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Lutzomyia (Trichophoromyia) pastazaensis, a new species of phlebotomine sand fly (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) from the Peruvian Amazon

Roberto Fernández, Faustino Carbajal, B. Alexander, James T. Need

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The phlebotomine sand fly Lutzomyia pastazaensis n. sp. is described and illustrated from specimens collected from the edge of primary forest near Andoas, Department of Loreto, Peru (03º00'S, 76º05'W). This species appears to belong to the subgenus Trichophoromyia Barreto 1962, whose members are generally restricted to the Amazon Basin.

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Key concepts: Phlebotominae, Psychodidae, Lutzomyia, Subgenus, Amazon rainforest, Amazon basin, Biology, Geography