Table 3.
Molecular studies carried out on New World Sandflies, comparing several genera.
| Study | Gene(s) sequenced | Sampling | Main goal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Torgerson et al. (2003) | cyt b mtDNA | 12 species of Lutzomyiina and Psychodopygina rooted on two Brumptomyia | Phylogeny |
| Beati et al. (2004) | 12S mtDNA & D4–D5 of 28SrDNA | 30 species mostly Lutzomyiina and a few Psychodopygina | Phylogeny |
| Cohnstaedt et al. (2011) | cyt b mtDNA | 10 species of Pintomyia (Pifanomyia) belonging to the series Verrucarum, Serrana and Townsendi | Phylogeny |
| Yamamoto et al.. (2013) | cyt b mtDNA | 12 species of Lutzomyia and Pintomyia rooted on Warileya | Phylogeny |
| Grace-Lemma et al. (2015) | Cac COI, Cyt b and ND4 mtDNA; ITS2 rDNA; cacophony | 32 species of New world sandflies | Phylogeny |
| Romero-Ricardo et al. (2016) | COI mtDNA | 19 species of Lutzomyiina and Psychodopygina rooted on Brumptomyia | DNA barcoding |
| Kocher et al. (2017) | 16S mtDNA | 40 species of Lutzomyiina, Psychodopygina and Brumptomyiina | Metabarcoding by NGS |
| Dutari & Loaiza (2019) | COI mtDNA | 14 species of Lutzomyiina and Psychodopygina rooted on Brumptomyia | DNA barcoding |