Publication: Description of Sergentomyia phadangensis n. sp. (Diptera, Psychodidae) of Thailand
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2016-01-15
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Parasites and Vectors. Vol.9, No.1 (2016)
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Raxsina Polseela, Jerome Depaquit, Chamnarn Apiwathnasorn Description of Sergentomyia phadangensis n. sp. (Diptera, Psychodidae) of Thailand. Parasites and Vectors. Vol.9, No.1 (2016). doi:10.1186/s13071-016-1300-4 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/40883
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Description of Sergentomyia phadangensis n. sp. (Diptera, Psychodidae) of Thailand
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© 2016 Polseela et al. Background: Since 1996, there are emerging autochthonous cases of leishmaniasis in Thailand due to Leishmania "siamensis" and to L. martiniquensis explaining a recent interest for the sand fly fauna where Sergentomyia gemmea and Se. barraudi have been considered possible vectors in the country. Methods: Field studies were undertaken in a cave of Phitsanulok Province, Thailand. Phlebotomine sandflies have been studied morphologically and some have been processed for molecular biology (sequencing of cytB rDNA). Results: A new species of sand fly, belonging to the genus Sergentomyia: Se. phadangensis n. sp., is described. The association of the male and female is supported by the homology of the sequences of cytochrome b rDNA. Conclusions: The description of a new species in Thailand is of importance in view of the existence of autochthonous leishmaniases.