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Ann. Parasitol. Hum. Comp.
Volume 68, Number 5-6, 1993
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Page(s) | 241 - 243 | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/1993685241 | |
Published online | 11 August 2016 |
Mémoire
A correction to the description of the female of Phlebotomus (Larroussius) longipes Parrot and Martin, 1939 (Diptera : Psychodidae)
Rectification de la description de la femelle de Phlebotomus (Larroussius) longipes Parrot et Martin, 1939 (Diptera : Psychodidae)
1
Department of Biology, Imperial College at Silwood Park, Ascot, Berks SL5 7PY, England.
2
Institute of Pathobiology, Addis Abada University, PO Box 1176, Addis Abada, Ethiopia.
Accepted: 25 June 1993
The distal extremities of the spermathecal ducts of the sub-genus Larroussius (Phlebotomine sandflies) are of great importance for their identification. The topotypes of Phlebotomus (Larroussius) longipes have two lateral lobes at the distal extremities of the spermathecal ducts. In the syntypes these lobes are present. They are not, however, described in the princeps description although they are characteristic of the species. The authors describe the spermathecae and their ducts after dissection ; the distal ends of the ducts are similar to those of P. pedifer and P. perniciosus but small differences separate the species.
Résumé
L’étude morphologique de la partie distale des conduits des spermathèques des phlébotomes du sous-genre Larroussius s’est révélée d’une grande importance pour leur identification. L’examen de topotypes de Phlebotomus (Larroussius) longipes révèle deux lobes latéraux à la partie distale des conduits des spermathèques. Dans les syntypes de P. longipes, ces diverticules, typiques de l’espèce mais non mentionnés dans la description princeps, sont visibles. Les auteurs décrivent les spermathèques et leurs conduits après dissection. Bien que la partie distale des conduits ressemble a ceux de P. pedifer et P. perniciosus, de légères différences, suffisamment marquées, permettent toutefois de les séparer.
Key words: Larroussius / Phlebotomus longipes / Phlebotomine sandflies / Spermathecae / Taxonomy / Ethiopia
Mots clés : Larroussius / Phlebotomus longipes / Phlébotomes / Spermathèques / Taxonomie / Ethiopie
© Masson, Paris 1993, transferred to Société Française de Parasitologie
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