Abstract

PEREZ-DORIA, ALVEIRO; HERNANDEZ-OVIEDO, ELA  and  BEJARANO, EDUAR ELÍAS. Brumptomyia hamata (Psychodidae), A New Addition To The Phlebotomine Fauna Of The Colombian Caribbean. Acta biol.Colomb. [online]. 2009, vol.14, n.3, pp.135-140. ISSN 0120-548X.

The sand fly fauna of the Colombian Caribbean is still not completely known and further surveys are needed in order to determine the richness of species over the region. Entomological samplings were performed in the municipality of Colosó , department of Sucre , using two modified CDC traps, in January and March of 2007. Two males belonging to Brumptomyia hamata were identified. It is the first record of this sand fly species from the Colombian Caribbean. With the exception of the distribution of spines on the style in three distinct groups, all other morphological characters of the individuals of B. hamata agree with the original description of the species. The observed difference could be attributed to intraspecific variation among geographic populations.

Keywords : Brumptomyia hamata; sand flies; diversity; Colombia.

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