Phlebotomus
Sign in to savePhlebotomus is a genus of "sand flies" in the Diptera family Psychodidae. In the past, they have sometimes been considered to belong in a separate family, Phlebotomidae, but this alternative classification has not gained wide acceptance.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderDiptera
- FamilyPsychodidae
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- Parent taxon
- Phlebotominae
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Phlebotomus is a genus of "sand flies" in the Diptera family Psychodidae. In the past, they have sometimes been considered to belong in a separate family, Phlebotomidae, but this alternative classification has not gained wide acceptance.
==Epidemiology== thumb|left|Cutaneous leishmaniasis, a disease transmitted by Phlebotomus, in North Africa; [[Leishmania infantum = green, Leishmania major = blue, Leishmania tropica = red]]