Pintomyia nuneztovari
# Pintomyia nuneztovari

Pintomyia nuneztovari is a phlebotomous sand fly in the subgenus Pifanomyia native to South America. It was named by the entomologist who first described the species in the scientific literature, Venezuelan entomologist Ignacio Ortíz, to honor the scientific contributions of Manuel Núñez Tovar.

## Distribution

Pin. nuneztovari occurs in Bolivia, Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela.

## Bionomics

Pin. nuneztovari has been found to readily bite humans indoors between 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.

## Medical Importance

Genus Leishmania trypanosomes, responsible for the disease leishmaniasis, have been reported in Pin. nuneztovari from Bolivia.

