Pedrowygomyia (Diptera: Simuliidae): Discovery of a New Species After 30 yr

2020/12/16 by Jeane Marcelle Cavalcante do Nascimento, Neusa Hamada, Ana A. Huamantinco-Araujo · 1 citation
Environmental Science · Medicine · Agricultural and Biological Sciences · #Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology #Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment #Mollusks and Parasites Studies

paper · doi:10.1093/jme/tjaa270

openalex publication_date 2020/12/16 · openalex created_date 2020/12/21 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/01

Abstract

Pedrowygomyia is a Neotropical genus of Simuliidae composed of four species; all were described in 1989 from high-elevation (above 3,000 m) areas in the Andean region. In this article, a new species for this genus, Pedrowygomyia hanaq n. sp., is described based on all stages of development. The new species was collected in the south-central Andes of Peru at an altitude above 4,000 m, and its known distribution is currently restricted to the type-locality. Based on the pupal stage, the new species appears to be more closely related to Pedrowygomyia punapi (Wygodzinsky & Coscarón) (Diptera: Simuliidae), a species known from Argentina, Bolivia, and Chile.

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