A species complex (= species group, species series) is an assemblage of species, which are
related morphologically and phylogenetically. Recent research has revealed several …

Lutzomyia longipalpis sl is a complex of sibling species and is the principal vector of
American visceral leishmaniasis. The present review summarises the diversity of efforts that …

Background American visceral leishmaniasis (AVL) is an emerging disease in the state of
São Paulo, Brazil. Its geographical expansion and the increase in the number of human …

Phlebotomine sand flies are of global significance as important vectors of human disease,
transmitting bacterial, viral, and protozoan pathogens, including the kinetoplastid parasites …

A review of the literature related to the molecular systematics of the Phlebotomine sandflies
(Diptera, Psychodidae) is proposed. It shows that molecular systematics is more frequently …

DNA barcoding has been an effective tool for species identification in several animal groups.
Here, we used DNA barcoding to discriminate between 47 morphologically distinct species …

In this paper we review the natural history of pheromone communication and the current
diversity of aggregation-sex pheromones in the sand fly Lutzomyia longipalpis. This species …

Lutzomyia longipalpis is the most important vector of Leishmania infantum, the etiological
agent of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in the New World. It is a permissive vector susceptible to …

Background The Lutzomyia longipalpis complex has a wide but discontinuous distribution in
Latin America, extending throughout the Neotropical realm between Mexico and northern …

Abstract Sand fly (Diptera: Psychodidae) taxonomy is complex and time-consuming, which
hampers epidemiological efforts directed toward controlling leishmaniasis in endemic …