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F00D87CAB27A3730FF1A61ABFB82F924.text	F00D87CAB27A3730FF1A61ABFB82F924.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Sciopemyia sordellii (Shannon & Del Ponte 1927)	<div><p>Sciopemyia sordellii (Shannon &amp; Del Ponte, 1927)</p> <p>(Figs 1–4)</p> <p>Phlebotomus sordellii Shannon &amp; Del Ponte, 1927: 730 (♂, Resistencia, Chaco, Argentina).</p> <p>Flebotomus nordestinus Mangabeira, 1942: 327 (♂, Nova Olinda, Ceará, Brazil); Young &amp; Morales 1987: 662 (as synonym of Ph. sordellii).</p> <p>Phlebotomus longicornutus Floch &amp; Abonnenc, 1943: 6 (♂, ♀, Montabo, Cayenne, French Guiana); Barretto 1946: 534 (as synonym of F. nordestinus); Forattini 1960: 478 (Amapá, Brazil).</p> <p>Lutzomyia nordestina; Barretto 1962: 96 (list.); Llanos 1973: 32 (♂, ♀, figs., dist., Loreto; Madre de Dios; Peru); Martins et al. 1978: 165 (refs., dist.); Mayrink et al. 1979: 131 (dist., Minas Gerais, Brazil); Young 1979: 233 (figs., refs., dist.); Fraiha et al. 1980: 21 (dist., Loreto, Peru); Morales &amp; Minter 1981: 97 (dist., Caqueta, Colombia); Biancardi et al. 1982: 168 (dist., Rondônia, Brazil); Arias &amp; Freitas 1982: 404 (dist., Acre, Brazil); Ready et al. 1983: 780 (Pará, Brazil); Young &amp; Rogers 1984: 599 (list., Cañar; Guayas; Los Rios; Napo; Pichincha; Ecuador); Ryan 1986: 120 (♂, ♀, figs., Pará, Brazil); Ryan et al. 1987: 356 (nat. trypanosome infection, Pará, Brazil); Feliciangeli 1988: 110 (list., Venezuela); Feliciangeli et al. 1988: 48 (dist., Amazonas, Venezuela); Le Pont &amp; Desjeux 1992: 266 (cf. to vattierae).</p> <p>Lutzomyia sordellii; Theodor 1965: 187 (listed); Young &amp; Morales 1986: 662 (figs. of lectotype); Alexander et al. 1992: 125 (rec., Cañar; Guayas; Los Rios; Pichincha; Sucumbios; Ecuador); Young &amp; Duncan 1994: 54 (♂, ♀, figs., list., dist., tax., identification key); Andrade-Filho et al. 1997: 13 (dist., Minas Gerais, Brazil); Galati et al. 1997: 31 (dist., Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil); Barros et al. 2000: 16 (dist., Maranhão, Brazil); Andrade-Filho et al. 2001: 96 (list., Piauí, Brazil); Oliveira et al. 2003: 19 (dist., Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil); Ferreira Silva &amp; Vasconcelos 2005: 38 (dist., Pernambuco, Brazil); Margonari et al. 2010: 47 (dist., natural infection by Leishmania, Minas Gerais, Brazil); Rebêlo et al. 2010: 26 (list., Maranhão, Brazil); Alencar et al. 2011: 118 (ecology, Amazonas, Brazil); Azevedo et al. 2011: 40 (dist., Maranhão, Brazil); Oliveira et al. 2011: 106 (dist., Pará, Brazil); Guimarães et al. 2012: 45 (dist., Pernambuco, Brazil); Queiroz et al. 2012: 45 (list., Mato Grosso, Brazil); Kent et al. 2013: 6 (dist., Sabajo Hills, Republic of Suriname); Nascimento et al. 2013: 125 (list., Minas Gerais, Brazil); Guimarães et al. 2014: 56 (molecular detection of Leishmania); Miranda et al. 2015: 146 (dist., Pernambuco, Brazil); Pereira Filho et al. 2015: 8 (dist., Maranhão, Brazil); Chagas et al. 2016: 7 (dist., Pará, Brazil); Pinheiro et al. 2016 (dist., Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil); Guimarães &amp; Silva et al. 2017 (food source, molecular detection of Leishmania); Silva et al. 2017: 26 (dist., molecular detection of Leishmania, Maranhão, Brazil); Pereira Filho et al. 2018 (molecular detection of Leishmania); Thies et al. 2018: 177 (natural infection by Leishmania hertigi).</p> <p>Psychodopygus nordestinus; Forattini 1973: 475 (♂, ♀, figs., tax.).</p> <p>Sciopemyia sordellii; Galati 2003: 44 (♂, ♀, list., figs., dist., tax., identification key); Galati et al. 2003: 47 (dist., Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil); Bejarano et al. 2006: 26 (tax.); Oliveira et al. 2006: 101 (dist., Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil); Shimabukuro et al. 2007: 51 (♂, ♀, figs., tax.); Andrade-Filho et al. 2008: 37 (ecology); Cutolo et al. 2009: 18 (♂, figs., tax.); Dorval et al. 2009: 104 (dist., Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil); Dorval et al. 2010: 43 (dist., Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil); Galati et al. 2010: 54 (dist., São Paulo, Brazil); Salómon et al. 2010: 69 (dist., Misiones, Argentina); Vilela et al. 2011: 6 (dist., Tocantins, Brazil); Fordellone et al. 2012: 45 (dist., Paraná, Brazil); Machado et al. 2012: 107 (dist., Tocantins, Brazil); Carvalho et al. 2013: 8 (ecology); Cutolo et al. 2013: 19 (dist., São Paulo, Brazil); Pinheiro et al. 2013: 38 (dist., Rio Grande do Norte); Brilhante et al. 2015: 57 (dist., Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil); Pinto et al. 2015: 10 (DNA barcoding); Rêgo et al. 2015: 10 (molecular detection of Leishmania); Sanguinette et al. 2015: 8 (dist., Minas Gerais, Brazil); Saraiva et al. 2015: 10 (dist., Minas Gerais, Brazil); Dorval et al. 2016: 23 (dist., Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil); Oliveira et al. 2016: 11 (dist., Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil); Peres Dias et al. 2016: 58 (dist., Rio de Janeiro, Brazil); Pinheiro et al. 2016: 9 (dist., Rio Grande do Norte); Shimabukuro et al. 2016 (dist., Bahia; São Paulo; Brazil); Carvalho et al. 2016 (molecular detection of Leishmania); Slezag et al. 2017 (dist., Chaco Province, Argentina); Silva et al. 2017 (dist., Pernambuco, Brazil); Tonelli et al. 2017: 12 (dist., Minas Gerais, Brazil); Ávila et al. 2018: 14 (natural infection by Leishmania); Lana et al. 2018: 13 (dist., Minas Gerais, Brazil); Rodrigues et al. 2018 (DNA barcoding); Barrios et al. 2019: 14 (dist., Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil); Costa et al. 2019: 52 (dist., Minas Gerais, Brazil); Pereira Júnior et al. 2019: 114 (dist., Rondônia, Brazil); Santos et al. 2019: 14 (dist., molecular detection of Leishmania, Amapá, Brazil); Da Silva et al. 2020 (molecular detection of Leishmania); Torchitte et al. 2020 (dist., food source, Rondônia, Brazil); Costa et al. 2021 (bloodmeal identification).</p> <p>Diagnosis. Female: preapical papilla on flagellomere III present posterior teeth slanted, facing the central region of cibarium; anterior teeth arranged in a transverse row; spermathecae also transversally striated, though without the tubular aspect, clearly wider than the individual spermathecal ducts and with sessile terminal knob. Male: preapical papilla on flagellomere III present; gonocoxite without basal tuft of setae; flagellomere I ≥ 405 µm; aedeagal ducts ≤ 440 µm; epandrial lobe ≤ 157 µm; presence of one apical spine and upper external spine at the subapical level in the gonostyle.</p> <p>Female. Head (Fig. 1A): 367 (363/381, n = 2) in length, 328 (330/339, n = 2) in width. Arrangement of deciduous bristles in the occiput region forming an “X” shape; clypeus 122 (116/136, n = 2) in length; eyes 177 (177/180, n = 3) in length, 99 (96/99, n = 2) in width; interocular distance 148 (133/151, n = 2). Pharynx with small teeth (Fig. 1B). Cibarium (Fig. 1B) with four posterior teeth well developed, curved towards the central region of the cibarium, eight anterior teeth distributed in a transverse row and eight lateral teeth flanking the posterior teeth; sclerotized area short and triangular; sclerotized arch incomplete. Labrum-epipharynx (LE) (Fig. 1C): 174 (162/168, n = 2); mandible as shown (Fig. 1D). Apical region of hypopharynx with 18 teeth (Fig. 1F). Lacinia of maxilla with 11–12 external teeth and 16 internal teeth (Fig. 1E). Antenna (Figs 1G–I, 2A–K): flagellomere length: FI 470 (470/493, n = 2); FII 237 (228/242, n = 2); FIII 209 (228/251, n = 2); FXIII 96 (78/110, n = 2) and FXIV 67 (67/72, n = 2). Ascoids: short posterior spur with a peduncle type of insertion and the anterior spur is long in FI and reaches the level of the preapical papilla (Fig. 1G); the external ascoids implanted more apical than the internal ones, in FI; presence of preapical papilla on FI– FIII (Fig. 1G–I); papilla on FIV–FVI absent (Figs 2A–C); presence of one papilla on FVII, FVIII and FIX (Figs 2D–F); two papillae on FX (Fig. 2G), presence of three, three, seven and six papillae distributed on FXI, FXII, FXIII and FXIV, respectively (Figs 2H–K); preapical spiniform papilla observed on FIX (Fig. 2F), FXI (Fig. 2H), and FXIII (Fig. 2J). Presence of simple setae on FIV– FXIV (Figs 2A–K), Labial suture complete (Fig. 1A). Palpi (P) (Fig. 1J): palpal segment length: PI 35 (38/41, n = 2), PII 61 (55/61, n = 2), PIII 128 (116/125, n = 2), PIV 75 (70/72, n = 2) and PV 145 (125/148, n = 2) – Palpal formula: 1-2-4-3-5; PIII (Fig. 1J) with Newstead’s sensilla scattered along the segment.</p> <p>Cervix: ventro-cervical sensillae absent. Cervical sclerite bearing a pair of spiniform sensilla.