Phlebotomus salehi (M)
Phlebotomus salehi Mesghali, 1965
Subgenus: Phlebotomus Rondani-Berte, 1840
P. salehi is distinguished from the other members of Phlebotomus subgenus by having only hind side hair covered trilobed paramere with the upper lobe not longer than the lower one, an epandrial lobe with more than 3 apical spines and 10-15 gonocoxal hairs located on the distal part of the gonocoxite.
Phlebotomus salehi (M)
SAMPLING AREA
- SAMPLING AREA: West of Western Palaearctic Region : non décrit
- SAMPLING AREA: South of Western Palaearctic Region : non décrit
- SAMPLING AREA: East of Western Palaearctic Region : Iran
FEMALE GENITALIA
FEMALE HEAD
- ANTENNA: Length of A III : 1. 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 : 1. Long and slender, bears 5 short spines, both median and apical spines present
- MALE GENITALIA: Paramere : 5. Trilobed, upper lobe longer than the lower one, clothed with hairs on only hind side
- MALE GENITALIA: Gonocoxite with or without basal lobe : 1. Gonocoxite with small basal lobe (Phlebotomus subgenus)
- MALE GENITALIA: Aedegal duct / sperm pump ratio (µm) : 2. > 2, ≤ 3
- MALE GENITALIA: General shape of aedegus (Parameral sheath) : 1. Short and conical
- MALE GENITALIA: Position of gonocoxal hairs : 1. Distal
- MALE GENITALIA: Length of gonostyle : 5. > 300 µm
- MALE GENITALIA: Number of gonoxal hairs located only on the distal part : 2. 10 - 15
- MALE GENITALIA: Epandrial lobe (Surstyle) : 1. with more than 3 spines
- MALE GENITALIA: Epandrial lobe (Surstyle) / gonocoxite ratio (µm) : 1. ≤ 1
- MALE GENITALIA: Position of seta on the style : 6. Absent
- MALE GENITALIA: Types of short and conical aedegus (parameral sheath) : 1. Rounded at the tip
MALE HEAD
- MALE CIBARIUM: Cibarial armature : 2. Without teeth or with rudimentary teeth
- ANTENNA: Length of A III : 1. A III < A IV + A V
- MALE PHARYNX: Presence of pharyngeal teeth : 1. Present
- MALE HEAD: Palpal formula : 3. 1 - 2 - 4 - 3 - 5
- MALE HEAD: AIII / L (µm) : non décrit
- MALE HEAD: Antennal Formula : 1. 1 / 3 - 15 ; 2. 1 / 4 - 15 ; 3. 2 / 3 - 5 & 1 / 6 -15 ; 4. 2 / 3 - 7 & 1 / 8 -15 ; 5. 2 / 3 - 8 & 1 / 9 -15 ; 6. 2 / 3 - 11 & 1 / 12 -13 ; 7. 2 / 3 - 12 & 1 / 13 -15 ; 8. 2 / 3 - 14 ; 9. 2 / 3 - 15