Lutzomyia
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Lutzomyia is a genus of phlebotomine sand flies consisting of nearly 400 species, at least 33 of which have medical importance as vectors of human disease. Species of the genus Lutzomyia are found onl
Lutzomyia longipalpis sandfly
Giemsa-stained amastigotes of Leishmania (Viannia) panamensis
Phlebotomus
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Phlebotomus is a genus of "sand flies" in the Diptera family Psychodidae. In the past, they have sometimes been considered to belong in a separate family, Phlebotomidae, but this alternative classific
Lutzomyia
…the Neotropical realm. Lutzomyia is one of the two genera of the subfamily Phlebotominae to transmit the Leishmania parasite, with the other being Phlebotomus, found only in the Old World. Lutzomyia sand flies also serve as vectors for the bacterial Carrion's disease and a number of arboviruses. The genus…
Phlebotomus sp 01
Pharynx of Phlebotomus mascittii