</p> <p>Thorax: Mesonotum 599 (577, n = 1) in length. Mesonotum, pronotum, paratergite, anepisternum, metanotum and postnotum light brown, pleura off-white. Two proepimeral setae; 13 upper anepisternal setae. Setae present on the anterior margin of the katepisternum. Wing (Fig. 2L): 2,294 (2,183 / 2,294, n = 2) in length, 664 (657/672, n = 2) in width; veins: R 5 1,350 (1.295 / 1,350, n = 3); alfa 518 (577/613, n = 2); beta 372 (298/311, n = 2); gamma 212 (136/200, n = 2); delta 96 (154/261, n = 2); pi 95 (66/125, n = 2). Legs (anterior; median; posterior): Coxae: 349 (339/363, n = 2), 353 (325/339, n = 2), 330 (316/335, n = 2); Femur: 876 (832/888, n = 2), 832 (814/832, n = 2), 943 (925, n = 1); Tibia: 1,369 (1,239 / 1,295, n = 2), 1,480 (1,332 / 1,350, n = 2), 1,628 (1,535, n = 1); Tarsomere I: 803 (740, n = 2), 869 (795/851, n = 2), 906 (851, n = 1). Sum of tarsomeres II+III+IV+ V, 744 (715/730, n = 2), 759 (744/766, n = 2), 773 (788, n = 1).</p> <p>Abdomen: 1,480 (1,424 / 1,776, n = 2) in length; tergal papillae absent. Spermathecae: 43 (41/43, n = 2) in length, 14 (14, n = 2) in width; with poorly defined rings (Fig. 2M); Terminal knob: 12 (9/12, n = 2) in length and 12 (12, n = 2) in width, not individualized, with rounded shape and bristles in the apical region; common spermathecal duct: 70 (58/61, n = 3) in length and 6 (6, n = 2) in width, does not go beyond the middle of the genital fork; individual spermathecal duct: 162 (128/142, n = 2) in length and 6 (6, n = 2) in width, they are membranous with smooth walls and their widths are uniform throughout their length (Fig. 2M). Cercus: 154 (154/159 n = 2) in length and 78 (69/78, n = 2) in width.</p> <p>Material examined: 3 females (Nº 87550, 87016, 87549). Capture location: municipality of Lassance (17°53′22.31″ S, 44°34′53.63″ W), located in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-44.581562&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-17.88953" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -44.581562/lat -17.88953)">Collection</a> date: 2 females (87549, 87550) 08/ix/2008; 1 female (87106): 12/viii/2008. Trap: HP trap. Collector: Mariana Campos das Neves Farah Ramos. Complementary material: 2 females from “Parque Estadual do Rio Doce” (19º30′45″ S, 42º33′10″ W), state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-42.552776&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-19.5125" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -42.552776/lat -19.5125)">Collection</a> date: from June 2003 to July 2004. Trap: Malaise trap. Collector: Rogério Parentoni Martins. Material deposited at FIOCRUZ/COLFLEB.</p> <p>Redescription of the Male. Head (Fig. 3A) 335 (321/325, n = 2) in length, 270 (270/281, n = 2) in width. Arrangement of deciduous bristles in the occiput region forming an “X” shape; clypeus 122 (110/121, n = 2) in length; eyes 154 (151/154, n = 2) in length, 72 (72/84, n = 2) in width; interocular distance 125 (122/136, n = 2). Pharynx with streaks and no teeth (Fig. 3B). Cibarium without teeth (Fig. 3B). Labrum-epipharynx (LE) 136 (136/148, n = 2) (Fig. 3C). Specimen with damaged (broken) antennas, description based on the other specimen (Nº 92113). Antenna (Fig. 3D–F, 4A–K): flagellomere length (F): FI 437 (404/469, n = 2), FII 227 (223/228, n = 2), FIII 223 (209/223, n = 2), FXIII 78 (81, n = 1) and FXIV 70 (67, n = 1). Ascoids not visible in specimen, description based on the other specimen (Nº 92113). Ascoids with short posterior spur and with a peduncle type of insertion, anterior spur is long in FI and reaches the level of the preapical papilla (Fig. 3D), but does not reach FII; external ascoids implanted at the same level as the internal; presence of preapical papilla on FI– FIII (Figs 3D–F); papillae on FIV–FVI absent (Figs 4A–C); presence of one papilla on FVII and FVIII (Figs 4D and E), two papillae on FIX (Fig. 4F), three papillae on FX and FXI (Figs 4G and H), presence of four, six, six papillae distributed on FXII, FXIII and FXIV, respectively (Figs 4I–K); preapical spiniform papilla on FIX (Fig. 4F), FXI (Fig. 4H) and FXIII (Fig. 4J). Presence of simple setae on FIV– FXIV (Fig. 4A–K). Palpi damaged in specimen, description based on the other specimen (Nº 92113). Palpi (P) (Fig. 3G): palpal segment length: PI 32 (29/38, n = 2), PII 52 (52, n = 2), PIII 107 (107, n = 2), PIV 55 (58/61, n = 2), PV 96 (96/116, n = 2). The length of PIII and PV varied between specimens, with the PIII being longer in some specimens, while others had the largest PV. Palpal formula: 1-2-4-(3-5) (n = 2); PIII with Newstead’s sensilla scattered along the segment (Fig. 3G). Labial suture complete (Fig. 3A).</p> <p>Cervix. Ventro-cervical sensilla absent. Cervical sclerites bearing a pair of spiniform sensilla.</p> <p>Thorax. Mesonotum 416 (416/423, n = 2) in length; pronotum, anepisternum, metanotum and postnotum light brown, paratergite and pleura off-white. Two proepimeral setae; seven-eight upper anepisternal setae. Setae on the anterior margin of the katepisternum present. Wing (Fig. 4L): 1,776 (1,813 / 1,831, n = 2) in length, 467 (496/504, n = 2) in width; veins: R 5 1,504 (1,504 / 1,091, n = 2); alfa 344 (381/396, n = 2); beta 290 (234/278, n = 2); gamma 180 (194/206, n = 2); delta 17 (17/38, n = 2); pi 88 (80/131, n = 2). Legs (anterior, median, posterior): Coxae: 307 (298/307, n = 2), 288 (279/293, n = 2), 288 (292/297, n = 2); Femur: 752 (694/740, n = 2), 679 (684, n = 1), 760 (759, n = 1); Tibia: 1,147 (1,147 / 1,202, n = 2), 1,258 (1,313, n = 1), 1,369 (1,461, n = 1); Tarsomere I: 693 (701/777, n = 2), 760 (832, n = 1), 803 (851, n = 1). Sum of tarsomeres II+III+IV+ V (anterior, median, posterior): 657 (642/693, n = 2), 679 (730, n = 1), 686 (737, n = 1).</p> <p>Abdomen: 1,221 (1,350 / 1,535, n = 2) in length; tergal papillae absent. Terminalia (Fig. 4M): gonocoxite 148 (145/148, n = 2) in length, 55 (55/58, n = 2) in width, without basal tuft of setae. Gonostyle 128 (130/142,1, n = 2) in length, without spiniform preapical seta and with four spines: one apical, one subapical (upper external), one lower external and one internal spine. The four spines are well-developed. Lower external spine implanted at a level closer to the upper external spine than the internal. Internal spine implanted in the apical third of the gonostylus. Paramere (Fig. 4M): dorsal margin 128 (119/128, n = 2) and ventral 151 (148/151, n = 2) in length; basal level of implantation of the bristles of dorsal margin reaches the apical level implantation of the bristles in the ventral margin (Fig. 4M). Parameral sheath sclerotized and coniform. Epandrial lobe 148 (146/148, n = 2) in length, 32 (29/32, n = 2) in width and rounded at the apex. Sperm pump (Fig. 4N) 107 (107/119, n = 2); ejaculatory apodeme 78 (78/96, n = 2); aedeagal ducts with bevel shaped apex (Fig. 4N), 397 (383/397, n = 2) in length and 3 (3, n = 2) in width; 3,7 times the length of the sperm pump. Cercus 119 (128/134, n = 2) in length, 49 (38/43, n = 2) in width.</p> <p>Material examined: 3 males (Nº 89333, 89327, 89331). <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-44.581562&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-17.88953" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -44.581562/lat -17.88953)">Capture</a> location: municipality of Lassance (17°53′22.31″ S, 44°34′53.63″ W), located in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Collection date: 26/iv/2010. Trap: CDC trap. Collector: not identified. Complementary material: 2 males (Nº 92113, 92114) from “Parque Estadual do Rio Doce” (19º30′45″ S, 42º33′10″ W), state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-42.552776&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-19.5125" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -42.552776/lat -19.5125)">Collection</a> date: from June 2003 to July 2004. Trap: Malaise trap. Collector: Rogério Parentoni Martins. Material deposited in the FIOCRUZ/COLFLEB.