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

Authors

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

Date of this Version

1-25-2016

Citation

Journal of Medical Entomology, 53(3), 2016, 717–720. doi: 10.1093/jme/tjv255

Comments

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

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.