Phlebotomus major s.l. (M)
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. Males of this complex are easily distinguished from the other Larroussious males by their drum stick like parameral sheath (aedegus). 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. (M)
Phlebotomus major s.l. (M)
Phlebotomus major s.l. (M)
Phlebotomus major s.l. (M)
Phlebotomus major s.l. (M)
Phlebotomus major s.l. (M)
Phlebotomus major s.l. (M)
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 HEAD
- ANTENNA: Length of A III : 2. A III > A IV + A V
- FEMALE PHARYNX: PA for Phlebotomus subgenus : non décrit
- FEMALE PHARYNX: PA for Paraphlebotomus subgenus : non décrit
- FEMALE PHARYNX: PA for Synphlebotomus subgenus : non décrit
- FEMALE HEAD: Palpal formula : non décrit
MALE GENITALIA
- MALE GENITALIA: Gonostyle : 3. Short and bears 5 long spines, both median and apical spines present
- MALE GENITALIA: Paramere : 1. Unilobed
- MALE GENITALIA: Gonocoxite with or without basal lobe : 4. Gonocoxite without basal lobe (Other subgenera)
- MALE GENITALIA: Aedegal duct / sperm pump ratio (µm) : 3. >3, ≤4 ; 4. > 4, ≤ 5
- MALE GENITALIA: General shape of aedegus (Parameral sheath) : 3. Different
- MALE GENITALIA: Position of gonocoxal hairs : 3. Median
- MALE GENITALIA: Number of gonoxal hairs located only on the median part : 2. 16 - 25 ; 3. 26 - 35 ; 4. 36 - 40 ; 5. 41 - 50
- MALE GENITALIA: Epandrial lobe (Surstyle) : 3. without any spine
- MALE GENITALIA: Epandrial lobe (Surstyle) / gonocoxite ratio (µm) : 1. ≤ 1
- MALE GENITALIA: Position of seta on the style : 6. Absent
- MALE GENITALIA: Aedegus (parameral sheat) with diffferent general shape : 7. Long and drum stick-like
MALE HEAD
- MALE CIBARIUM: Cibarial armature : 2. Without teeth or with rudimentary teeth
- ANTENNA: Length of A III : 2. A III > A IV + A V
- MALE PHARYNX: Presence of pharyngeal teeth : 1. Present
- MALE HEAD: Palpal formula : 6. 1 - 4 - ( 2 - 3) - 5
- MALE HEAD: AIII / L (µm) : 3. 1 < x ≤ 1.5
- MALE HEAD: Antennal Formula : 5. 2 / 3 - 8 & 1 / 9 -15