</p> <p>Distribution based on published articles: ARGENTINA: Resistencia, Chaco, Shannon &amp; Del Ponte (1927); Misiones, Puerto Iguazú, Salomón et al. (2010: 69); Colonia Benítez; Margarita Belén, Szelag et al. (2017). COSTA RICA: Murilo &amp; Zeledón (1985). COLOMBIA: Amazonas-Letícia; Boyacá-Puerto Boyacá; Caquetá-Solano; Tolima-Melga; Valle-Buenaventura, Lower Anchicaya Dam, Martins et al. (1978); La Macareña, Bejarano et al. (2006: 26). ECUADOR: Cañar-Conchacay; Guayas-Bucay, Cerro Cutuguay; Los Rios – Quevedo, La Montaña, Martins et al. (1978). FRENCH GUIANA: Approugue-Balourou, Guillaume, Saut Canori, Saut Machicou; Caux; Cayenne-Baduel, Cabossou, Crique, Anguille, Montabo, Rorota; Haute Mana-Souvenir; Iracoubo-Crique Blanche; Oyapock-Maripa, Saint Georges, Tampac, Martins et al. (1978). Montabo, Cayenne, French Guyana, Floch &amp; Abonnenc (1943: 6). PANAMA: Darien-Altos de Quia, District de Pinogana; Panama canal area-Madden Forest Reserve, Martins et al. (1978). PERU: Cusco-Assunción, Pilcopata; Huánuco-Cachicoto; Loreto-Pucallpa, Serafin Filomeno, Zungarococha; Madre de Dios-Salvacíon, Alto Madre de Dios, Martins et al. (1978). REPUBLIC OF SURINAME: Sabajo Hills, Brokopondo, Kent et al. (2013: 6). TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: Martins et al. (1978). VENEZUELA: Floresta Tropical úmida, Floresta Tropical Seca, Amazonas, Feliciangeli et al. (1988). BOLIVIA: Rio Yapacani, Santa Cruz, Bermudez &amp; Young (1983: 5). BRAZIL: CEARÁ: Nova Olinda, Mangabeira (1942: 327). ACRE: Rio Branco, Martins et al. (1978). AMAPÁ: Macapá, Martins et al. (1978); Oiapoque, Santos et al. (2019: 14). AMAZONAS: Presidente Figueiredo, Alencar et al. (2011: 118); Terra Indígena Caititu, Lábrea, Silva et al. (2014). BAHIA: Parque Nacional do Pau-Brasil, Porto Seguro, Shimabukuro et al. (2016). ESPÍRITO SANTO: Vargem Alta, Pinto et al. (2009: 1). MARANHÃO: Cururupu; São Luís; Martins et al. (1978); Paço do Lumiar, Barros et al. (2000: 16); Barreirinhas, Rebêlo et al. (2010: 26); São Luís, Azevedo et al. (2011: 40); Águas do Miranda, Brilhante et al. (2015: 57); Santo Amaro, Pereira Filho et al. (2015): 8; Caxias, Guimarães &amp; Silva et al. 2017. MATO GROSSO: Barra do Garças, Queiroz et al. (2012: 45); Sinop, Thies et al. (2018: 177). MATO GROSSO DO SUL: Corumbá, Galati et al. (1997: 31), Oliveira et al. (2016: 11), Barrios et al. (2019: 14); Campo Grande, Oliveira et al. (2003: 19), Galati et al. (2003: 47), Oliveira et al. (2006: 101), Dorval et al. (2016: 23); Bela Vista, Dorval et al. (2009; 2010). MINAS GERAIS: Timóteo, Andrade-Filho et al. (1997: 13); Pedra do Indaiá, Andrade-Filho et al. (2008: 37); Divinópolis, Margonari et al. (2010: 47), Nascimento et al. (2013: 125); Lassance, Carvalho et al. (2013; 2017); Terra Indígena Xacriabá, São João das Missões, Rêgo et al. (2015: 10), Costa et al. (2019: 52); Barra do Guaicuí, Várzea da Palma, Sanguinette et al. (2015: 8); Parque Estadual do Sumidouro, Saraiva et al. (2015: 10); Santuário do Caraça, Tonelli et al. (2017: 12); Ipatinga, Lana et al. (2018: 13); Rio Acima, Costa et al. (2021: 120). PARÁ: Belém, Martins et al. (1978); Bacarena, Oliveira et al. (2011: 106); Paraense; Santa Maria, Chagas et al. (2016: 7). PARANÁ: Itambaracá, Cruz et al. (2012: 45). PERNAMBUCO: Recife, Silva &amp; Vasconcelos (2005: 38), Silva et al. (2020); São Vicente Férrer, Guimarães et al. (2012; 2014); Ipojuca, Miranda et al. (2015: 146); Iguaraçu, Silva &amp; Vasconcelos (2005: 38), Silva et al. (2017: 26). PIAUÍ:Andrade-Filho et al. (2001: 96). RIO DE JANEIRO: Cantagalo, Peres Dias et al. (2016: 58). RIO GRANDE DO NORTE: Parnamirim, Pinheiro et al. (2013: 38); Nísia Floresta, Pinheiro et al. (2016: 9); Complexo Rio Doce, Silva et al. (2020). RONDÔNIA: Guajará Mirim; Porto Velho, Martins et al. (1978); Nova Mamoré, Parque Estadual Guajará-Mirim, Pereira-Júnior et al. (2019: 114); Ji-Paraná, Torchitte et al. (2020). SÃO PAULO: Botucatu, Cutolo et al. (2009: 18); Província Espeleológica do Vale do Ribeira, Parque Estadual Intervales, Galati et al. (2010: 54); Rio Claro, Cutolo et al. (2013: 19). TOCANTINS: Porto Nacional, Vilela et al. (2011: 6); Taquaraçu, Machado et al. (2012: 107).</p> <p>Distribution based on the analyzed slides: BRAZIL. Amapá: Pedra Branca do Amapari; Ceará: Maranguape; Goiás: Itumbiara; Mato Grosso: Alta Floresta, Chapada dos Guimarães; Mato Grosso do Sul: Camapuã; Minas Gerais: Belo Horizonte, Divinópolis, Jaboticatubas, Jequitinhonha, Lassance, Pains, Paracatu, Monsenhor Paulo, São João das Missões, Santana do Riacho, Rio Acima, Tupaciguara, Várzea da Palma; Pará: Oriximiná; Pernambuco: Recife; Piauí: Curralinho, Miguel Leão; Tocantins: Porto Nacional.</p> <p>Medical importance: Studies have not yet been conducted on this species regarding vector competence or capacity, or natural infection by parasites. Species feed in anurans (Costa et al. 2021).</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F00D87CAB27A3730FF1A61ABFB82F924	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Chaves Júnior, Salvador P.;Shimabukuro, Paloma H. F.;Andrade, Andrey J.	Chaves Júnior, Salvador P., Shimabukuro, Paloma H. F., Andrade, Andrey J. (2022): Description of the female and redescription of the male of Sciopemyia sordellii (Shannon & Del Ponte, 1927), including the description of four new species of the genus Sciopemyia Barretto, 1962 (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) from Brazil. Zootaxa 5195 (4): 301-336, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5195.4.1
F00D87CAB2753734FF1A6571FDB1FE30.text	F00D87CAB2753734FF1A6571FDB1FE30.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Sciopemyia apicalis Chaves Junior, Shimabukuro & Andrade 2022	<div><p>Sciopemyia apicalis Chaves Júnior, Shimabukuro &amp; Andrade sp. n.</p> <p>(Figs 5–6)</p> <p>Diagnosis. Male: preapical papilla on flagellomere III present; gonocoxite without basal tuft of setae; flagellomere I ≥ 405 µm; aedeagal ducts ≤ 440 µm; epandrial lobe ≤ 157 µm; presence of one apical spine and upper external spine at the apical level in the gonostyle.</p> <p>Male holotype. Head (Fig. 5A) 330 (320–330, n = 6) in length, 264 (255–304, n = 6) in width. Arrangement of deciduous bristles in the occiput region forming an “X” shape; clypeus 119 (107–118, n = 7) in length; eyes 154 (133–159, n = 6) in length, 96 (70–93, n = 6) in width; interocular distance 122 (101–125, n = 5). Pharynx with streaks and no teeth (Fig. 5B). Cibarium without teeth (Fig. 5B). Labrum-epipharynx (LE) 136 (142–148, n = 6) (Fig. 5C). Incomplete antenna on type specimen, description based on paratype (Nº 32847). Flagellomere XIII and FXIV absent in all specimens. Antenna (Figs 5D–F, 6A–I): flagellomere length (F): FI 442 (349–474, n = 6), FII 225 (172–228, n = 6), FIII 229 (172–228, n = 6), FXIII (lost), FXIV (lost). Ascoids: with short posterior spur and atrophied peduncle, anterior spur is long in FI and reaches the level of the preapical papilla (Fig. 5D) but does not reach FII; ascoids: implanted at the same level as the internal; flagellomere FX, FXI and FXII absent in type specimen, description based on paratype (Nº 32847). Presence of preapical papilla on FI– FIII (Figs 5D–F); papilla absent on FIV–FVI (Figs 6A–C); presence of one papilla on FVII, FVIII and FIX (Figs 6D–F), two papillae on FX (Fig. 6G), three papillae on FXI (Fig. 6H); presence of four papillae on FXII (Fig. 6I); spiniform preapical papilla on FIX (Fig. 6F) and FXI (Figs 6H). Presence of simple setae on FVII – FXII (Figs 6A–I). Palpi (P) (Fig. 5G), palpal segment length: PI 32 (29–35, n = 6), PII 58 (55–64, n = 6), PIII 101 (92–116, n = 6), PIV 61 (64–70, n = 6) and PV 128 (107–130, n = 5). Palpal formula: 1-2-4-3-5 (n = 5); PIII with Newstead’s sensilla scattered along the segment (Fig. 5G). Labial suture complete (Fig. 5A).</p> <p>Cervix. Ventro-cervical sensilla absent. Cervical sclerites bearing a pair of spiniform sensilla.</p> <p>Thorax. Mesonotum 409 (372–457, n = 6) in length; pronotoum, anepisternum, metanotum and postnotum light brown, paratergite and pleura off–white. One proepimeral setae; 9–11 upper anepisternal setae. Setae present on the anterior margin of the katepisternum. Wing (Fig. 6J): 1,794 (1,461 –1,905, n = 5) in length, 445 (416–525, n = 5) in width; veins: R 5 1,091 (1,036 –1,128, n = 5); alfa 399 (320–404, n = 5); beta 246 (197–284, n = 5); gamma 197 (194–255, n = 5); delta 90 (41–113, n = 5); pi 95 (51–117, n = 5). Legs (anterior, median, posterior): Coxae: 279 (288–316, n = 6), 279 (288–302, n = 6), 279 (293–316, n = 6); Femur: 759 (642–774, n = 3), 715 (598–737, n = 5), 723 (657–795, n = 4); Tibia: 1,147 (943–1,221, n = 3), 1,258 (1,091 –1,406, n = 5), 1,276 (1,147 –1,480, n = 3); Tarsomere I: 672 (591–723, n = 3), 715 (650–803, n = 5), 752 (679–854, n = 3). Sum of tarsomeres II+IV+ V (anterior, median, posterior): 644 (584–679, n = 3), 693 (605–715, n = 5), 715 (657–715, n = 3).</p> <p>Abdomen: 1,720 (1,128 –1,720, n = 6) in length; tergal papillae absent. Terminalia (Fig. 6K): gonocoxite 154 (145–154, n = 6) in length, 58 (52–61, n = 6) in width, without basal tuft of setae. Gonostyle 136 (122–133, n = 7) in length, without preapical seta and with four spines: one apical, one upper external that migrates towards the apex, one lower external, and one internal spine. The four spines are well-developed. The lower external spine is located at a level closer to the apex spines than the internal. Internal spine located in the apical third of the gonostylus. Paramere (Fig. 6K): dorsal margin 110 (90–133, n = 6) and ventral 128 (124–159, n = 6) in length; the basal level of the bristles in the dorsal margin reaches the apical level of the implantation of the bristles in the ventral margin (Fig. 6K). Parameral sheath sclerotized and coniform. Epandrial lobe 154 (145–177, n = 6) in length, 29 (20–38, n = 6) in width and rounded at the apex. Sperm pump (Fig. 6L) 130 (101–130, n = 6); ejaculatory apodeme 96 (81–101, n = 6); aedeagal ducts with bevelled apex (Fig. 6L), 394 (375–414, n = 6) in length and 3 (3, n = 6) in width; 2,7 times the length of sperm pump. Cercus 96 (107–130, n = 6) in length and 43 (40–58, n = 6) in width.