Phlebotominae
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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
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Lutzomyia longipalpis feeding on human blood
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
Phlebotominae
…including humans, they can transmit leishmaniasis, arboviruses, and bartonellosis. In the New World, leishmaniasis is spread by sandflies in the genus Lutzomyia, which commonly live in caves, where their main hosts are bats. In the Old World, sandflies in the genus Phlebotomus spread leishmaniasis. Phlebotomine…
Giemsa-stained amastigotes of Leishmania (Viannia) panamensis