Lutzomyia (Lutzomyia) longipalpis ( Lutz & Neiva, 1912 )

Ibáñez-Bernal, Sergio, Muñoz, José, Rebollar-Téllez, Eduardo A., Pech-May, Agelica & Marina, Carlos F., 2015, Phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) of Chiapas collected near the Guatemala border, with additions to the fauna of Mexico and a new subgenus name, Zootaxa 3994 (2), pp. 151-186 : 158-159

Lutzomyia (Lutzomyia) longipalpis ( Lutz & Neiva, 1912)

Phlebotomus longipalpis Lutz & Neiva, 1912: 89 (♂, ♀). Type locality: Brazil, locality not specified.

Phlebotomus otamae Nuñez-Tovar, 1924: 44 (♂). Type locality: Venezuela, Carabobo, Isla de Otama.

Phlebotomus almazani Galliard, 1934b: 193 (♀). Type locality: Mexico, Yucatán, Chichen Itzá.

Flebotomus longipalpis: Barretto, 1947a: 208 (full references to that date).

Lutzomyia longipalpis (Lutz & Neiva) : Theodor, 1965: 181 (taxonomy); Forattini, 1973: 213 (taxonomy); Martins et al., 1978: 22 (distribution, references); Young, 1979: 56 (figures, references); Ward et al., 1988: 257 (taxonomy, distribution, biology); Young & Duncan, 1994: 56 (references, taxonomy, keys, distribution); Galati, 2003: 36 (listed, keys); Rebollar- Téllez et al., 2004: 285 (Campeche record); Rebollar-Téllez et al., 2006: 23 (Yucatán record); May-Uc et al., 2011: 279 (Quintana Roo record).

Diagnosis. Flagellomeres with simple ascoids not reaching the apical margin of the flagellomere. Male: Paramere with two specialized long setae on ventral (original, without considering terminalia inversion) margin, not arising from tubercle; gonostylus with preapical seta, and four spiniform setae: one on basal half, one at middle, one at apical one-third, and one apical; gonocoxite with basal tuft composed of four strong long setae; Female: flagellomere 1 about as long as palpal segments 1+2, and slightly shorter than labrum; cibarium with about 8 to 12 horizontal teeth, evenly spaced, and a row of small vertical teeth; spermatheca cylindrical, shorter than 4.0 times its width and with few annulations; individual spermathecal ducts slender, about 6.0X the length of spermatheca ( Young & Duncan 1994, Ibáñez-Bernal 1999, Galati 2003).

Material examined. MEXICO: CHIAPAS: Loma Bonita, 14-viii-2009, 1 ♀; 16-v-2010, 1 ♀. Collected with CDC light traps.

Distribution. This nominal species, has been recorded from Mexico to Argentina ( Martins et al. 1978; Young & Duncan 1994). Ibáñez-Bernal et al. (2011) included the current known distribution in Mexico.

Remarks. Lutzomyia longipalpis has a wide distribution reaching the southern portion of Mexico, it has been reported as a species complex ( Ward et al. 1988). In Mexico, as in other Central and South American countries, Lu. longipalpis has been collected from areas in which visceral leishmaniasis cases have been reported. This species takes blood meals from a variety of vertebrates including humans.