</p> <p>Material examined: Holotype (Nº 32827) and two paratypes (Nº 32832, 32847). Capture location: Fazenda São Geraldo, house of Mr. José Marques dos Santos, municipality of Monsenhor Paulo (21°45′30.14″ S, 45°32′22.15″ W), state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-45.539486&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-21.758371" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -45.539486/lat -21.758371)">Collection</a> date: uninformed. Trap: uninformed, Collectors: Antônio Leôncio and Eduardo. Identified as Lu. nordestina. Paratypes from other locations: 1 male (Nº 49201). <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-34.964447&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-8.0575" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -34.964447/lat -8.0575)">Capture</a> location: Engenho de São Francisco da Várzea (8º03′27″ S, 34º57′52″ W), municipality of Recife, state of Pernambuco, Brazil. Collection date: 24/ix/1974, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Trap: manual capture in wild animal burrows (termites) in closed florest. Collectors: João Evangelista da Silva. Determined by Amilcar Vianna Martins as L. nordestina in October 1974. 1 male (Nº 64671). <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-38.676723&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-3.88295" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -38.676723/lat -3.88295)">Capture</a> location: “Sítio do Sr. Alencar” municipality of Maranguapé (3º52′58.62″ S, 38º40′36.20″ W), state of Ceará, Brazil. Collection date: 17/x/1983, from 11:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Trap: Manual capture in uninhabited shelters approximately 3 m away from the water collection, feeding on frogs. Collectors: Edelberto Santos Dias. Determined by <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-48.001026&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-10.786864" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -48.001026/lat -10.786864)">Alda Lima Falcão</a> and <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-48.001026&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-10.786864" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -48.001026/lat -10.786864)">Armando Lemos Ribeiro</a> as L. nordestina. 1 male (Nº 71674). Capture location: municipality of Monte do Carmo (Nº 10º47′12.71″ S, 48º00′03.70″ W), state of Tocantins, Brazil. Collection date: i/1998. Trap: uninformed. Collector: W. A. Andrade. 1 male (Nº 86806). <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-44.581562&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-17.88953" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -44.581562/lat -17.88953)">Capture</a> location: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-44.581562&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-17.88953" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -44.581562/lat -17.88953)">Caverna Hall</a> two of Caverna do Arrebenta Bomba, localized in the municipality of Lassance (17º53′22.31″ S, 44º34′53.63″ W), state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Collection date: 15/iv/2008, from 2:00 p.m. (16/iv/2008) to 2:00 p.m.(17/iv/2008). Trap: uninformed. Collector: uninformed. Determined by Gustavo Mayr de Lima Carvalho as Lu. sordellii in May 2008. Material deposited in the FIOCRUZ/COLFLEB.</p> <p>Female: Unknown.</p> <p>Etymology: the species name refers to the position of the upper external spine, which is located more at the apex of the gonostyle, different from the males of Sc. sordellii.</p> <p>Distribution: BRAZIL. Ceará: Maranguapé; Minas Gerais: Lassance, Monsenhor Paulo, Nova Lima; Pernambuco: Recife; Tocantins: Monte do Carmo.</p> <p>Medical importance: Studies have not yet been conducted on this species regarding vector competence or capacity, or natural infection by parasites.</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F00D87CAB2753734FF1A6571FDB1FE30	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Chaves Júnior, Salvador P.;Shimabukuro, Paloma H. F.;Andrade, Andrey J.	Chaves Júnior, Salvador P., Shimabukuro, Paloma H. F., Andrade, Andrey J. (2022): Description of the female and redescription of the male of Sciopemyia sordellii (Shannon & Del Ponte, 1927), including the description of four new species of the genus Sciopemyia Barretto, 1962 (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) from Brazil. Zootaxa 5195 (4): 301-336, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5195.4.1
F00D87CAB271372BFF1A601DFDB1F832.text	F00D87CAB271372BFF1A601DFDB1F832.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Sciopemyia dantastorresi Chaves Junior, Shimabukuro & Andrade 2022	<div><p>Sciopemyia dantastorresi Chaves Júnior, Shimabukuro &amp; Andrade sp. n.</p> <p>(Figs 7–10)</p> <p>Diagnosis. Male: preapical papilla on flagellomere III present; 5 th palpal segment larger than 3 rd and shorter than or as long as sum of 3 rd + 4 th; gonocoxite with basal tuft of setae; gonocoxite ≤ 175 µm, not arch-shaped on its dorsal margin; aedeagal ducts ≤ 600 µm. Female: preapical papilla on flagellomere III present; 5 th palpal segment larger than 3 rd and shorter than or as long as sum of 3 rd + 4 th; posterior teeth of the cibarium straight, facing the pharynx; anterior teeth arranged in a “V” shaped row.</p> <p>Male holotype. Head (Fig. 7A) 334 (325/339, n = 2) in length, 299 (278, n = 2) in width. Arrangement of deciduous bristles in the occiput region forming an “X” shape; clypeus 113 (113, n = 2) in length; eyes 151 (142/157, n = 2) in length, 81 (81/84, n = 2) in width; interocular distance 142 (139, n = 2). Pharynx with streaks and no teeth (Fig. 7B). Cibarium without teeth (Fig. 7B). Labrum-epipharynx (LE) 148 (148/153, n = 2) (Fig. 7C). Labial suture complete (Fig. 7A). Damaged antennae on the type specimen, description based on paratype (Nº 92116). Antenna (Figs 7D–F, 8A–K): flagellomere length (F): FI 363 (386/404, n = 2), FII 181 (186/190, n = 2), FIII 190 (190/195, n = 2), FXIII 75 (81/84, n = 2) and FXIV 75 (72/81, n = 2). Ascoids: with short posterior spur and atrophied peduncle, anterior spur is long in FI and reaches the level of the preapical papilla (Fig. 7D), but does not reach FII; external ascoids located on a more apical level than the internal in FI; presence of preapical papilla on FI– FIII (Figs 7D–F); papilla absent on FIV– FVIII (Figs 8A–E); one papilla on FIX (Fig. 8F), three papillae on FX and four papillae on FXI (Figs. 8G and H); presence of four, five, six papillae distributed on FXII, FXIII and FXIV, respectively (Figs 8I–K); spiniform preapical papilla on FIX (Fig. 8F), FXI (Fig. 8H) and FXIII (Fig. 8J). Presence of simple setae on FVII – FXIV (Fig. 8D–K). Palpi (P) (Fig. 7G), segment palpal length: PI 35 (35/38, n = 2), PII 72 (69/75, n = 2), PIII 122 (116/122, n = 2), PIV 75 (78/84, n = 2) and PV 159 (185/191, n = 2). Palpal formula: 1-2- 4-3-5 (n = 2); PIII with Newstead’s sensilla scattered along the segment (Fig. 7G).</p> <p>Cervix. Ventro-cervical sensilla absent. Cervical sclerites bearing a pair of spiniform sensilla.</p> <p>Thorax. Mesonotum 489 (438/460, n = 2) in length; pronotum, anepisternum, metanotum and postnotum light brown, paratergite and pleura off-white. One proepimeral setae; 11–15 upper anepisternal setae. Setae present on the anterior margin of the katepisternum. Wing (Fig. 8L): 1,850 (1,831 / 1,850, n = 2) in length, 533 (511, n = 2) in width; veins: R 5 1,054 (1,091 / 1,110, n = 2); alfa 391 (418/423, n = 2); beta 171 (171/186, n = 2); gamma 275 (258/267, n = 2); delta 41 (55/64, n = 1); pi 66 (73/80, n = 1). Median and posterior legs lost in the holotype, description based on paratype (Nº 92116). Legs: (anterior, median, posterior): Coxae: 339 (325, n = 2), 325 (302, n = 2), 330 (302/316, n = 2); Femur: 781 (751, n = 1),745, 818; Tibia: 1,091 (1,128, n = 2), 1,129, 1,461; Tarsomere I: 737 (715, n = 1), 745, 810. Sum of tarsomeres II+III+IV+ V (anterior, median, posterior): 737 (708, n = 1), 708, 730.