title: First description of the male of Phlebotomus betisi Lewis and Wharton, 1963 (Diptera: Psychodidae).
abstract: The male of Phlebotomus (Larroussius) betisi is described from Malayan caves. Several males have been caught in association with P. betisi females. Males and females have been associated by ecology, biogeography, morphology and molecular biology (homology of the ND4 mtDNA sequences).
authors: Medical Entomology Unit, Infectious Diseases Research Centre, Institute for Medical Research, Jalan Pahang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors: Mohd Shahar
authors: MS
authors: Khadri
authors: Jérôme
authors: J
authors: Depaquit
authors: Maria Dolores
authors: MD
authors: Bargues
authors: Hubert
authors: H
authors: Ferté
authors: Santiago
authors: S
authors: Mas-coma
authors: Han Lim
authors: HL
authors: Lee
authors: Abu Hassan
authors: AH
authors: Ahmad
authors: Nicole
authors: N
authors: Léger
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D019476:Insect Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics; D008296:Malaysia; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009245:NADH Dehydrogenase / Q000235:genetics; D010691:Phlebotomus / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D016415:Sequence Alignment; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial; D019476:Insect Proteins; C098483:NADH dehydrogenase subunit 4; D009245:NADH Dehydrogenase