Sciopemyia sordellii
Creators: name: Chaves Júnior, Salvador P.
name: Shimabukuro, Paloma H. F.
name: Andrade, Andrey J.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Psychodidae
Sciopemyia
Sciopemyia sordellii

description: Sciopemyia sordellii (Shannon & Del Ponte, 1927)
(Figs 1–4)
Phlebotomus sordellii Shannon & Del Ponte, 1927: 730 (♂, Resistencia, Chaco, Argentina).
Flebotomus nordestinus Mangabeira, 1942: 327 (♂, Nova Olinda, Ceará, Brazil); Young & Morales 1987: 662 (as synonym of Ph. sordellii).
Phlebotomus longicornutus Floch & Abonnenc, 1943: 6 (♂, ♀, Montabo, Cayenne, French Guiana); Barretto 1946: 534 (as synonym of F. nordestinus); Forattini 1960: 478 (Amapá, Brazil).
Lutzomyia nordestina; Barretto 1962: 96 (list.); Llanos 1973: 32 (♂, ♀, figs., dist., Loreto; Madre de Dios; Peru); Martins et al. 1978: 165 (refs., dist.); Mayrink et al. 1979: 131 (dist., Minas Gerais, Brazil); Young 1979: 233 (figs., refs., dist.); Fraiha et al. 1980: 21 (dist., Loreto, Peru); Morales & Minter 1981: 97 (dist., Caqueta, Colombia); Biancardi et al. 1982: 168 (dist., Rondônia, Brazil); Arias & Freitas 1982: 404 (dist., Acre, Brazil); Ready et al. 1983: 780 (Pará, Brazil); Young & Rogers 1984: 599 (list., Cañar; Guayas; Los Rios; Napo; Pichincha; Ecuador); Ryan 1986: 120 (♂, ♀, figs., Pará, Brazil); Ryan et al. 1987: 356 (nat. trypanosome infection, Pará, Brazil); Feliciangeli 1988: 110 (list., Venezuela); Feliciangeli et al. 1988: 48 (dist., Amazonas, Venezuela); Le Pont & Desjeux 1992: 266 (cf. to vattierae).
Lutzomyia sordellii; Theodor 1965: 187 (listed); Young & Morales 1986: 662 (figs. of lectotype); Alexander et al. 1992: 125 (rec., Cañar; Guayas; Los Rios; Pichincha; Sucumbios; Ecuador); Young & Duncan 1994: 54 (♂, ♀, figs., list., dist., tax., identification key); Andrade-Filho et al. 1997: 13 (dist., Minas Gerais, Brazil); Galati et al. 1997: 31 (dist., Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil); Barros et al. 2000: 16 (dist., Maranhão, Brazil); Andrade-Filho et al. 2001: 96 (list., Piauí, Brazil); Oliveira et al. 2003: 19 (dist., Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil); Ferreira Silva & Vasconcelos 2005: 38 (dist., Pernambuco, Brazil); Margonari et al. 2010: 47 (dist., natural infection by Leishmania, Minas Gerais, Brazil); Rebêlo et al. 2010: 26 (list., Maranhão, Brazil); Alencar et al. 2011: 118 (ecology, Amazonas, Brazil); Azevedo et al. 2011: 40 (dist., Maranhão, Brazil); Oliveira et al. 2011: 106 (dist., Pará, Brazil); Guimarães et al. 2012: 45 (dist., Pernambuco, Brazil); Queiroz et al. 2012: 45 (list., Mato Grosso, Brazil); Kent et al. 2013: 6 (dist., Sabajo Hills, Republic of Suriname); Nascimento et al. 2013: 125 (list., Minas Gerais, Brazil); Guimarães et al. 2014: 56 (molecular detection of Leishmania); Miranda et al. 2015: 146 (dist., Pernambuco, Brazil); Pereira Filho et al. 2015: 8 (dist., Maranhão, Brazil); Chagas et al. 2016: 7 (dist., Pará, Brazil); Pinheiro et al. 2016 (dist., Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil); Guimarães & Silva et al. 2017 (food source, molecular detection of Leishmania); Silva et al. 2017: 26 (dist., molecular detection of Leishmania, Maranhão, Brazil); Pereira Filho et al. 2018 (molecular detection of Leishmania); Thies et al. 2018: 177 (natural infection by Leishmania hertigi).