</p> <p>Abdomen: 1,998 (1,628 / 1,757, n = 2) in length; tergal papillae absent. Terminalia (Fig. 8M): gonocoxite 171 (162/171, n = 2) in length, 58 (64, n = 2) in width, with basal tuft of setae, 9–10 setae (9/12, n = 2). Gonostyle 133 (124/133, n = 2) in length, without preapical seta and with four spines: one apical, one upper external, one lower external, and one internal. The four spines are well-developed. The lower external spine is located at a level closer to the upper external spine than to the internal. The internal spine is located in the apical third of the gonostyle. Paramere (Fig. 8M): dorsal margin 157 (145/151, n = 2) and ventral 183 (168/191, n = 2) in length; the basal level of the bristles in the dorsal margin reaches the apical level of the insertion of the bristles in the ventral margin (Fig. 8M). Parameral sheath sclerotized and coniform. Epandrial lobe 209 (194/206, n = 2) in length, 32 (32/35, n = 2) in width and rounded at the apex. Sperm pump (Fig. 8N) 136 (122/125, n = 2); ejaculatory apodeme: 104 (93/101, n = 2); aedeagal ducts with bevelled apex (Fig. 8N), 577 (565/568, n = 3) in length and 2.9 (2.9, n = 2) in width; 4.2 times the length of the sperm pump. Cercus: 116 (110/116, n = 2) in length, 46 (40, n = 2) in width.</p> <p>Material examined: <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-43.350277&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-23.008612" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -43.350277/lat -23.008612)">Male</a> holotype (Nº 92115). <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-43.350277&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-23.008612" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -43.350277/lat -23.008612)">Capture</a> location: neighborhood of <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-43.350277&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-23.008612" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -43.350277/lat -23.008612)">Jacarepaguá</a> (23º 00′31″ S, 43º 21′01″ W), located in the municipality of Rio de Janeiro, state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Collection date: 14/iv/2015. Trap: HP. Collector: Godoy R. E. Three males paratypes (Nº 92116, 92117, 92118). Same data of the holotype. Collection date: 13 to the 16/iv/2015 and 19, 21/v/2015. Material deposited in FIOCRUZ/COLFLEB.</p> <p>Female. Head (Fig. 9A): 353 (339–372, n = 4) in length, 296 (290–345, n = 3) in width. Arrangement of deciduous bristles in the occiput region forming an “X” shape; clypeus 119 (116–122, n = 4) in length; eyes 159 (145–168, n = 4) in length, 87 (81–104, n = 4) in width; interocular distance 148 (142–151, n = 3). Pharynx with streaks and no teeth (Fig. 9B). Cibarium (Fig. 9B) with four posterior teeth well-developed, slight curved towards the central region of the cibarium, 14 anterior teeth arranged in a “ V ” shaped row and eight lateral teeth flanking the posterior teeth; sclerotized area short and triangular; sclerotized arch incomplete. Labial suture complete (Fig. 9A). Mouthparts difficult to see in the type specimen, description based on the other paratype (92120) Labrumepipharynx (LE) (Fig. 9C): 186 (177–194, n = 4); mandibles as shown (Fig. 9D). Hypopharynx with 20–24 teeth on apical region (Fig. 9E). Lacinia of maxilla with 16–17 internal teeth and without external teeth (Fig. 9F). Damaged antenna on paratype (Nº 92119), description based on the other paratype (Nº 92120). Antenna (Figs 9G–I, 10 ª–K), flagellomere length: FI 358 (358–386, n = 4), FII 167 (167–181, n = 4), FIII 167 (167–181, n = 4), FXIII 87 (75–90, n = 3) and FXIV 72 (61–78, n = 3). Ascoids: with short posterior spur and atrophied peduncle, anterior spur is long in FI and reaches the level of the preapical papilla (Fig. 9G), but does not reach FII; external ascoids implanted on more apical level than the internal in FI; presence of preapical papillae on FI– FIII (Figs 9G–I); Papillae absent on FIV– FIX (Figs 10A–F), three and four papillae on FX and FXI (Figs 10G and H), respectively; presence of four, five and six papillae on FXII, FXIII and FXIV, respectively (Figs 10I–K); preapical spiniform papillae observed on FIX (Fig. 10F), FXI (Fig. 10H), and FXIII (Fig. 10J). Presence of setae simple on FX – FXIV (Figs 10G–K), Palpi (P) (Fig. 9J), palpal segment lenght: PI 38 (38–41, n = 4), PII 78 (78–81, n = 4), PIII 125 (125–142, n = 4), PIV 81 (78–96, n = 4) and PV 191 (162–209, n = 4). Palpal formula: 1-2-4-3-5 (n = 4); PIII with Newstead’s sensilla scattered along the segment (Fig. 9J).</p> <p>Cervix: Ventro-cervical sensilla absent. Cervical sclerites bearing a pair on of spiniform sensilla.</p> <p>Thorax: Mesonotum 533 (496–577, n = 4) in length. Mesonotum, pronotum, anepisternum, metanotum and postnotum light brown, paratergite and pleura off-white. One proepimeral seta; 12–13 upper anepisternal setae. Setae presence on the anterior region of katepisternum. Wing (Fig. 10L): 2,072 (1,905 –2,165, n = 4) in length, 628 (599–679, n = 3) in width; veins: R 5 1,202 (1,184 –1,278, n = 3); alfa 526 (460–545, n = 3); beta 205 (218–232, n = 3); gamma 261 (255–293, n = 3); delta 110 (78–122, n = 3); pi 73 (73–139, n = 3). Posterior legs absent on paratype (92119), description based on the other paratype (92120). Coxae (anterior, median, posterior): 358 (325–377, n = 4), 344 (307–358, n = 4), 349 (311–363, n = 4); Femur: 854 (752–876, n = 3), 818 (737, n = 2), posterior lost (818/920, n= 2); Tibia: 1,128 (1,073 –1,202, n = 3), 1,313 (1,221, n = 2), posterior lost (1,369 / 1,461, n = 2); Tarsomere I: 730 (664–803, n = 3), 766 (701, n = 2), posterior lost (766/832, n = 2). Sum of tarsomeres II+III+IV+ V, 693 (686–796, n = 2), 715 (701, n = 2), posterior lost (715/796, n = 2).</p> <p>Abdomen: 1,887 (1,554 –1,887, n = 3=4) in length; tergal papillae absent. Spermathecae not visible on paratype (Nº 92119), description based on another paratype (Nº 92121). Spermathecae (Fig. 10M): 64 (n = 1) in length, 9 (n = 9) in width; with poorly defined rings; terminal knob: 6 (n = 1) in length and 6 (n = 1) in width, individualized, with rounded shape and bristles in the apical region; common spermathecal duct: not visualized; individual spermathecal duct not fully visualized, 6 (n = 1) in width, they are membranous with smooth walls and their widths are uniform throughout their length (Fig. 10M). Cercus: 130 (116–159, n = 4) in length, 70 (61–75, n = 4) in width.</p> <p>Material examined: 5 females paratypes (Nº 92119, 92120, 92121, 92122, 92123). Capture location: 4 females from neighborhood of Jacarepaguá (23º 00′31″ S, 43º 21′01″ W), localized in the municipality of Rio de Janeiro, state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-41.41528&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-23.008612" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -41.41528/lat -23.008612)">Collection</a> date: 13, 14/iv/2015 and 21/v/2015. Trap: HP. Collector: Rodrigo Espíndola Godoy. One female (Nº 92123) from municipality of Muniz Freire (20º27 45″ S, 41º24′55″ W), state of Espírito Santo, Brazil. <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-41.41528&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-23.008612" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -41.41528/lat -23.008612)">Collection</a> date: iii/2016. Trap: HP. Collector: Israel Pinto. Material deposited in the FIOCRUZ/COLFLEB.</p> <p>Etymology: The species name pays homage to Dr. Felipe Dantas Torres, “Instituto Aggeu Magalhães”, Fiocruz, Pernambuco, for his important contribution in the studies of leishmaniases and infectious diseases in Brazil.</p> <p>Distribution: BRAZIL. Espírito Santo: Muniz Freire. Rio de Janeiro: Jacarepaguá.</p> <p>Medical importance: Studies have not yet been conducted on this species regarding vector competence or capacity, or natural infection by parasites.</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F00D87CAB271372BFF1A601DFDB1F832	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Chaves Júnior, Salvador P.;Shimabukuro, Paloma H. F.;Andrade, Andrey J.	Chaves Júnior, Salvador P., Shimabukuro, Paloma H. F., Andrade, Andrey J. (2022): Description of the female and redescription of the male of Sciopemyia sordellii (Shannon & Del Ponte, 1927), including the description of four new species of the genus Sciopemyia Barretto, 1962 (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) from Brazil. Zootaxa 5195 (4): 301-336, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5195.4.1
