New Sand Fly Species Discovered in Brazil

In an attempt to better understand the taxonomy of a group of sand flies, researchers in Brazil examined specimens in museum collections. After detailed morphometric and morphological analyses of three different flies in the genus Psathyromyia, they found that the specimens were originally misidentified and that they were actually an undescribed species.
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Source: ESA News - December 3, 2015 Category: Biology Authors: rlevine Tags: Press Releases Source Type: research