New Records and Updated Checklist of Phlebotomine Sand Flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) From Liberia

Authors

• P. J. Obenauer, Centers for Disease Control and PreventionFollow
• L. M. Rueda, Walter Reed Army Institute of ResearchFollow
• S. S. El-Hossary, Walter Reed Army Institute of ResearchFollow
• N. Watany, Walter Reed Army Institute of ResearchFollow
• C. A. Stoops, Naval Medical Research Unit No. 6Follow
• L. S. Fakoli, Liberian Institute for Biomedical ResearchFollow
• F. K. Bolay, Liberian Institute for Biomedical ResearchFollow
• J. W. Diclaro II, U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3Follow

Date of this Version

2016

Citation

Journal of Medical Entomology, 53(3), 2016, 717–720

Comments

© The Authors 2016

This document is a U.S. government work and is not subject to copyright in the United States.

doi: 10.1093/jme/tjv255

Abstract

Phlebotomine sand flies from three counties in Liberia were collected from January 2011 to July 2013. In total, 3,118 sand flies were collected: 18 species were identified, 13 of which represented new records for Liberia. An updated taxonomic checklist is provided with a brief note on sand fly biology, and the disease vector potential for species is discussed.