Phlebotomus major s.l. (F)
Phlebotomus major s.l. Annandale, 1910
Subgenus: Larroussius Nitzulescu, 1931
Phlebotomus major s.l. comprises morphologically similar species. This species complex comprises six species P. major, P. wui, P. notus, P. wenyoni, P. syriacus and P. neglectus. Females of this complex are easily distinguished from the other Larroussious females by their spermathecal ducts merged at the base. The specific discrimination within the complex mainly relies on the morphological measurements that shows great geographical variation. Therefore molecular diagnosis is recommended especially where these members distributes sympatrically.
Phlebotomus major s.l. (F)
Phlebotomus major s.l. (F)
Phlebotomus major s.l. (F)
Phlebotomus major s.l. (F)
Phlebotomus major s.l. (F)
SAMPLING AREA
- SAMPLING AREA: West of Western Palaearctic Region : Albania ; Bosnia & Herzegovina ; Bulgaria ; Crete ; Croatia ; Germany ; Greece ; Hungary ; Italy (continental) ; Kosovo ; Malta ; Montenegro ; Republic of North Macedonia ; Romania ; Serbia ; Sicily ; Slovenia ; Switzerland ; Turkey (Thrace)
- SAMPLING AREA: South of Western Palaearctic Region : Egypt
- SAMPLING AREA: East of Western Palaearctic Region : Armenia ; Crimean Peninsula ; Cyprus Island ; Georgia ; Iran ; Jordan ; Lebanon ; Palestine ; Russia Southeastern ; Syria ; Turkey (Anatolia) ; Ukraine
FEMALE GENITALIA
- FEMALE GENITALIA: Base of spermathecal ducts : 10. Not dilated
- FEMALE GENITALIA: General shape of spermatheca : 4. Spermatheca segmented
- FEMALE GENITALIA: Number of spermathecal segments : 2. > 2, < 20
- FEMALE GENITALIA: Terminal knob : 1. On a neck
- FEMALE GENITALIA: Spermathecal ducts : 2. Merged at the base
- FEMALE GENITALIA: Width and surface of spermathecal ducts : 3. Narrow ducts with striated surface
FEMALE HEAD
- FEMALE PHARYNX: Pharyngeal Armature (PA) : 3. PA consists of numerous small, dot- like teeth (Larroussius subgenus)
- ANTENNA: Length of A III : 2. A III > A IV + A V
- FEMALE CIBARIUM: Cibarial armature : 2. Without teeth or with rudimentary teeth
- FEMALE HEAD: Palpal formula : 6. 1 - 4 - ( 2 - 3) - 5
- FEMALE HEAD: AIII / L (µm) : 2. 0.7 < x ≤ 1
- FEMALE HEAD: Antennal formula : 1. 1 / 4 - 15 ; 2. 2 / 3 - 4 ; 3. 2 / 3 - 7 & 1 / 8 - 15 ; 4. 2 / 3 - 8 & 1 / 9 - 15 ; 5. 2 / 3 - 14 ; 6. 2 / 3 - 15
MALE GENITALIA
- MALE GENITALIA: Number of hairs on the gonocoxal basal lobe (Average) : non décrit
- MALE GENITALIA: Length of gonostyle : non décrit
- MALE GENITALIA: Position of the apical spines on the gonostyle : non décrit
- MALE GENITALIA: Number of gonoxal hairs located only on the median part : non décrit
- MALE GENITALIA: Number of gonoxal hairs located only on the distal part : non décrit
- MALE GENITALIA: Number of gonoxal hairs located on mostly distal and partly median part : non décrit
- MALE GENITALIA: Number of gonoxal hairs located on mostly median and partly distal part : non décrit
- MALE GENITALIA: Number of gonoxal hairs located only on the proximal part : non décrit
- MALE GENITALIA: Types of short and conical aedegus (parameral sheath) : non décrit