Psychodopygus nordestinus; Forattini 1973: 475 (♂, ♀, figs., tax.).
Sciopemyia sordellii; Galati 2003: 44 (♂, ♀, list., figs., dist., tax., identification key); Galati et al. 2003: 47 (dist., Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil); Bejarano et al. 2006: 26 (tax.); Oliveira et al. 2006: 101 (dist., Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil); Shimabukuro et al. 2007: 51 (♂, ♀, figs., tax.); Andrade-Filho et al. 2008: 37 (ecology); Cutolo et al. 2009: 18 (♂, figs., tax.); Dorval et al. 2009: 104 (dist., Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil); Dorval et al. 2010: 43 (dist., Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil); Galati et al. 2010: 54 (dist., São Paulo, Brazil); Salómon et al. 2010: 69 (dist., Misiones, Argentina); Vilela et al. 2011: 6 (dist., Tocantins, Brazil); Fordellone et al. 2012: 45 (dist., Paraná, Brazil); Machado et al. 2012: 107 (dist., Tocantins, Brazil); Carvalho et al. 2013: 8 (ecology); Cutolo et al. 2013: 19 (dist., São Paulo, Brazil); Pinheiro et al. 2013: 38 (dist., Rio Grande do Norte); Brilhante et al. 2015: 57 (dist., Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil); Pinto et al. 2015: 10 (DNA barcoding); Rêgo et al. 2015: 10 (molecular detection of Leishmania); Sanguinette et al. 2015: 8 (dist., Minas Gerais, Brazil); Saraiva et al. 2015: 10 (dist., Minas Gerais, Brazil); Dorval et al. 2016: 23 (dist., Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil); Oliveira et al. 2016: 11 (dist., Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil); Peres Dias et al. 2016: 58 (dist., Rio de Janeiro, Brazil); Pinheiro et al. 2016: 9 (dist., Rio Grande do Norte); Shimabukuro et al. 2016 (dist., Bahia; São Paulo; Brazil); Carvalho et al. 2016 (molecular detection of Leishmania); Slezag et al. 2017 (dist., Chaco Province, Argentina); Silva et al. 2017 (dist., Pernambuco, Brazil); Tonelli et al. 2017: 12 (dist., Minas Gerais, Brazil); Ávila et al. 2018: 14 (natural infection by Leishmania); Lana et al. 2018: 13 (dist., Minas Gerais, Brazil); Rodrigues et al. 2018 (DNA barcoding); Barrios et al. 2019: 14 (dist., Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil); Costa et al. 2019: 52 (dist., Minas Gerais, Brazil); Pereira Júnior et al. 2019: 114 (dist., Rondônia, Brazil); Santos et al. 2019: 14 (dist., molecular detection of Leishmania, Amapá, Brazil); Da Silva et al. 2020 (molecular detection of Leishmania); Torchitte et al. 2020 (dist., food source, Rondônia, Brazil); Costa et al. 2021 (bloodmeal identification).
Diagnosis. Female: preapical papilla on flagellomere III present posterior teeth slanted, facing the central region of cibarium; anterior teeth arranged in a transverse row; spermathecae also transversally striated, though without the tubular aspect, clearly wider than the individual spermathecal ducts and with sessile terminal knob. Male: preapical papilla on flagellomere III present; gonocoxite without basal tuft of setae; flagellomere I ≥ 405 µm; aedeagal ducts ≤ 440 µm; epandrial lobe ≤ 157 µm; presence of one apical spine and upper external spine at the subapical level in the gonostyle.
