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Increasing the digital repository of DNA barcoding sequences of sand flies (Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Sand f ly identification is complex because it depends on the expertise of the taxonomist. The females show subtle morphological differences and the occurrence of the species complexes are usual in this taxon.
Almiron, Walter Ricardo   +2 more
core   +1 more source

The first detection of Leishmania major in naturally infected Sergentomyia minuta in Portugal [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Phlebotomine sandflies of the genus Sergentomyia are widely distributed throughout the Old World. It has been suggested that Sergentomyia spp are involved in the transmission of Leishmania in India and Africa, whereas Phlebotomus spp are thought to be ...
Afonso, Maria Odete   +5 more
core   +7 more sources

Phlebotominae Sand Flies in Paraguay. Abundance Distribution in the Southeastern Region [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
From September 1993 to August 2001, 7,190 phlebotomine were collected with CDC light trap in an endemic area for human leishmaniasis, in the departments of Misiones and Itapúa, Paraguay.
Cousiño, Blanca   +6 more
core   +3 more sources

Checklist of the familes Chaoboridae, Dixidae, Thaumaleidae, Psychodidae and Ptychopteridae (Diptera) of Finland

open access: yesZooKeys, 2014
A checklist of the families Chaoboridae, Dixidae, Thaumaleidae, Psychodidae and Ptychopteridae (Diptera) recorded from Finland is given. Four species, Dixella dyari Garret, 1924 (Dixidae), Threticus tridactilis (Kincaid, 1899), Panimerus albifacies ...
Jukka Salmela   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Morphological identification keys for adults of sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) in Sri Lanka

open access: yesParasites & Vectors, 2020
Background Phlebotomine sand flies are a medically important group of insects that is responsible for the transmission of leishmaniasis. Surveillance plays a major role in vector control programmes through exploring species abundance, potential ...
T. Wijerathna, N. Gunathilaka
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Control of phlebotomine (Diptera: Psychodidae) leishmaniasis vectors [PDF]

open access: yesNeotropical Entomology, 2009
Phlebotomines are of medical and veterinary concern as they vector leishmaniasis, bartonellosis and some arboviruses. The adaptations of some species to places modified by humans bring these vectors into contact with dwellings, which can facilitate disease transmission, and the vector control strategies adopted have rendered controversial results ...
Amóra, Sthenia S A   +4 more
openaire   +5 more sources

Molecular Identification of Leishmania Species in Phlebotomus alexandri (Diptera: Psychodidae) in Western Iran

open access: yesJournal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases, 2020
Background: Visceral and cutaneous leishmaniasis are common in some areas of Iran and consider as health problems. Phlebotomus alexandri has been incriminated as a suspected vector for the both form of leishmaniasis.
A. Naghian   +13 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Adaptive female choice for middle-aged mates in a lekking sandfly [PDF]

open access: yes, 2000
Most theoretical models of age-related mate choice predict that females should prefer older males because they have proven survival ability. An alternative view is that older males represent inferior mates because of negative genetic correlations between
Balmford, A.   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

The Insects of Treeholes of Northern Indiana With Special Reference to \u3ci\u3eMegaselia Scalaris\u3c/i\u3e (Diptera: Phoridae) and \u3ci\u3eSpilomyia Longicornis\u3c/i\u3e (Diptera: Syrphidae) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
The aquatic insect community of treeholes in northern Indiana was surveyed from 1983-1986. Twenty-three species, representing three orders and nine families, were found.
Copeland, Robert S
core   +2 more sources

Description of a new species of sand fly Lutzomyia (Pressatia) mamedei n. sp. (Diptera: Psychodidae) from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

open access: yesMemorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 1994
A new species of sand fly from Santa Cruz, state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is described as Lutzomyia (Pressatia) mamedei.
Sandra Maria Oliveira   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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