Psychodidae is a group constituted by ca. 3400 species distributed in six existing and one
extinct subfamily. Among them, Phlebotominae is of relevant medical and veterinary interest …

The taxonomy and systematics of sand flies (Diptera, Psychodidae, Phlebotominae) are one
of the pillars of research aimed to identifying vector populations and the agents transmitted …

Phlebotomine sand flies are the subject of much research because of the role of their
females as the only proven natural vectors of Leishmania species, the parasitic protozoans …

Background Phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) are important vectors of
various human and animal pathogens such as Bartonella bacilliformis, Phlebovirus, and …

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

Background Currently, knowledge regarding the phlebotomine sand fly (Diptera:
Psychodidae) fauna of Turkey is restricted to regions with endemic leishmaniasis. However …

Background Rapid, accurate and high-throughput identification of vector arthropods is of
paramount importance in surveillance programmes that are becoming more common due to …

Abstract Sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae, Phlebotominae) are the vectors of most
Leishmania species associated with leishmaniases in humans and animals. Rigorous …

The subgenus Transphlebotomus comprises sand fly species with distribution markedly
restricted to the Mediterranean basin and suspected of Leishmania transmission. Only three …

Mexico has great diversity of phlebotomine sand flies related to cases of leishmaniasis, yet
few studies have dressed the molecular taxonomy of these sand fly species. The use of the …