On the Synonyms of<i>Psathyromyia</i>(<i>Psathyromyia</i>)<i>shannoni</i>(Dyar, 1929) and<i>Pa. bigeniculata</i>(Floch &amp; Abonnenc, 1941) and the Resuscitation of<i>Pa. pifanoi</i>(Ortiz, 1972) With the Description of Its Female (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae)

Abstract

Psathyromyia shannoni until recently presented several taxa: Phlebotomus limai, Ph. bigeniculatus, Ph. pifanoi, and Ph. microcephalus as its junior synonyms. In a previous study, the two former synonyms were resurrected and here a revision based on morphological characters of the taxonomic status of Ph. microcephalus and Ph. pifanoi is presented. Psathyromyia pifanoistat. rev.; comb. n. is resurrected from the synonymy of Pa. shannoni and its female is described. Phlebotomus microcephalus is removed from the synonymy of Pa. shannoni and proposed as a new synonym of Pa. bigeniculata. Lutzomyia cuzquenasyn. n., occurring in the Amazon region, is designated as a junior synonym of Pa. pifanoi. The geographical distributions of Pa. shannoni, Pa. bigeniculata, and Pa. pifanoi in the Americas are presented.