Lutzomyia (Psathyromyia) cratifer ( Fairchild and Hertig, 1961 )

Ibáñez-Bernal, Sergio, Hernández-Xoliot, Ruth A. & Mendoza, Fredy, 2006, Collections of Bruchomyiinae and Phlebotominae (Diptera: Psychodidae) from the north­central portion of the State of Veracruz, Mexico, with the description of a new species, Zootaxa 1270, pp. 19-33 : 26

Lutzomyia (Psathyromyia) cratifer ( Fairchild and Hertig, 1961)

Phlebotomus cratifer Fairchild and Hertig, 1961: 242 (male and female). Type­locality: Palenque, Chiapas, Mexico

Lutzomyia (Psathyromyia) cratifer ( Fairchild and Hertig, 1961) : Young and Duncan 1994: 344 (taxonomic history and revision); Ibáñez­Bernal 2002: 150 (taxonomy, distribution in Mexico)

This species was known in Mexico from only three localities in Chiapas and one locality in Quintana Roo ( Ibáñez­Bernal 2002). This is the first record in Veracruz.

Material examined. 19 males, 4 females. Mexico, Veracruz: Municipality of Juchique de Ferrer, El Tacahuite, 523 m a.s.l., April 13, 2005, light trap, Bernabé and Guevara, colls. 3 males; April 20, 2005, attracted to human, 1 male; January 16, 2006, coffee plantation, Bernabé and Guevara, colls. 4 males, 1 female; February 13, 2006, attracted to human, Mendoza, Bernabé and Guevara, colls., 1 male; Arroyo Chilares, February 2, 2006, Bernabé and Guevara, colls., 1 male, 1 female; Loma de San Nicolás, March 2, 2006, Bernabé and Guevara, colls., 1 female; Municipality of Colipa, El Zapotal, February 14, 2006, Mendoza, Bernabé and Guevara, colls., attracted to human, 6 males, 2 females, refuge between tree roots, 3 males.