title: Sandfly fauna of domestic & para-domestic habitats in arid & semi-arid zones of Rajasthan.
abstract: Sandfly fauna of three districts of Rajasthan representing arid and semi-arid environments are described. A total of 2,042 sandflies belonging to two genera and seven species were collected. The arid district of Bikaner with irrigational development (by means of canal) showed considerably higher density of species Phlebotomus papatasi (16.5 PMH) as compared to Jodhpur district (1.0 PMH). The species encountered were Ph. papatasi, Ph. sergenti, Sergentomyia punjabensis, S. babu babu, S. clydei, S. bhagdadis and S. christophersi.
authors.affiliation: Regional Medical Research Centre (Desert), Jodhpur.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Joshi
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Bansal
authors.forename: K V
authors.initials: KV
authors.lastname: Verma
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003889:Desert Climate; D007194:India; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000254:growth & development*; D011576:Psychodidae / Q000254:growth & development*; D012621:Seasons