title: Description of Sergentomyia phadangensis n. sp. (Diptera, Psychodidae) of Thailand.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Since 1996, there are emerging autochthonous cases of leishmaniasis in Thailand due to Leishmania "siamensis" and to L. martiniquensis explaining a recent interest for the sand fly fauna where Sergentomyia gemmea and Se. barraudi have been considered possible vectors in the country.
  
  
  METHODS
  Field studies were undertaken in a cave of Phitsanulok Province, Thailand. Phlebotomine sandflies have been studied morphologically and some have been processed for molecular biology (sequencing of cytB rDNA).
  
  
  RESULTS
  A new species of sand fly, belonging to the genus Sergentomyia: Se. phadangensis n. sp., is described. The association of the male and female is supported by the homology of the sequences of cytochrome b rDNA.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The description of a new species in Thailand is of importance in view of the existence of autochthonous leishmaniases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Medical Science, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok, Thailand. raxsinap@nu.ac.th.|Center of Excellence in Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Medical Science, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok, Thailand. raxsinap@nu.ac.th.
authors.forename: Raxsina
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Polseela
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. jerome.depaquit@univ-reims.fr.
authors.forename: Jerome
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Depaquit
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Entomology, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand. tmcaw@mahidol.ac.th.
authors.forename: Chamnarn
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Apiwathnasorn
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D059552:Caves; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*; D007891:Leishmania / Q000502:physiology*; D007896:Leishmaniasis / Q000635:transmission*; D008297:Male; D010691:Phlebotomus / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification / Q000378:metabolism; D011576:Psychodidae / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics; D013785:Thailand / Q000453:epidemiology