Lutzomyia (Helcocyrtomyia) Barretto, 1962

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Lutzomyia (Helcocyrtomyia) Barretto, 1962

Phlebotomus species group vexator Fairchild & Hertig, 1957: 325 (species keyed).

Lutzomyia (Helcocyrtomyia) Barretto, 1962: 96 (as subgenus). Type species: Phlebotomus peruensis Shannon , original designation). Additional references: Martins et al., 1978: 68; Williams, 1991: 535 (taxonomy, distribution); Artemiev, 1991: 73 (in part); Young & Duncan, 1994: 714 (references, taxonomy revision); Galati, 1995: 136 (phylogenetic analysis); Galati, 2003: 35 (listed, keys).

Phlebotomus species group sanguinarius Ortiz, 1965b: 25 (in part).

Lutzomyia species group vexatrix Theodor, 1965: 183 (defined); Lewis et al., 1977: 325 (as species group vexator ).

Lutzomyia (Lutzomyia) : Forattini, 1971a: 99 (in part); Forattini, 1973: 212 (in part).

Psychodopygus (Trichophoromyia) : Forattini, 1971a: 105 (in part); Forattini, 1973: 416 (in part).

Isolutzomyia Artemiev, 1991: 72 (in part). Type species: Isolutzomyia cirrita (Young & Porter) , original designation.

Lutzomyia (Sauromyia) Artemiev, 1991: 74 (in part).

Diagnosis. According to the classification of Galati (1995, 2003) subgenus Helcocyrtomyia is distinguished from other Lutzomyia subgenera ( sensu Galati ) by the following combination of characters: katepisternum with pilosity on anterior margin; tarsomere 3 with spines grouped in 3 or more rows; male gonostylus with two apical spiniform setae; female spermatheca annulated.

Remarks. Lutzomyia (Helcocyrtomyia) as defined by Galati (2003) differs from that defined by Young & Duncan (1994) as the latter included species of the species-group migonei, Pintomyia (Pifanomyia) series pia, Micropygomyia (Coquillettimyia) series vexator , series chiapanensis , and a few ungrouped species. Currently there are approximately 36 species belonging to 3 series; sanguinaria, osornoi and peruensis ( Galati 2003) . In this study we collected one species of series sanguinaria.