Female. Head (Fig. 1A): 367 (363/381, n = 2) in length, 328 (330/339, n = 2) in width. Arrangement of deciduous bristles in the occiput region forming an “X” shape; clypeus 122 (116/136, n = 2) in length; eyes 177 (177/180, n = 3) in length, 99 (96/99, n = 2) in width; interocular distance 148 (133/151, n = 2). Pharynx with small teeth (Fig. 1B). Cibarium (Fig. 1B) with four posterior teeth well developed, curved towards the central region of the cibarium, eight anterior teeth distributed in a transverse row and eight lateral teeth flanking the posterior teeth; sclerotized area short and triangular; sclerotized arch incomplete. Labrum-epipharynx (LE) (Fig. 1C): 174 (162/168, n = 2); mandible as shown (Fig. 1D). Apical region of hypopharynx with 18 teeth (Fig. 1F). Lacinia of maxilla with 11–12 external teeth and 16 internal teeth (Fig. 1E). Antenna (Figs 1G–I, 2A–K): flagellomere length: FI 470 (470/493, n = 2); FII 237 (228/242, n = 2); FIII 209 (228/251, n = 2); FXIII 96 (78/110, n = 2) and FXIV 67 (67/72, n = 2). Ascoids: short posterior spur with a peduncle type of insertion and the anterior spur is long in FI and reaches the level of the preapical papilla (Fig. 1G); the external ascoids implanted more apical than the internal ones, in FI; presence of preapical papilla on FI– FIII (Fig. 1G–I); papilla on FIV–FVI absent (Figs 2A–C); presence of one papilla on FVII, FVIII and FIX (Figs 2D–F); two papillae on FX (Fig. 2G), presence of three, three, seven and six papillae distributed on FXI, FXII, FXIII and FXIV, respectively (Figs 2H–K); preapical spiniform papilla observed on FIX (Fig. 2F), FXI (Fig. 2H), and FXIII (Fig. 2J). Presence of simple setae on FIV– FXIV (Figs 2A–K), Labial suture complete (Fig. 1A). Palpi (P) (Fig. 1J): palpal segment length: PI 35 (38/41, n = 2), PII 61 (55/61, n = 2), PIII 128 (116/125, n = 2), PIV 75 (70/72, n = 2) and PV 145 (125/148, n = 2) – Palpal formula: 1-2-4-3-5; PIII (Fig. 1J) with Newstead’s sensilla scattered along the segment.
Cervix: ventro-cervical sensillae absent. Cervical sclerite bearing a pair of spiniform sensilla.
Thorax: Mesonotum 599 (577, n = 1) in length. Mesonotum, pronotum, paratergite, anepisternum, metanotum and postnotum light brown, pleura off-white. Two proepimeral setae; 13 upper anepisternal setae. Setae present on the anterior margin of the katepisternum. Wing (Fig. 2L): 2,294 (2,183 / 2,294, n = 2) in length, 664 (657/672, n = 2) in width; veins: R 5 1,350 (1.295 / 1,350, n = 3); alfa 518 (577/613, n = 2); beta 372 (298/311, n = 2); gamma 212 (136/200, n = 2); delta 96 (154/261, n = 2); pi 95 (66/125, n = 2). Legs (anterior; median; posterior): Coxae: 349 (339/363, n = 2), 353 (325/339, n = 2), 330 (316/335, n = 2); Femur: 876 (832/888, n = 2), 832 (814/832, n = 2), 943 (925, n = 1); Tibia: 1,369 (1,239 / 1,295, n = 2), 1,480 (1,332 / 1,350, n = 2), 1,628 (1,535, n = 1); Tarsomere I: 803 (740, n = 2), 869 (795/851, n = 2), 906 (851, n = 1). Sum of tarsomeres II+III+IV+V, 744 (715/730, n = 2), 759 (744/766, n = 2), 773 (788, n = 1).
Abdomen: 1,480 (1,424 / 1,776, n = 2) in length; tergal papillae absent. Spermathecae: 43 (41/43, n = 2) in length, 14 (14, n = 2) in width; with poorly defined rings (Fig. 2M); Terminal knob: 12 (9/12, n = 2) in length and 12 (12, n = 2) in width, not individualized, with rounded shape and bristles in the apical region; common spermathecal duct: 70 (58/61, n = 3) in length and 6 (6, n = 2) in width, does not go beyond the middle of the genital fork; individual spermathecal duct: 162 (128/142, n = 2) in length and 6 (6, n = 2) in width, they are membranous with smooth walls and their widths are uniform throughout their length (Fig. 2M). Cercus: 154 (154/159 n = 2) in length and 78 (69/78, n = 2) in width.
Material examined: 3 females (Nº 87550, 87016, 87549). Capture location: municipality of Lassance (17°53′22.31″ S, 44°34′53.63″ W), located in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Collection date: 2 females (87549, 87550) 08/ix/2008; 1 female (87106): 12/viii/2008. Trap: HP trap. Collector: Mariana Campos das Neves Farah Ramos. Complementary material: 2 females from “Parque Estadual do Rio Doce” (19º30′45″ S, 42º33′10″ W), state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Collection date: from June 2003 to July 2004. Trap: Malaise trap. Collector: Rogério Parentoni Martins. Material deposited at FIOCRUZ/COLFLEB.