F00D87CAB26B3721FF1A62CBFD2FF994.text	F00D87CAB26B3721FF1A62CBFD2FF994.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Sciopemyia shimabukuroae Chaves Junior & Andrade 2022	<div><p>Sciopemyia shimabukuroae Chaves Júnior &amp; Andrade sp. n.</p> <p>(Figs 11–14)</p> <p>Diagnosis. Male: preapical papilla on flagellomere III present; 5 th palpal segment larger than 3 rd and shorter than or as long as sum of 3 rd + 4 th; gonocoxite with basal tuft of setae; gonocoxite ≥ 195 µm, arch-shaped on its dorsal margin; aedeagal ducts ≥ 695 µm. Female: preapical papilla on flagellomere III present; 5 th palpal segment larger than 3 rd and shorter than or as long as sum of 3 rd + 4 th; posterior teeth of the cibarium straight, facing the pharynx; anterior teeth arranged in a “V” shaped row.</p> <p>Male holotype. Head (Fig. 11A) 363 (349/377, n = 2) in length, 290 (275/278, n = 2) in width. Arrangement of deciduous bristles in the occiput region forming an “X” shape; clypeus 128 (116/128, n = 2) in length; eye 142 (122/145, n = 2) in length, 81 (61/96, n = 2) in width; interocular distance 139 (136/142, n = 2). Pharynx with streaks and no teeth (Fig. 11B). Cibarium without teeth (Fig. 11B). Labial suture complete (Fig. 11A). Labrumepipharynx (LE) 159 (162/168, n = 2) (Fig. 11C). Antenna (Figs 11D–F, 12A–K): flagellomere length (F): FI 502 (400/469, n = 2), FII 246 (218/237, n = 2), FIII 237 (214/242, n = 2), FXIII 90 (90/99, n = 2) and FXIV 84 (78/84, n = 2). Ascoids: with short posterior spur and atrophied peduncle, anterior spur is long in FI and reaches the level of the preapical papilla (Fig. 11D), but does not reach FII; external ascoids located on a more apical level than the internal in FI; presence of preapical papillae on FI– FIII (Figs 11D–F); papillae absent on FIV– FVIII (Figs 12A–E); one papilla on FIX (Fig. 12F), three papillae on FX (Fig. 12G), four papillae on FXI (Fig. 12H), presence of five, six, six papillae distributed on FXII, FXIII and FXIV, respectively (Figs 12I–K); spiniform preapical papilla on FIX (Fig. 12F), FXI (Fig. 12H) and FXIII (Fig. 12J). Presence of simple setae on FVIII – FXIV (Figs 12E–K). Palpi (P) (Fig. 11G), palpal segment length: PI 41 (32/41, n = 2), PII 78 (75, n = 2), PIII 145 (136/148, n = 2), PIV 93 (93, n = 2) and PV 206 (229, n = 2). Palpal formula: 1-2-4-3-5 (n = 3); PIII with Newstead’s sensilla scattered along the segment (Fig. 11G).</p> <p>Cervix. Ventro-cervical sensilla absent. Cervical sclerites bearing a pair of spiniform sensilla.</p> <p>Thorax. Mesonotum 496 (453/533, n = 2) in length; pronotum, anepisternum, metanotum and postnotum light brown, paratergite and pleura off-white. One proepimeral seta; 16 upper anepisternal setae. Setae presence on the anterior margin of the katepisternum. Wing (Fig. 12L): 2,275 (2,183 / 2,432, n = 2) in length, 606 (664, n = 2) in width; veins: R 5 1,387 (1,628, n = 2); alfa 586 (614, n = 2); beta 232 (273/278, n = 2); gamma 275 (203/296, n = 2); delta 159 (81/154, n = 2); pi 153 (80, n = 2). Legs: median and posterior legs absent in all specimens. Legs (anterior, median, posterior): Coxae: 372 (349/381, n = 2), 353 (311/358, n = 2), 363 (326/363, n = 2); Femur: 956, median lost, posterior lost; Tibia: 1,480, median lost, posterior lost; Tarsomere I: 956, median lost, posterior lost. Sum of tarsomeres II+III+IV+V (anterior, median, posterior): 836, median lost, posterior lost.</p> <p>Abdomen: 1,739 (1,498 / 1,665, n = 2) in length; tergal papillae absent. Terminalia (Fig. 12M): gonocoxite 206 (197/206, n = 2) in length, 49 (46/58, n = 2) in width, with basal tuft of setae, 10–11 (10/12, n = 2) long setae. Gonostyle 157 (148/174, n = 2) in length, without preapical seta and with four spines: one apical, one upper external, one lower external, and one internal. The four spines are well-developed. The lower external spine is located at a level closer to the internal spine than the upper external. Internal spine located in the apical third of the gonostyle. Paramere (Fig. 12M): dorsal margin 148 (171, n = 2) and ventral 183 (191/206, n = 2) in length; the basal level of the bristles in the dorsal margin reaches the apical level of the implantation of the bristles in the ventral margin (Fig. 12M). Parameral sheath sclerotized and coniform. Epandrial lobe 252 (261, n = 2) in length, 29 (26/35, n = 2) in width and rounded at the apex. Sperm pump (Fig. 12N) 128 (125, n = 2); ejaculatory apodeme 101 (96/101, n = 2); aedeagal ducts with bevelled apex (Fig. 12N), 702 (696/734, n = 2) in length and 3 (3, n = 2) in width; 7 times the length of the ejaculatory apodeme. Cercus: 157 (165/168, n = 2) in length, 49 (46/52, n = 2) in width.</p> <p>Material examined: Male holotype (Nº 92124) and two males paratypes (Nº 92125, 92126). <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-43.75028&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-19.985556" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -43.75028/lat -19.985556)">Capture</a> location: municipality of Santa Bárbara (19º59′08″ S, 43º45′01″ W), localized in state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Collection date: 09 and 15/xii/2011. Trap: CDC. Collector: Bess et al. Material deposited at FIOCRUZ/COLFLEB.</p> <p>Female. Head (Fig. 13A): 367 (367–437, n = 4) in length, 293 (293–348, n = 3) in width. Arrangement of deciduous bristles in the occiput region forming an “X” shape; clypeus 122 (119–139, n = 4) in length; eyes 139 (139–165, n = 4) in length, 78 (72–97, n = 4) in width; interocular distance 145 (142–162, n = 4). Pharynx with streaks and short teeth (Fig. 13B). Labrum-epipharynx (LE) (Fig. 13C): 206 (191–235, n = 4). Mandible, hypopharynx and lacinia of maxilla not visible on paratype (Nº 92127), description based on the other paratype (Nº 92128): mandible as shown (Fig. 13F). Hypopharynx with 28–30 on apical region (Fig. 13D). Lacinia of maxilla with 32 internal teeth and without external teeth (Fig. 13E). Cibarium (Fig. 13B) with four posterior teeth well-developed, straight, and facing the pharynx, 16 anterior teeth arranged in a “ V ” shaped row; sclerotized area short and triangular; sclerotized arch incomplete. Antenna (Figs 13G–I, 14A–K): flagellomere length (F): FI 437 (390–465, n = 4), FII 200 (186–209, n = 4), FIII 200 (186–209, n = 4), FXIII 93 (96, n = 2), and FXIV 87 (90, n = 2). Ascoids: with short posterior spur and atrophied peduncle, anterior spur is long in FI and reaches the level of the preapical papilla (Fig. 13G), but does not reach FII; external ascoids located on a more apical level than the internal in FI; presence of preapical papilla on FI– FIII (Figs 13G–I); papillae absent on FIV– FVIII (Figs 14A–E); presence of one papilla on FIX (not visible in the paratype (Nº 92127), present in the other paratypes), three papillae on FX and FXI (Figs 14G and H); presence of five papillae on FXII, FXIII and FXIV (Figs 14I–K); preapical spiniform papilla observed on FIX (Fig. 14F), FXI (Fig. 14H), and FXIII (Fig. 14J). Presence of simple setae on FVIII – FXIV (Figs 14E–K). Labial suture complete (Fig. 13A). Palpi (P) (Fig. 13J), palpal segment lenght: PI 41 (41–46, n = 4), PII 90 (72–93, n = 4), PIII 136 (136–157, n = 4), PIV 96 (84–104, n = 5) and PV 215 (191–215, n = 4). Palpal formula: 1-2-4-3-5; PIII (Fig. 13J) with Newstead’s sensilla scattered along the segment.</p> <p>Cervix: Ventro-cervical sensilla absent. Cervical sclerites bearing a pair of spiniform sensilla.</p> <p>Thorax: Mesonotum 547 (547–679, n = 4) in length. Mesonotum, pronotum, anepisternum, metanotum and postnotum light brown, paratergite and pleura off-white. Two to three proepimeral setae; 10–11 upper anepisternal setae. Setae presence on the anterior region of katepisternum.Wings damaged in the paratype (Nº 92127); description based on the other paratype (Nº 92128). Wing (Fig. 14L): 2,460 (2,275 –2,682, n = 4) in length, 803 (664–803, n = 4) in width; veins: R 5 1,542 (1,332 –1,665, n = 4); alfa 730 (591–788, n = 4); beta 256 (209–284, n = 3); gamma 325 (220–333, n = 4); delta 130 (130–241, n = 4); pi 73 (51–73, n = 4). Legs absent in all specimens. Coxae (anterior, median, posterior): 353 (353–437, n = 4), 349 (349–433, n = 4), 353 (353–428, n = 4). Femur: anterior lost, median lost, posterior lost. Tibia: anterior lost, median lost, posterior lost. Tarsomere I: anterior lost, median lost, posterior lost. Sum of tarsomeres II+III+IV+ V: anterior lost, median lost, posterior lost.</p> <p>Abdomen: 1,924 (1,887, n = 2) in length; tergal papillae absent. Spermathecae not visible in paratype (Nº 92127), description based on another paratype (Nº 92129). Spermathecae (Fig. 14M): 49 (n = 1) in length, 12 (n = 1) in width; with poorly defined rings; terminal knob: 9 (n = 1) in length and 6 (n = 1) in width, individualized, with rounded shape and without bristles in the apical region; common spermathecal duct: 44 (n = 1) in length, 10 (n = 1) in width; individual spermathecal duct not fully visualized, 6 (n = 1) in width, they are membranous with smooth walls and their widths are uniform throughout their length (Fig. 14M). Cercus: 159 (139–150, n = 4) in length and 52 (64–70, n = 4) in width.