Phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera, Psychodidae) from Pha Tong cave, Northern Thailand with a description of two new species and taxonomical thoughts about Phlebotomus stantoni.

<h4>Background</h4>In South-East Asia, Thailand is the country with the highest number of human autochthonous cases of leishmaniases mostly due to Leishmania martiniquensis. Their transmission remains unresolved to date even though sand flies are known vectors of leishmaniases. As such,...

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Main Authors: Marie-Charlotte Renaux Torres, Coline Pellot, Puckavadee Somwang, Pathamet Khositharattanakool, Khamsing Vongphayloth, Fano José Randrianambinintsoa, Bruno Mathieu, Padet Siriyasatien, Frédérick Gay, Jérôme Depaquit
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-09-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0011565&type=printable