“Morphological variation between Phlebotomus argentipes,Annandale and Brunette and Phlebotomus papatasi (Scopoli), vector of Leishmaniasis, from India”
Journal Title: Voyager - Year 2017, Vol 0, Issue 1
Abstract
In India Phlebotomine sandflies of genus Phlebotomus are primarily responsible for the transmission of Leishmaniasis, a parasitic disease. Besides this, Phlebotomus species are also vector for bartonellosis and papatasi fever.Phlebotomus argentipes, Annandale and Brunette, 1908 and Phlebotomus papatasi (Scopoli) are considered as main vectors for the transmission of various forms of Leishmaniasis in many countries including India. The correct identification of these two species is very important for eradicating leishmaniasis from India. The objective of this study was to determine the morphological variation between these two species of Phlebotomus in their distributional area. Here we also studied the intraspecific variation of these two species complexes in India. A key is also constructed for the identification of male and female of these two Indian Phlebotomine species.
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