Sand fly species of Sanlıurfa province in Turkey
Medical and Veterinary Entomology · Volume 19, Issue 1 (2005) · pp. 107–110
Abstract
<jats:p><jats:bold>Abstract. </jats:bold> The species composition and seasonal abundance of sand flies (Diptera: Phlebotominae) were studied in the years 2000–2002 in the Sanlıurfa region, which is the largest focus of cutaneous leishmaniasis in south‐eastern Turkey. Sixteen species were identified among 29 771 specimens collected at 17 different sites by light traps, sticky papers and aspirators. The most common species were <jats:italic>Phlebotomus papatasi</jats:italic> (Scopoli) (45.4%), <jats:italic>P. perfiliewi</jats:italic> Parrot (21.9%), and <jats:italic>P. sergenti</jats:italic> Parrot (19.4%). The other species found were <jats:italic>P. major</jats:italic> Adler & Theodor (3%), <jats:italic>P. neglectus</jats:italic> Leger & Pesson (2.2%), <jats:italic>P. brevis</jats:italic> Theodor & Mesghali (2%), <jats:italic>P. alexandri</jats:italic> Sinton (1.9%), <jats:italic>P. galilaeus</jats:italic> Theodor (1.6%), <jats:italic>P. halepensis</jats:italic> Theodor (0.84%), <jats:italic>Sergentomyia adleri</jats:italic> Theodor (0.78%), <jats:italic>S. dentata</jats:italic> Sinton (0.49%), <jats:italic>S. minuta</jats:italic> Rondani (0.42%), <jats:italic>S. theodori</jats:italic> Parrot (0.16%), <jats:italic>P. kazeruni</jats:italic> Theodor & Mesghali (0.001%) and <jats:italic>P. mascitti</jats:italic> Grassi (0.001%) and one unidentified <jats:italic>Phlebotomus</jats:italic> species. Among these species <jats:italic>P. galilaeus</jats:italic>, <jats:italic>S. minuta</jats:italic> and <jats:italic>S. dentata</jats:italic> are the first records for this area. All species showed seasonal fluctuations, with the period of highest abundance between May and October.</jats:p>