Descrição dos imaturos de cinco espécies coprófagas de Psychodini (Diptera: Psychodidae) com uma nova proposta de armadilha de oviposição.

Abstract

Immature of coprophagous psychodidae are often found in fecal material, but these stages are still poorly understood. In order to describe the immature psychodidae collected and to test an oviposition trap for the collection of immature psychophagous insects, collections were carried out in the Forest of Science - INPA (Campus II) and in the Ducke Reserve, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil. We collected specimens of five species of Psychodini: Psychoda atlantica Cordeiro, Bravo & Carvalho, 2011, Psychoda litotes Quate, 1966, Psychoda savaiiensis Edwards, 1928, Psychoda serraorobonensis Bravo, Cordeiro & Chagas, 2006 and a species of Feuerborniella, among these Psychoda atlantica and Psychoda serraorobonensis were first registered for the state of Amazonas. The fourth instar of the larva and the pupa of the five species were described, adult specimens ♂ of Psychoda atlantica and Psychoda serraorobonensis until then unknown were collected, for later description. In total, 793 specimens were obtained, of which Diptera was the most abundant order, with 99.2% of the specimens collected. Psychodidae was the most representative family, responsible for 72.2%. In this way, the trap collected significantly more psychodidae when compared to the other families.