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Sand Flies
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Sand Flies

Phlebotominae

The Phlebotominae are a subfamily of the family Psychodidae. In several countries, their common name is sand fly; but that name is also applied to other flies known as sandflies. The Phlebotominae include many genera of blood-feeding (hematophagous) flies, including the primary vectors of leishmaniasis, bartonellosis and pappataci fever. In the New World, leishmaniasis is spread by sand flies in the genus Lutzomyia, which commonly live in caves, where their main hosts are bats. In the...

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6 branches of this subfamily, most-observed first

Lutzomyia

genusLutzomyia

Phlebotomus

genusPhlebotomus

Brumptomyia

genusBrumptomyia

Chinius

genusChinius

Idiophlebotomus

genusIdiophlebotomus

Sergentomyia

genusSergentomyia

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