title: A taxonomic study of Phlebotomus (Larroussius) perfiliewi s. l.
abstract: Phlebotomus (Larroussius) perfiliewi is one of the main vectors of Leishmania infantum in the Mediterranean basin and in Central Asia. Its taxonomic status remains doubtful. It usually includes three taxa of specific or subspecific value, depending on the authors: P. perfiliewiParrot, 1930 s. st. in North Africa, Western Europe and the Balkans, Crimea; Phlebotomus galilaeusTheodor, 1958 in Israel/Palestine and Cyprus and Phlebotomus transcaucasicusPerfiliev, 1937 in Caucasus and Central Asia. While the identification of the females of P. perfiliewi s. l. is relatively easy, based on the particular morphology of their spermathecal ducts, the specific identification of the females of Phlebotomus perfiliewi perfiliewi, Phlebotomus perfiliewi galilaeus and Phlebotomus perfiliewi transcaucasicus is impossible. The differentiation of males, based mainly on characters on aedeagus, is also difficult. The goal of the present study is to carry out a taxonomic update based on a morphological study of specimens coming from various populations from Asia, Europe and North Africa coupled with their molecular analysis.
authors.affiliation: Université 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. Electronic address: jerome.depaquit@univ-reims.fr.
authors.forename: Jérôme
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Depaquit
authors.forename: Azzedine
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bounamous
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Akhoundi
authors.forename: Denis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Augot
authors.forename: Franck
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sauvage
authors.forename: Vit
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Dvorak
authors.forename: Alsu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chaibullinova
authors.forename: Bernard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pesson
authors.forename: Petr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Volf
authors.forename: Nicole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Léger
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D021901:DNA, Intergenic / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics; D018314:Leishmania infantum; D007898:Leishmaniasis, Visceral / Q000635:transmission; D008297:Male; D019083:Mediterranean Region; D010691:Phlebotomus / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D021901:DNA, Intergenic
keywords: Biogeography; Leishmania; Molecular systematics; Morphology; Phlebotomine sandflies; Phlebotomus perfiliewi