Table 3. Molecular determination from discordant results between morphological and mass spectrometry sand fly species identification.

Morphological identification	Geographical origin/source	MALDI-TOF MS identification	ID log score-values	Molecular identification (% identity)
P. (Larroussius) perfiliewi	Annaba	P. (Larroussius) perniciosus	[2.551]	P. (Larroussius) perniciosus (100%)
P. (Larroussius) perfiliewi	Tizi-Ouzou	P. (Larroussius) perniciosus	[2.211]	P. (Larroussius) perniciosus (100%)
P. (Larroussius) longicuspis	Mostaganem	P. (Larroussius) perniciosus	[2.276]	P. (Larroussius) perniciosus (100%)
P. (Larroussius) perniciosus	Mostaganem	P. (Larroussius) longicuspis	[2.191]	P. (Larroussius) longicuspis (100%)
P. (Larroussius) perniciosus	Tizi-Ouzou	P. (Larroussius) longicuspis	[2.421]	P. (Larroussius) longicuspis (100%)