 and Young and Duncan 1994)

Phlebotomus longipalpis Lutz and Neiva 1912 View in CoL , 89 (male, female). Type-locality: Brazil, Peryassú. Phlebotomus otamae Núñez-Tovar 1924 View in CoL , 44 (male). Type-locality: Venezuela, Carabobo, Otama island. Phlebotomus almazani Galliard 1934 View in CoL , 193 (female). Type-locality: Mexico, Yucatán, Chichén Itzá.

Lutzomyia (Lutzomyia) longipalpis (Lutz and Neiva) View in CoL : Young and Duncan 1994, 56 (references, taxonomy, distribution); Ibáñez-Bernal 1999, 94 (diagnosis, references, Mexican distribution); Galati 2003, 36, 91, 92 (list, keys). Lutzomyia longipalpis View in CoL has been associated with the transmission of Leishmania chagasi Cunha and Chagas, the causal agent of visceral leishmaniasis. In Mexico, this species was known from localities of the states of Chiapas, Guerrero, Michoacán, Morelos, Puebla, Quintana Roo and Yucatán ( Ibáñez-Bernal 1999). This is the first record of the species in Veracruz.

Material examined. Mexico: Veracruz, Municipality of Apazapan, Apazapan, 29-06-2006, on wall under construction, Brig. Ent. V, col., 4 males, 4 females (slide mounted IEXA); Municipality of Actopan, Soyocuautla, 7- 02-2008, mangal, CDC trap, Brig. Ent. V, col., 2 females; Municipality of Emiliano Zapata, Chavarillo, 14-06- 2008, CDC light trap, Brig. Ent. V, col., 1 female.