Psychodopygus paraensis
Author
- (Costa Lima)
- 1941:7 (M;
Flebotomus)
- Aura, Belem, Para, Brazil
Distribution
Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Suriname,
Venezuela
Synonyms
Bionomics
Adults have been collected in CDC trap, malaise trap, from human bait, and aspirated from tree holes in Venezuela (Feliciangeli et al. 1988).
Medical Importance
Unknown
Psychodidae » Phlebotominae » Psychodopygus
Additional References
Adult Stage, detail photos:
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Psychodopygus paraensis female head

Photo credit: J. Stoffer, WRBU.
Psychodopygus paraensis female head

Photo credit: J. Stoffer, WRBU.
Psychodopygus paraensis female cibarium

Photo credit: J. Stoffer, WRBU.
Psychodopygus paraensis female flagellomere

Photo credit: J. Stoffer, WRBU.
Psychodopygus paraensis female pleuron

Photo credit: J. Stoffer, WRBU.
Psychodopygus paraensis female wing

Photo credit: J. Stoffer, WRBU.
Psychodopygus paraensis female spermathecae

Photo credit: J. Stoffer, WRBU.
Psychodopygus paraensis male head

Photo credit: J. Stoffer, WRBU.
Psychodopygus paraensis male head

Photo credit: J. Stoffer, WRBU.
Psychodopygus paraensis male cibarium

Photo credit: J. Stoffer, WRBU.
Psychodopygus paraensis male pharynx

Photo credit: J. Stoffer, WRBU.
Psychodopygus paraensis male flagellomere

Photo credit: J. Stoffer, WRBU.
Psychodopygus paraensis male pleuron

Photo credit: J. Stoffer, WRBU.
Psychodopygus paraensis male wing

Photo credit: J. Stoffer, WRBU.
Psychodopygus paraensis male genitalia

Photo credit: J. Stoffer, WRBU.
Psychodopygus paraensis male genital pump

Photo credit: J. Stoffer, WRBU.
Psychodopygus paraensis male paramere

Photo credit: J. Stoffer, WRBU.
Adult Stage, Illustrations:
Psychodopygus paraensis female spermathecae
Illustration credit: Young & Duncan 1994
Psychodopygus paraensis male genital pump
Illustration credit: Young & Duncan 1994
Psychodopygus paraensis male genitalia
Illustration credit: Young & Duncan 1994
Psychodopygus paraensis cibarium
Illustration credit: Young & Duncan 1994
Psychodopygus paraensis cibarium
Illustration credit: Young & Duncan 1994
Psychodopygus paraensis pleuron
Illustration credit: Young & Duncan 1994
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