A new phlebotomine fossil species Trichopygomyia killickorum sp. n. (Diptera: Psychodidae) found in the Dominican Republic amber.
Parasite
; 11(1): 71-3, 2004 Mar.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-15071829
A description is given of male sandfly found in a piece of amber from Dominican Republic that dates from the Miocene period (20-15 m.y.a). It is assigned to the genus Trichopygomyia Barreto. The position of the spines on the style and the shape of the dorsal lobes of the paramere separate this fly from other species of the genus: it is here named Trichopygomyia killickorum sp. n.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Psychodidae
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Amber
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Fossils
Limits:
Animals
Country/Region as subject:
Caribe ingles
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Dominica
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Republica dominicana
Language:
En
Journal:
Parasite
Journal subject:
PARASITOLOGIA
Year:
2004
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brasil
Country of publication:
Francia