</p> <p>Material examined: 5 females paratypes (Nº 92127, 92128, 92129, 92130, 92131). <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-43.75028&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-19.985556" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -43.75028/lat -19.985556)">Capture</a> location: municipality of Santa Bárbara (19º59′08″ S, 43º45′01″ W), localized in state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Collection date: 08/vii/2011, 09 and 13/i/2012. Trap: CDC Collector: Bess et al. Material deposited in the FIOCRUZ/COLFLEB.</p> <p>Etymology: The species name pays homage to Dr. Paloma Helena Fernandes Shimabukuro, “Instituto René Rachou”, Fiocruz, Minas Gerais for her studies in taxonomy of the American sand flies.</p> <p>Distribution: BRAZIL. Minas Gerais: Santa Bárbara; Rio Acima (Costa et al. 2021); Pains.</p> <p>Medical importance: Studies have not yet been conducted on this species regarding vector competence or capacity, or natural infection by parasites.</p> <p>Comments: Females and males identified as “ Sciopemyia aff. microps ” by Costa et al. (2021) are the same specimens proposed as Sciopemyia shimabukuroae sp. n. in the present study. It is known that the species can be found in caves feeding on anurans (Costa et al. 2021).</p> </div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F00D87CAB26B3721FF1A62CBFD2FF994	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Chaves Júnior, Salvador P.;Shimabukuro, Paloma H. F.;Andrade, Andrey J.	Chaves Júnior, Salvador P., Shimabukuro, Paloma H. F., Andrade, Andrey J. (2022): Description of the female and redescription of the male of Sciopemyia sordellii (Shannon & Del Ponte, 1927), including the description of four new species of the genus Sciopemyia Barretto, 1962 (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) from Brazil. Zootaxa 5195 (4): 301-336, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5195.4.1
F00D87CAB2643720FF1A64FFFDB1F850.text	F00D87CAB2643720FF1A64FFFDB1F850.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Sciopemyia birali Chaves Junior, Shimabukuro, Pinto & Andrade 2022	<div><p>Sciopemyia birali Chaves Júnior, Shimabukuro, Pinto &amp; Andrade sp. n.</p> <p>(Figs 15–16)</p> <p>Diagnosis. Female: preapical papilla on flagellomere III absent; individual spermathecal ducts practically of the same width throughout their length and eight times or less longer than the spermatheca; this latter with the intermediate rings perceptibly of the same width as the apical rings. Width of individual spermathecal ducts at the spermatheca’s junction equivalent to half or more of the spermatheca’s width, measured at its central part. Width of the basal part of the individual spermathecal ducts (junction with the common duct) ca. half of the spermaheca’s width, measured at its central part. Cibarium with the posterior teeth not lateralized and the distance between the internal ones slightly greater than that between these latter and the external ones. Fifth palpal segment clearly shorter than the sum of 3 rd + 4 th. Individual spermathecal ducts at most 3.5 times longer than the spermatheca. Individual spermathecal ducts ca. two times longer than the spermatheca and increases in caliber as they get closer to the spermatheca. Presence of “callosity” in the individual spermathecal ducts.</p> <p>Female holotype. Head (Fig. 15A): 381 (348–391, n = 8) in length, 339 (316–359, n = 8) in width.Arrangement of deciduous bristles in the occiput region in an “X” shape; clypeus 125 (104–133, n = 8) in length; eyes 171 (156–174, n = 8) in length, 99 (81–101, n = 8) in width; interocular distance 145 (142,1–153,7, n = 7). Pharynx with streaks and short teeth (Fig. 15B). Labrum-epipharynx (LE) (Fig. 15C): 188 (176–203, n = 8); mandible as shown (Fig. 15D). Hypopharynx with 6–18 teeth on apical region (Fig. 15E). Lacinia of maxilla with nine external teeth and 16 internal teeth (Fig. 15F). Cibarium (Fig. 15B) with four posterior teeth well-developed, 10 anterior teeth arranged in a “U” shaped row; sclerotized area short and triangular; sclerotized arch complete. Antenna (Figs 15G–I, 16A–K), flagellomere length (F): FI 428 (413–483, n = 7), FII 223 (205–242, n = 7), FIII 218 (209–223, n = 7), FXIII 93 (75–99, n = 7) and FXIV 75 (72–78, n = 7). Ascoids: with short posterior spur and atrophied peduncle, anterior spur is long in FI but does not reach the level of the preapical papilla (Fig. 15G); external ascoids is located at a more basal level than the internal, in FI; presence of preapical papilla on FI–FII (Figs 15G and H); papillae absent on FIII – FIX (Figs 15I, 16A–F); one papilla on FX and FXI (Figs 16G–H), presence of five, six and four papillae on FXII, FXIII and FXIV, respectively (Figs 16I–K); preapical spiniform papilla observed on FIX (Fig. 16F), FXI (Fig. 16H), and FXIII (Fig. 16J). Presence of simple setae on FVIII – FXIV (Figs 16E–K). Labial suture complete (Fig. 15A). Palpi (P) (Figs 15J), palpal segment lenght: PI 46 (38–46, n = 8), PII 82 (72–87, n = 8), PIII 128 (110–128, n = 8), PIV 82 (75–81, n = 8) and PV 165 (157–171, n = 6). Palpal formula: 1-4-2-3-5 (n = 9); PIII with Newstead’s sensilla scattered along the segment.</p> <p>Cervix: Ventro-cervical sensilla absent. Cervical sclerites bearing a pair of spiniform sensilla.</p> <p>Thorax: Mesonotum 599 (511–642, n = 7) in length. Mesonotum, pronotum, anepisternum, metanotum and postnotum light brown, paratergite and pleura off-white. Two proepimeral setae; 10–11 upper anepisternal setae. Setae presence on the anterior region of katepisternum. Wing (Fig. 16L): 2,127 (1,850 –2,201, n = 8) in length, 635 (577–679, n = 8) in width; veins: R5 1,334 (1,184 –1,387, n = 8); alfa 547 (460–569, n = 8); beta 177 (139–200, n = 8); gamma 406 (336–423, n = 8); delta 232 (162–232, n = 8); pi 73 (36–73, n = 8). Legs (anterior; median; posterior): Coxae: 390 (339–391, n = 8), 372 (316–372, n = 8), 381 (307–381, n = 8); Femur: 920 (912/934, n = 2), 869 (825–869, n = 3), posterior lost (1,000, n = 1; Tibia: 1,184 (1,147 / 1,202, n = 2), 1,332 (1,332 –1,406, n = 3), posterior lost (1,572,5, n = 1); Tarsomere I: 752 (730/760, n = 2), 832 (803–854, n = 3), posterior lost (891, n = 1). Sum of tarsomeres II+III+IV+ V, 723 (715/766, n = 2); 737 (737–788, n = 3), posterior lost (781, n = 1).</p> <p>Abdomen: 1,757 (1,702 –2,183, n = 8) in length; tergal papillae absent. Spermathecae with poorly defined ring (Fig. 16M); the apical ring is wider and longer than the ring that precedes it, 64 (61–64, n = 7) in length and 14 (12–17, n = 7) in width. Terminal knob: 6 (6–9, n = 8) in length and 6 (6, n = 8) in width; common sperm duct 38 in length and 9 in width; does not go beyond the middle of the genital fork; individual sperm duct 122 in length and 6 in width, showing a callus in the apical third. The individual and common sperm ducts are membranous with smooth walls, and the individual duct width increases as it approaches the body of the spermatheca (Fig. 16M). Cercus 174 (162–177, n = 9) in length and 72 (70–75, n = 9) in width.</p> <p>Male: unknown.</p> <p>Material examined: 1 female (87106) holotype (Nº 92132). Capture location: Sítio dos Stur, Córrego Palmital, in the municipality of Pancas (19°13′44″ S, 40°45′31″ W), located at the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil. <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-40.75861&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-19.22889" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -40.75861/lat -19.22889)">Collection</a> date: 24/vi/2017. Trap: HP. Collector: Israel de Souza Pinto. 8 females paratypes (92133, 92134, 92135, 92136, 92137, 92138, 92139, 92140), same data of the female holotype. Collection date: 15/iv/2017 – 24/vi/2017. Material deposited in the FIOCRUZ/COLFLEB.</p> <p>Etymology: The species name pays homage to Claudiney Biral dos Santos, in recognition of his significant contribution to systematics of Psychodidae. The species was described in collaboration with the Dr. Israel de Souza Pinto of the “Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Pará ”.</p> <p>Distribution: BRAZIL. Espírito Santo: Pancas.</p> <p>Medical importance: Studies have not yet been conducted on this species regarding vector competence or capacity, or natural infection by parasites.</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F00D87CAB2643720FF1A64FFFDB1F850	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Chaves Júnior, Salvador P.;Shimabukuro, Paloma H. F.;Andrade, Andrey J.	Chaves Júnior, Salvador P., Shimabukuro, Paloma H. F., Andrade, Andrey J. (2022): Description of the female and redescription of the male of Sciopemyia sordellii (Shannon & Del Ponte, 1927), including the description of four new species of the genus Sciopemyia Barretto, 1962 (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) from Brazil. Zootaxa 5195 (4): 301-336, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5195.4.1
