Psychodopygus chagasi
Author
- 1941:6 (F; Phlebotomus)
- Rio Negro, Amazonas, Brazil
Distribution
Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela
Synonyms
- Flebotomus unisetosus Mangabeira
Bionomics
Adults have been collected in CDC traps malaise trap, and human bait in Venezuela (Feliciangeli et al. 1988).
Medical Importance
Suspected vector of Leishmania (braziliensis complex) (Young & Duncan 1994:569).
Psychodidae » Phlebotominae » Psychodopygus
Additional References
Adult Stage, detail photos:
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Psychodopygus chagasi female head
Photo credit: J. Stoffer, WRBU.
Psychodopygus chagasi female cibarium
Photo credit: J. Stoffer, WRBU.
Psychodopygus chagasi female flagellomere
Photo credit: J. Stoffer, WRBU.
Psychodopygus chagasi female pleuron
Photo credit: J. Stoffer, WRBU.
Psychodopygus chagasi female wing
Photo credit: J. Stoffer, WRBU.
Psychodopygus chagasi female spermathecae
Photo credit: J. Stoffer, WRBU.
Psychodopygus chagasi male head
Photo credit: J. Stoffer, WRBU.
Psychodopygus chagasi male cibarium
Photo credit: J. Stoffer, WRBU.
Psychodopygus chagasi male pleuron
Photo credit: J. Stoffer, WRBU.
Psychodopygus chagasi male wing
Photo credit: J. Stoffer, WRBU.
Psychodopygus chagasi male genitalia
Photo credit: J. Stoffer, WRBU.
Psychodopygus chagasi male genitalia
Photo credit: J. Stoffer, WRBU.
Psychodopygus chagasi male genitalia
Photo credit: J. Stoffer, WRBU.
Psychodopygus chagasi male genitalia
Photo credit: J. Stoffer, WRBU.
Psychodopygus chagasi male genital pump
Photo credit: J. Stoffer, WRBU.
Psychodopygus chagasi male genital pump
Photo credit: J. Stoffer, WRBU.
Psychodopygus chagasi male genital pump
Photo credit: J. Stoffer, WRBU.
Psychodopygus chagasi male paramere
Photo credit: J. Stoffer, WRBU.
Psychodopygus chagasi male paramere
Photo credit: J. Stoffer, WRBU.
Adult Stage, Illustrations:
Psychodopygus chagasi cibarium
Illustration credit: Young & Duncan 1994
Psychodopygus chagasi female spermathecae
Illustration credit: Young & Duncan 1994
Psychodopygus chagasi male head
Illustration credit: Young & Duncan 1994
Psychodopygus chagasi male genitalia
Illustration credit: Young & Duncan 1994
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