Trichopygomyia Barretto, 1962

Lutzomyia, subgenus Trichopygomyia Barretto, 1962: 98 . Type species: Flebotomus longispinus Mangabeira (original designation). Additional references: Forattini, 1971: 102 (in part); Forattini, 1973: 292; Martins et al., 1978: 112; Arias et al., 1983: 449; Artemiev, 1991: 74; Young & Duncan, 1994: 418 (revision, keys).

Lutzomyia species group longispina Theodor, 1965: 189; Lewis et al., 1977: 325.

Trichopygomyia Barretto, 1962 (as genus): Galati, 2003: 40, 105, 106 (list, keys).

Diagnosis. Antennal ascoids simple, reaching or surpassing distal fourth of flagellomere; palpal segment 5 longer than palpal segments 2+3. Male: gonocoxite without compact basal tuft of setae, but some setae may be present on the ventral inner face; gonostylus with 4 large spines inserted at different levels and with preapical setae; paramere with one or two additional branches. Female: cibarium with 4 evenly spaced horizontal teeth and one or two rows of vertical teeth; spermathecae striated; spermathecal individual ducts as long as or longer than common duct (Young & Duncan 1994, Galati 2003).

Remarks. Trichopygomyia is comprised of 15 described species with only Trichopygomyia triramula recorded previously in Mexico based on specimens collected in Veracruz (Ibáñez-Bernal et al. 2011). This species was also collected during the present study.