F00D87CAB261371BFF1A61AAFA46FBF8.text	F00D87CAB261371BFF1A61AAFA46FBF8.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Sciopemyia (Galati 2018)	<div><p>Identification key to species of genus Sciopemyia</p> <p>Males</p> <p>1 Papilla on flagellomere III present (fig. 3F)................................................................ 2</p> <p>- Papilla on flagellomere III absent........................................................................ 6</p> <p>2(1) Gonocoxite without basal tuft of setae (fig. 4M);............................................................ 3</p> <p>- Gonocoxite with basal tuft of setae (fig. 8M);.............................................................. 5</p> <p>3(2) Flagellomere I ≤ 400 µm; aedeagal ducts ≥ 470 µm; epandrial lobe ≥ 176 µm............................ Sc. vattierae</p> <p>- Flagellomere I ≥ 405 µm; aedeagal ducts ≤ 440 µm; epandrial lobe ≤ 157 µm..................................... 4</p> <p>4(3) Presence of one apical spine and upper external spine at the subapical level in the gonostyle (fig. 4M).......... Sc. sordellii</p> <p>- Presence of one apical spine and upper external spine at the apical level in the gonostyle (fig. 6M)..................................................................................................... Sciopemyia apicalis sp. n.</p> <p>5(2) Gonocoxite ≤ 175 µm (fig. 8M), no arch-shape on its dorsal margin; aedeagal ducts ≤ 600 µm (fig. 8N)............................................................................................. Sciopemyia dantastorresi sp. n.</p> <p>- Gonocoxite ≥ 195 µm (fig. 12M), arch-shaped on its dorsal margin; aedeagal ducts ≥ 695 µm (fig. 12N).......................................................................................... Sciopemyia shimabukuroae sp. n.</p> <p>6(1) Paramere bearing a small tubercle with setae at its apex in the median region of the dorsal margin; gonocoxite with basal tuft located on a highly sclerotized columnar tubercle..................................................... Sc. pennyi</p> <p>- Paramere without tubercle in the median region of the dorsal margin; gonocoxite with basal tuft located on a tubercle without columnar aspect...................................................................................... 7</p> <p>7(6) Gonocoxite with tuft consisting of 15 or more setae.......................................................... 8</p> <p>- Gonocoxite with tuft consisting of eight or fewer setae........................................................ 9</p> <p>8(7) Paramere: ventral margin without pre-apical protuberance, the median region of the dorsal margin bearing some setae of curved apex and longer than those on the apical half.................................................... Sc. nematoducta</p> <p>- Paramere: ventral margin with pre-apical protuberance but with no differentiated setae in the median region of the dorsal margin..................................................................................... Sc. preclara</p> <p>9(7) Gonostyle: lower external spine more basal than the internal one; dorsal margin of paramere has a set of curved setae separated from the setae on the apical half by a glabrous area.................................................. Sc. fluviatilis</p> <p>- Gonostyle: lower external spine more apical than the internal one; dorsal margin of paramere without the glabrous area separating the setae................................................................................... 10</p> <p>10(9) Gonocoxite with basal tuft of fine setae; 5 th segment palpal greater than or equal sum of 3 rd + 4 th.............. Sc. microps</p> <p>- Gonocoxite with basal tuft of semifoliaceous setae; fifth segment palpal smaller than the sum of 3 rd + 4 th.... Sc. servulolimai</p> <p>Females</p> <p>1 Papilla on flagellomere III present (fig. 1I)................................................................. 2</p> <p>- Papilla on flagellomere III absent......................................................................... 4</p> <p>2(1) Posterior teeth of the cibarium straight, facing the pharynx; anterior teeth arranged in a “ V ” shaped row (figs. 9B and 13B)................................................ Sciopemyia danstastorresi sp. n. / Sciopemyia shimabukuroae sp. n.</p> <p>- Posterior teeth slanted, facing the central region of cibarium; anterior teeth arranged in a transverse row (fig. 1B)......... 3</p> <p>3(2) Spermathecae tubular, transversally striated with pedunculated terminal knob............................. Sc. vattierae</p> <p>- Spermathecae also transversally striated, though without the tubular aspect, clearly wider than the individual spermathecal ducts and with sessile terminal knob (fig. 2M)...................................................... Sc. sordellii</p> <p>4(1) Individual spermathecal ducts clearly narrower at the junction with the spermatheca than at the junction with the common spermathecal duct and ca. 15 times longer than the spermatheca, this latter presents intermediate rings clearly wider than the rings at both its extremities.................................................................. Sc. nematoducta</p> <p>- Individual spermathecal ducts practically of the same width throughout their length and eight times or less longer than the spermatheca; this latter with the intermediate rings perceptibly of the same width as the apical rings.................... 5</p> <p>5(4) Width of the individual spermathecal ducts at the junction with the spermatheca equivalent to a third of the width of the spermatheca, measured at its central part.......................................................... Sc. preclara</p> <p>- Width of individual spermathecal ducts at the junction of the spermatheca equivalent to half or more of the width of the spermatheca, measured at its central part................................................................... 6</p> <p>6(5) Basal part of the individual spermathecal ducts (junction with the common duct) wider than the width of the spermatheca, at its central part................................................................................. Sc. fluviatilis</p> <p>- Width of the basal part of the individual spermathecal ducts (junction with the common duct) ca. half of the width of the spermaheca, measured at its central part................................................................... 7</p> <p>7(6) Cibarium with the posterior teeth clearly lateralized, the distance between the internal ones twice that between these and the external ones. Fifth palpal segment longer than the sum of 3 rd + 4th. Individual spermathecal ducts ca. six times longer than the spermatheca................................................................................. Sc. microps</p> <p>- Cibarium with the posterior teeth not lateralized and the distance between the internal ones slightly greater than that between these latter and the external ones. Fifth palpal segment clearly shorter than the sum of 3 rd + 4 th. Individual spermathecal ducts at most 3.5 times longer than the spermatheca............................................................... 8</p> <p>8(7) Individual spermathecal ducts ca. 3.5 times longer than the spermatheca and do not increase in caliber as it approaches the spermatheca. Absence of “callosity” in the individual spermathecal ducts............................. Sc. servulolimai</p> <p>- Individual spermathecal ducts ca. two times longer than the spermatheca and increases in caliber as they get closer to the spermatheca. Presence of “callosity” in the individual spermathecal ducts (fig. 16M).............. Sciopemyia birali sp. n.</p></div> 	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F00D87CAB261371BFF1A61AAFA46FBF8	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Chaves Júnior, Salvador P.;Shimabukuro, Paloma H. F.;Andrade, Andrey J.	Chaves Júnior, Salvador P., Shimabukuro, Paloma H. F., Andrade, Andrey J. (2022): Description of the female and redescription of the male of Sciopemyia sordellii (Shannon & Del Ponte, 1927), including the description of four new species of the genus Sciopemyia Barretto, 1962 (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) from Brazil. Zootaxa 5195 (4): 301-336, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5195.4.1
