Reviewer name and names of any other individual's who aided in reviewer	EDUARDO A. REBOLLAR-TELLEZ
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?	Yes
Please add additional comments on language quality to clarify if needed	The manuscript is short, but well-written.
Are all data available and do they match the descriptions in the paper?	Yes
Additional Comments	The manuscript and the database if published represent an invaluable referencie source to all those researchers working on leishmaniasis vectors.
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
Additional Comments	Access to Fiocruz/COLFLEB - Coleção de Flebotomíneos had no problem when using the provided link.
Is the data acquisition clear, complete and methodologically sound?	Yes
Additional Comments	Yes, the manuscript explains sufficiently well how database was originated.
Is there sufficient detail in the methods and data-processing steps to allow reproduction?	Yes
Additional Comments	Tha manuscript is not an experimental design, so perhaps the comments do not apply to the above-question.
Is there sufficient data validation and statistical analyses of data quality?	Yes
Additional Comments	No additional comments
Is the validation suitable for this type of data?	Yes
Additional Comments	No additional comments
Is there sufficient information for others to reuse this dataset or integrate it with other data?	Yes
Additional Comments	Yes, the manuscript is clear on this issue of how the dataset was elaborated and its potential use in different research fields.
Any Additional Overall Comments to the Author	Publication of this manuscript will certainly be a valuable resource to other researchers and institutions and also, will allow the recognition of the importance of preserving insect collection and its associated datasets.
Recommendation	Accept