New Records and Updated Checklist of Phlebotomine Sand Flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) From Liberia
Autor: | Craig A. Stoops, Leopoldo M. Rueda, F. Bolay, L.S. Fakoli, P. J. Obenauer, Noha Watany, J. W. Diclaro, S. S. El-Hossary |
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Rok vydání: | 2016 |
Předmět: |
0301 basic medicine
030231 tropical medicine Body size West africa 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine Animals Body Size Psychodidae Phlebotomus General Veterinary biology Ecology Leishmaniasis Liberia biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Checklist Insect Vectors 030104 developmental biology Infectious Diseases Insect Science Parasitology Seasons |
Zdroj: | Journal of Medical Entomology. 53:717-720 |
ISSN: | 1938-2928 0022-2585 |
DOI: | 10.1093/jme/tjv255 |
Popis: | Phlebotomine sand flies from three counties in Liberia were collected from January 2011 to July 2013. In total, 3,118 sand flies were collected: 18 species were identified, 13 of which represented new records for Liberia. An updated taxonomic checklist is provided with a brief note on sand fly biology, and the disease vector potential for species is discussed. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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