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Leptoconops nosopheris sp. n. (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) and Paleotrypanosoma burmanicus gen. n., sp. n. (Kinetoplastida: Trypanosomatidae), a biting midge - trypanosome vector association from the Early Cretaceous
- Source :
- Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Vol 103, Iss 5, Pp 468-471 (2008)
- Publication Year :
- 2008
- Publisher :
- Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ), 2008.
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Abstract
- Leptoconops nosopheris sp. n. (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) is described from a blood-filled female biting midge in Early Cretaceous Burmese amber. The new species is characterized by a very elongate terminal flagellomere, elongate cerci, and an indistinct spur on the metatibia. This biting midge contained digenetic trypanosomes (Kinetoplastida: Trypanosomatidae) in its alimentary tract and salivary glands. These trypanosomes are described as Paleotrypanosoma burmanicus gen. n., sp. n., which represents the first fossil record of a Trypanosoma generic lineage.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00740276 and 16788060
- Volume :
- 103
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.4dd3b319f75c4393805c29fc520f1c7e
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1590/S0074-02762008000500010