Pedrowygomyia (Diptera: Simuliidae): Discovery of a New Species After 30 yr
Author:
Nascimento Jeane Marcelle Cavalcante do1ORCID,
Hamada Neusa1ORCID,
Huamantinco-Araujo Ana A2
Affiliation:
1. Coordenação de Biodiversidade-CoBio, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Entomologia (PPGEnt), Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Manaus, AM, Brazil
2. Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima, 11-Peru
Abstract
Abstract
Pedrowygomyia is a Neotropical genus of Simuliidae composed of four species; all were described in 1989 from high-elevation (above 3,000 m) areas in the Andean region. In this article, a new species for this genus, Pedrowygomyia hanaq n. sp., is described based on all stages of development. The new species was collected in the south-central Andes of Peru at an altitude above 4,000 m, and its known distribution is currently restricted to the type-locality. Based on the pupal stage, the new species appears to be more closely related to Pedrowygomyia punapi (Wygodzinsky & Coscarón) (Diptera: Simuliidae), a species known from Argentina, Bolivia, and Chile.
Funder
Peruvian Ministerio de Agricultura y Riego
MCTI/CNPq/MEC/CAPES/PROTAX
CAPES Proequipamentos. FAPEAM – Amazonas State Research Foundation
CAPES and FAPEAM – Programa POSGRAD 2019
CNPq
CAPES
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Subject
Infectious Diseases,Insect Science,General Veterinary,Parasitology
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