Bichromomyia Artemiev, 1991

Lutzomyia species complex flaviscutellata: Lewis, 1975: 363.

Nyssomyia (Bichromomyia) Artemiev, 1991: 73 . Type species: Flebotomus flaviscutellatus Mangabeira, 1942, by original designation.

Lutzomyia (Nyssomyia) Barretto: Young & Duncan, 1994: 445 (in part).

Bichromomyia Artemiev: Galati, 1995: 137 (as genus); Galati, 2003: 44.

Diagnosis. Flagellomeres with short simple ascoids; thorax bicolored, usually anterior part of mesonotum strongly pigmented contrasting with pale posterior portions; anterior portion of katepisternum with setae. Male: clypeus short no more than the length of eyes; abdominal terga usually with papillae; gonostylus with 4 spiniform setae, all implanted in the apical half. Female: palpus segment 5 shorter than or as long as palpus segment 3; lacinia with one row of external teeth; clypeus at least as long as eye length; spermathecae annulated (Young & Duncan 1994; Galati 2003).

Remarks. This genus includes four species. With the exception of Bi. inornata (Martins, Falcão & Silva), all of them have been reported as infected with Leishmania spp. Bichromomyia olmeca is represented by three subspecies, one distributed in Mexico.