Identification of Sand flies of the Subgenus Larroussius based on Molecular and Morphological Characters in North Western Iran

• Main Authors: A Absavaran (Author), Y Rassi (Author), P Parvizi (Author), MA Oshaghi (Author), MR Abaie (Author), S Rafizadeh (Author), M Mohebali (Author), Z Zarea (Author), E Javadian (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2009-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: The adult female sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) of the subgenus Larroussius are important vectors of Leishmania infantum (Kinetoplastida: Tripanosomatidae) in Meshkinshahr district, Northwest of Iran. Four Phle­boto­mus (Larroussius) species are present in this area, i.e. Phlebotomus...