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A new cavernicolous sand fly from Cambodia: Idiophlebotomus nicolegerae n. sp. (Diptera: Psychodidae)
Mathieu Loyer1, Jérôme Depaquit1, Frédérick Gay2
1Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, ANSES, SFR Cap Santé, EA4688-USC "Transmission vectorielle et épidémiosurveillance de maladies parasitaires (VECPAR)", 51 rue Cognacq-Jay, 51096 Reims Cedex, France; Laboratoire de Parasitologie Mycologie, CHU de Reims, Hôpital Maison Blanche, 45 rue Cognacq-Jay, 51092 Reims Cedex, France.
Abstract:
Cambodia is an area considered free of leishmaniasis and consequently little is known of its' phlebotomine sand fly fauna. Only six species of sand flies have previously been recorded: Sergentomyia barraudi, Sergentomyia pertubans, Sergentomyia bailyi, Sergentomyia silvatica, Sergentomyia khawi and Grassomyia indica and none belonging to the genus Phlebotomus. During an inventory carried out in Cambodia, we caught a new species, belonging to the genus Idiophlebotomus, in a cave. We describe the new species in this paper and also report three other new species for the country: Sergentomyia anodontis, Phlebotomus stantoni and Phlebotomus kiangsuensis.
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