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Description of the female of Lutzomyia ceferinoi (Ortiz & Alvarez, 1963) and redescription of the male

The female of Lutzomyia ceferinoi is described and the male redescribed on specimens from the Andean reglon of western Venezuela. A morphometric analysis using a method of numerical ordinaion demonstrated a high range of morphometric variation in females of this species.

Lutzomyia ceferinol; female; male; description; redescription; morphometric variation


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