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Epidemiology of the cutaneous leishmaniasis in Mérida, Venezuela - II. Redescription of Lutzomya yencanensis (Ortiz, 1965) (Diptera: Psychodidae)

Based on 11 topotypes, the female and male of Lutzomyia yencanensis (Ortiz, 1965), are redescribed. The measurement and illustrations of morphological strctures, are presented. A comparative analysis with similar species, is remarked and the presence of L. yencanensis in Venezuelan Andean region, is recorded.

Lutzomyia yencanensis; redescription


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