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. 2021 Jul 19;15(7):e0009479. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0009479

Table 1. Subgenera of Phlebotomus sand flies involved in Leishmania transmission.

Subgenus Species Main Leishmania species transmitted (suspected or proven) References Included in the study
Adlerius Ph. (Ad.) simici
Ph. (Ad.) arabicus
L. infantum
L. tropica
[1]
[17]
x
Euphlebotomus Ph. (Eu.) argentipes L. donovani [1, 94] /
Larroussius Ph. (La.) neglectus L. infantum [95] x
Paraphlebotomus Ph. (Para.) alexandri L. donovani [1, 96] x
L. infantum [97]
Ph. (Para.) andrejevi L. major [98] /
Ph. (Para.) caucasicus L. major [99] x
Ph. (Para.) chabaudi / / x
Ph. (Para.) gemetchi / / /
Ph. (Para.) jacusieli / / x
Ph. (Para.) kazeruni L. major [1, 100] x
Ph. (Para.) mireillae / / x
Ph. (Para.) mongolensis / / x
Ph. (Para.) nuri / / /
Ph. (Para.) riouxi / / x
Ph. (Para.) saevus L. tropica [101] x
Ph. (Para.) sergenti L. tropica [13, 14, 101] x
L. aethiopica [101]
Ph. (Para.) similis / / x
Phlebotomus Ph. (Ph.) duboscqi L. major [102] x
Ph. (Ph.) papatasi L. major [103] x
Synphlebotomus Ph. (Sy.) ansarii L. major [104] x