First description of the male of Phlebotomus betisi Lewis and Wharton, 1963 (Diptera: Psychodidae)

Khadri MS 1 , Depaquit J , Bargues MD , Ferté H , Mas-coma S , Lee HL Show all authors , Ahmad AH , Léger N

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  • 1 Medical Entomology Unit, Infectious Diseases Research Centre, Institute for Medical Research, Jalan Pahang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Parasitol Int, 2008 Sep;57(3):295-9.
PMID: 18378490 DOI: 10.1016/j.parint.2008.01.003

Abstract

The male of Phlebotomus (Larroussius) betisi is described from Malayan caves. Several males have been caught in association with P. betisi females. Males and females have been associated by ecology, biogeography, morphology and molecular biology (homology of the ND4 mtDNA sequences).

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