Paleoleishmania is an extinct genus of kinetoplastids, a monophyletic group of unicellular parasitic flagellate protozoa. At present it is placed in the family Trypanosomatidae. The genus contains two
Paleoleishmania proterus elongate promastigotes in Palaeomyia burmitis
P. neotropicum amastigotes in proboscis of Lutzomyia adiketis
The Phlebotominae are a subfamily of the family Psychodidae. In several countries, their common name is sandfly, but that name is also applied to other flies. The Phlebotominae include many genera of
Paleoleishmania
…Paleoleishmania Temporal range: Paleolishmania proterus in the gut of the Cretaceous sand fly Palaeomyia burmitis Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Phylum: Euglenozoa Class: Kinetoplastea Order: Trypanosomatida Family: Trypanosomatidae…