Reviewer name and names of any other individual's who aided in reviewer	Leonard E. Munstermann
Do you understand and agree to our policy of having open and named reviews, and having your review included with the published papers. (If no, please inform the editor that you cannot review this manuscript.)	Yes
Is the language of sufficient quality?	No
Please add additional comments on language quality to clarify if needed	Whereas the information content is clear, it is often presented as lengthy phrases joined by conjunctions. In Engllish, These clauses or phrases will be sepaarated by a period (full stop). Occasional unnecessary wordiness was also encountered.
Are all data available and do they match the descriptions in the paper?	Yes
Additional Comments	This is a very important database for research in phlebotomine taxonomy, as well as for understanding the epidemiology of leishmaniasis in the Americas. The Fiocruz Minas laboratories are renown for its current and historical collections, its highly skilled phlebotomine taxonomists, and its welcoming atmosphere.
Are the data and metadata consistent with relevant minimum information or reporting standards? See GigaDB checklists for examples <a href="http://gigadb.org/site/guide" target="_blank">http://gigadb.org/site/guide</a>	Yes
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Is the data acquisition clear, complete and methodologically sound?	Yes
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Is there sufficient detail in the methods and data-processing steps to allow reproduction?	Yes
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Is there sufficient data validation and statistical analyses of data quality?	Not my area of expertise
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Is the validation suitable for this type of data?	Yes
Additional Comments	Again, I am unsure about "validation". Certainly the species indentifications (the most important data) are of the highest caliber.
Is there sufficient information for others to reuse this dataset or integrate it with other data?	Yes
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Any Additional Overall Comments to the Author	Please break up your lengthy sentences with several clauses (including what are termed 'dangling modifiers' into shorter sentences that contain only closely related information. An example is given below: ORIGINAL SENTENCE: [The “Coleção de Flebotomíneos” ( the “Collection of Phlebotomines” as it is called in Portuguese) –held at the Instituto René Rachou, Fiocruz Minas (FIOCRUZ/COLFLEB), a federal public health research institution in the city of Belo Horizonte, in the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil is a biological collection of sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae, Phlebotominae) small insects of considerable medical and public health importance because their blood-feeding adult females transmit protozoan parasites of the genus Leishmania, the etiological agent of leishmaniases, in addition to other bacterial and viral pathogens, which infect both human and non-human vertebrates [3] ] .A SUGGESTED REWRITE: The Collection of Phlebotomines (or “Coleção de Flebotomíneos” in Portuguese) is held at a federal public health institution—the Instituto René Rachou, Fiocruz Minas (FIOCRUZ/COLFLEB) located in the city of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil. It consists of a preserved collection of small flies, the phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera, Psychodidae, Phlebotominae). They are of considerable medical and public health importance, because by means of the blood feeding habit of the adult females, these flies can transmit a variety of protozoan, bacterial and viral diseases. The most important of these Is human leishmaniasis, a protozoan of the genus Leishmania [3].
Recommendation	Minor Revision