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Copulation songs in three siblings of Lutzomyia longipalpis (Diptera: Psychodidae)
N A de Souza1, R D Ward, J G C Hamilton
1Departamento de Entomologia, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Abstract:
We present the results of recording male courtship songs of the sandfly Lutzomyia longipalpis. The striking differences in the songs from 3 Brazilian populations of this sandfly with 3 distinct male pheromones support the 3 sibling species previously proposed based on this characteristic.