Redescription of the Male. Head (Fig. 3A) 335 (321/325, n = 2) in length, 270 (270/281, n = 2) in width. Arrangement of deciduous bristles in the occiput region forming an “X” shape; clypeus 122 (110/121, n = 2) in length; eyes 154 (151/154, n = 2) in length, 72 (72/84, n = 2) in width; interocular distance 125 (122/136, n = 2). Pharynx with streaks and no teeth (Fig. 3B). Cibarium without teeth (Fig. 3B). Labrum-epipharynx (LE) 136 (136/148, n = 2) (Fig. 3C). Specimen with damaged (broken) antennas, description based on the other specimen (Nº 92113). Antenna (Fig. 3D–F, 4A–K): flagellomere length (F): FI 437 (404/469, n = 2), FII 227 (223/228, n = 2), FIII 223 (209/223, n = 2), FXIII 78 (81, n = 1) and FXIV 70 (67, n = 1). Ascoids not visible in specimen, description based on the other specimen (Nº 92113). Ascoids with short posterior spur and with a peduncle type of insertion, anterior spur is long in FI and reaches the level of the preapical papilla (Fig. 3D), but does not reach FII; external ascoids implanted at the same level as the internal; presence of preapical papilla on FI–FIII (Figs 3D–F); papillae on FIV–FVI absent (Figs 4A–C); presence of one papilla on FVII and FVIII (Figs 4D and E), two papillae on FIX (Fig. 4F), three papillae on FX and FXI (Figs 4G and H), presence of four, six, six papillae distributed on FXII, FXIII and FXIV, respectively (Figs 4I–K); preapical spiniform papilla on FIX (Fig. 4F), FXI (Fig. 4H) and FXIII (Fig. 4J). Presence of simple setae on FIV–FXIV (Fig. 4A–K). Palpi damaged in specimen, description based on the other specimen (Nº 92113). Palpi (P) (Fig. 3G): palpal segment length: PI 32 (29/38, n = 2), PII 52 (52, n = 2), PIII 107 (107, n = 2), PIV 55 (58/61, n = 2), PV 96 (96/116, n = 2). The length of PIII and PV varied between specimens, with the PIII being longer in some specimens, while others had the largest PV. Palpal formula: 1-2-4-(3-5) (n = 2); PIII with Newstead’s sensilla scattered along the segment (Fig. 3G). Labial suture complete (Fig. 3A).
Cervix. Ventro-cervical sensilla absent. Cervical sclerites bearing a pair of spiniform sensilla.
Thorax. Mesonotum 416 (416/423, n = 2) in length; pronotum, anepisternum, metanotum and postnotum light brown, paratergite and pleura off-white. Two proepimeral setae; seven-eight upper anepisternal setae. Setae on the anterior margin of the katepisternum present. Wing (Fig. 4L): 1,776 (1,813 / 1,831, n = 2) in length, 467 (496/504, n = 2) in width; veins: R 5 1,504 (1,504 / 1,091, n = 2); alfa 344 (381/396, n = 2); beta 290 (234/278, n = 2); gamma 180 (194/206, n = 2); delta 17 (17/38, n = 2); pi 88 (80/131, n = 2). Legs (anterior, median, posterior): Coxae: 307 (298/307, n = 2), 288 (279/293, n = 2), 288 (292/297, n = 2); Femur: 752 (694/740, n = 2), 679 (684, n = 1), 760 (759, n = 1); Tibia: 1,147 (1,147 / 1,202, n = 2), 1,258 (1,313, n = 1), 1,369 (1,461, n = 1); Tarsomere I: 693 (701/777, n = 2), 760 (832, n = 1), 803 (851, n = 1). Sum of tarsomeres II+III+IV+V (anterior, median, posterior): 657 (642/693, n = 2), 679 (730, n = 1), 686 (737, n = 1).
