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RESEARCH PRODUCT

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

Nicole LégerMohd Shahar KhadriSantiago Mas-comaHubert FertéAbu Hassan AhmadJérôme DepaquitMaría Dolores BarguesHan Lim Lee

subject

MaleBiogeographyMolecular Sequence DataZoologyBiologyDNA MitochondrialPolymerase Chain ReactionCaveSpecies Specificityparasitic diseasesAnimalsPsychodidaegeographySex Characteristicsgeography.geographical_feature_categoryPhlebotomus betisiMalaysiaNADH Dehydrogenasebiology.organism_classificationInsect VectorsInfectious DiseasesPhlebotomusInsect ProteinsParasitologyTaxonomy (biology)FemaleSequence Alignment

description

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).

10.1016/j.parint.2008.01.003https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18378490