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The male of the sandfly Sergentomyia blossi (Kirk and Lewis) from Kenya (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 September 2011

David G. Young ,
Mutuku J. Mutinga  and
Ray F. Beach
David G. Young
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology and Nematology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, U.S.A.
Mutuku J. Mutinga
Affiliation:
International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), P.O. Box 30772, Nairobi, Kenya
Ray F. Beach
Affiliation:
Walter Reed Project—Nairobi, P.O. Box 30137, Nairobi, Kenya
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Abstract

The previously unknown male of Sergentomyia blossi (Kirk and Lewis) is described and illustrated. It differs from S. yusafi (Sinton) and S. ruttledgei (Lewis and Kirk) mainly in details of the cibarial armature. Further information on the structure of the S. blossi female is given. Specimens were collected in rock crevices near Rabai, Kenya.

Keywords

Phlebotomine sandflySergentomyia blossiKombeni ForestKenya
Type
Research Articles
Information
International Journal of Tropical Insect Science , Volume 3 , Issue 2-3 , September 1982 , pp. 215 - 217
Copyright
Copyright © ICIPE 1982

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