Abdomen: 1,221 (1,350 / 1,535, n = 2) in length; tergal papillae absent. Terminalia (Fig. 4M): gonocoxite 148 (145/148, n = 2) in length, 55 (55/58, n = 2) in width, without basal tuft of setae. Gonostyle 128 (130/142,1, n = 2) in length, without spiniform preapical seta and with four spines: one apical, one subapical (upper external), one lower external and one internal spine. The four spines are well-developed. Lower external spine implanted at a level closer to the upper external spine than the internal. Internal spine implanted in the apical third of the gonostylus. Paramere (Fig. 4M): dorsal margin 128 (119/128, n = 2) and ventral 151 (148/151, n = 2) in length; basal level of implantation of the bristles of dorsal margin reaches the apical level implantation of the bristles in the ventral margin (Fig. 4M). Parameral sheath sclerotized and coniform. Epandrial lobe 148 (146/148, n = 2) in length, 32 (29/32, n = 2) in width and rounded at the apex. Sperm pump (Fig. 4N) 107 (107/119, n = 2); ejaculatory apodeme 78 (78/96, n = 2); aedeagal ducts with bevel shaped apex (Fig. 4N), 397 (383/397, n = 2) in length and 3 (3, n = 2) in width; 3,7 times the length of the sperm pump. Cercus 119 (128/134, n = 2) in length, 49 (38/43, n = 2) in width.
Material examined: 3 males (Nº 89333, 89327, 89331). Capture location: municipality of Lassance (17°53′22.31″ S, 44°34′53.63″ W), located in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Collection date: 26/iv/2010. Trap: CDC trap. Collector: not identified. Complementary material: 2 males (Nº 92113, 92114) from “Parque Estadual do Rio Doce” (19º30′45″ S, 42º33′10″ W), state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Collection date: from June 2003 to July 2004. Trap: Malaise trap. Collector: Rogério Parentoni Martins. Material deposited in the FIOCRUZ/COLFLEB.
Distribution based on published articles: ARGENTINA: Resistencia, Chaco, Shannon & Del Ponte (1927); Misiones, Puerto Iguazú, Salomón et al. (2010: 69); Colonia Benítez; Margarita Belén, Szelag et al. (2017). COSTA RICA: Murilo & Zeledón (1985). COLOMBIA: Amazonas-Letícia; Boyacá-Puerto Boyacá; Caquetá-Solano; Tolima-Melga; Valle-Buenaventura, Lower Anchicaya Dam, Martins et al. (1978); La Macareña, Bejarano et al. (2006: 26). ECUADOR: Cañar-Conchacay; Guayas-Bucay, Cerro Cutuguay; Los Rios – Quevedo, La Montaña, Martins et al. (1978). FRENCH GUIANA: Approugue-Balourou, Guillaume, Saut Canori, Saut Machicou; Caux; Cayenne-Baduel, Cabossou, Crique, Anguille, Montabo, Rorota; Haute Mana-Souvenir; Iracoubo-Crique Blanche; Oyapock-Maripa, Saint Georges, Tampac, Martins et al. (1978). Montabo, Cayenne, French Guyana, Floch & Abonnenc (1943: 6). PANAMA: Darien-Altos de Quia, District de Pinogana; Panama canal area-Madden Forest Reserve, Martins et al. (1978). PERU: Cusco-Assunción, Pilcopata; Huánuco-Cachicoto; Loreto-Pucallpa, Serafin Filomeno, Zungarococha; Madre de Dios-Salvacíon, Alto Madre de Dios, Martins et al. (1978). REPUBLIC OF SURINAME: Sabajo Hills, Brokopondo, Kent et al. (2013: 6). TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: Martins et al. (1978). VENEZUELA: Floresta Tropical úmida, Floresta Tropical Seca, Amazonas, Feliciangeli et al. (1988). BOLIVIA: Rio Yapacani, Santa Cruz, Bermudez & Young (1983: 5). BRAZIL: CEARÁ: Nova Olinda, Mangabeira (1942: 327). ACRE: Rio Branco, Martins et al. (1978). AMAPÁ: Macapá, Martins et al. (1978); Oiapoque, Santos et al. (2019: 14). AMAZONAS: Presidente Figueiredo, Alencar et al. (2011: 118); Terra Indígena Caititu, Lábrea, Silva et al. (2014). BAHIA: Parque Nacional do Pau-Brasil, Porto