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Sergentomyia (Neophlebotomus) quatei Lewis 1978

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Description

Sergentomyia (Neophlebotomus) quatei Lewis

Se. (Neo.) quatei is a new country record for India. Holotype female and paratypes were recorded from Sepilok, Borneo (Lewis 1978). This species was also recorded from Thailand (Apiwathnasorn et al. 1989) and Malaysia (Shahar et al. 2011; Polseela et al. 2011). During the collection in Andaman Islands, a total of 22 specimens (male 7 female 15) were collected. Identification of the species was confirmed based on the taxonomic features of cibarium and spermathecae of females and cibarium and genitalia of male specimens. Distribution of Se. (Neo.) quatei with date of collection in Andaman Islands is as follows: Dhasarathpur (12°29” N and 92°54” E) in human dwelling (1 male, 3 female), V-30-2018; Radha krishnan nagar (13°14” N and 92°59” E), in human dwelling (3 female) V-31-2018; Hathilevel in Diglipur (13°24” N and 92°54” E), in human dwelling (2 male, 1 female), VI-01- 2018; Panighat in Mayabunder (12°53” N and 92°52” E) in human dwelling (3 male, 5 female) tree hole (2 females) and bushes (1 male, 1 female), VI-02-2018. The collection localities were adjoining to swampy areas.

Notes

Published as part of Jambulingam, P., Srinivasan, R. & Gopalakrishnan, S., 2022, A report on occurrence of Phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) and two new country records from Andaman & Nicobar Islands, a Union territory of India, pp. 241-246 in Zootaxa 5093 (2) on page 244, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5093.2.7, http://zenodo.org/record/5905271

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References

  • Lewis, D. J. (1978) Phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) of the Oriental Region. Bulletin of British Museum (Natural History) Entomology, 37, 1 - 343. https: // doi. org / 10.1111 / j. 1365 - 3113.1987. tb 00194. x
  • Apiwathnasorn, C., Sucharit, S., Rongsriyam, Y., Leemingsawat, S., Kerdpibule, V., Deesin, T., Surathin, K., Vutikes, S. & Punavuthi, N. (1989) A brief survey of phlebotomine sandflies in Thailand. Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health, 20 (3), 429 - 432.
  • Shahar, M. K., Hassan, A. A., Lee, H. L. & Salmah, M. R. (2011) Studies of Phlebotomine sand fly (Diptera: Psychodidae) populations in limestone areas and caves of Western Malaysia. Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health, 42 (1), 83 - 93.
  • Polseela, R., Vitta, A., Nateeworanart, S. & Apiwathnasorn, C. (2011) Distribution of cave-dwelling phlebotomine sand flies and their nocturnal and diurnal activity in Phitsanulok Province, Thailand. Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health, 42 (6), 1395 - 1404.