Seguro, Shimabukuro et al. (2016). ESPÍRITO SANTO: Vargem Alta, Pinto et al. (2009: 1). MARANHÃO: Cururupu; São Luís; Martins et al. (1978); Paço do Lumiar, Barros et al. (2000: 16); Barreirinhas, Rebêlo et al. (2010: 26); São Luís, Azevedo et al. (2011: 40); Águas do Miranda, Brilhante et al. (2015: 57); Santo Amaro, Pereira Filho et al. (2015): 8; Caxias, Guimarães & Silva et al. 2017. MATO GROSSO: Barra do Garças, Queiroz et al. (2012: 45); Sinop, Thies et al. (2018: 177). MATO GROSSO DO SUL: Corumbá, Galati et al. (1997: 31), Oliveira et al. (2016: 11), Barrios et al. (2019: 14); Campo Grande, Oliveira et al. (2003: 19), Galati et al. (2003: 47), Oliveira et al. (2006: 101), Dorval et al. (2016: 23); Bela Vista, Dorval et al. (2009; 2010). MINAS GERAIS: Timóteo, Andrade-Filho et al. (1997: 13); Pedra do Indaiá, Andrade-Filho et al. (2008: 37); Divinópolis, Margonari et al. (2010: 47), Nascimento et al. (2013: 125); Lassance, Carvalho et al. (2013; 2017); Terra Indígena Xacriabá, São João das Missões, Rêgo et al. (2015: 10), Costa et al. (2019: 52); Barra do Guaicuí, Várzea da Palma, Sanguinette et al. (2015: 8); Parque Estadual do Sumidouro, Saraiva et al. (2015: 10); Santuário do Caraça, Tonelli et al. (2017: 12); Ipatinga, Lana et al. (2018: 13); Rio Acima, Costa et al. (2021: 120). PARÁ: Belém, Martins et al. (1978); Bacarena, Oliveira et al. (2011: 106); Paraense; Santa Maria, Chagas et al. (2016: 7). PARANÁ: Itambaracá, Cruz et al. (2012: 45). PERNAMBUCO: Recife, Silva & Vasconcelos (2005: 38), Silva et al. (2020); São Vicente Férrer, Guimarães et al. (2012; 2014); Ipojuca, Miranda et al. (2015: 146); Iguaraçu, Silva & Vasconcelos (2005: 38), Silva et al. (2017: 26). PIAUÍ:Andrade-Filho et al. (2001: 96). RIO DE JANEIRO: Cantagalo, Peres Dias et al. (2016: 58). RIO GRANDE DO NORTE: Parnamirim, Pinheiro et al. (2013: 38); Nísia Floresta, Pinheiro et al. (2016: 9); Complexo Rio Doce, Silva et al. (2020). RONDÔNIA: Guajará Mirim; Porto Velho, Martins et al. (1978); Nova Mamoré, Parque Estadual Guajará-Mirim, Pereira-Júnior et al. (2019: 114); Ji-Paraná, Torchitte et al. (2020). SÃO PAULO: Botucatu, Cutolo et al. (2009: 18); Província Espeleológica do Vale do Ribeira, Parque Estadual Intervales, Galati et al. (2010: 54); Rio Claro, Cutolo et al. (2013: 19). TOCANTINS: Porto Nacional, Vilela et al. (2011: 6); Taquaraçu, Machado et al. (2012: 107).
Distribution based on the analyzed slides: BRAZIL. Amapá: Pedra Branca do Amapari; Ceará: Maranguape; Goiás: Itumbiara; Mato Grosso: Alta Floresta, Chapada dos Guimarães; Mato Grosso do Sul: Camapuã; Minas Gerais: Belo Horizonte, Divinópolis, Jaboticatubas, Jequitinhonha, Lassance, Pains, Paracatu, Monsenhor Paulo, São João das Missões, Santana do Riacho, Rio Acima, Tupaciguara, Várzea da Palma; Pará: Oriximiná; Pernambuco: Recife; Piauí: Curralinho, Miguel Leão; Tocantins: Porto Nacional.
Medical importance: Studies have not yet been conducted on this species regarding vector competence or capacity, or natural infection by parasites. Species feed in anurans (Costa et al. 2021).
description: Published as part of Chaves Júnior, Salvador P., Shimabukuro, Paloma H. F. & Andrade, Andrey J., 2022, Description of the female and redescription of the male of Sciopemyia sordellii (Shannon & Del Ponte, 1927), including the description of four new species of the genus Sciopemyia Barretto, 1962 (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) from Brazil, pp. 301-336 in Zootaxa 5195 (4) on pages 305-312, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5195.4.1, http://zenodo.org/record/7198730