Sandflies

Burgess, N. R. H.; Cowan, G. O.

doi:10.1007/978-94-011-1548-3_3

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Sandflies are nematocerous Diptera and make up the subfamily Phlebotominae of the family Psychodidae. Also within this family are the non-biting owl-midges or moth flies in the genus Psychoda. Sandflies occur throughout the tropics, subtropics and warm temperate regions of the world, the genera Phlebotomus and Sergentomyia in the Old World and the genus Lutzomyia in the New World.

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Royal Army Medical College, London, UK
N. R. H. Burgess (Defence Adviser in Entomology and Senior Lecturer in Entomology, Adjunct Professor of Preventive Medicine (Entomology), Honorary Senior Lecturer) & G. O. Cowan (Professor of Military Medicine)
Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, Washington, DC, USA
N. R. H. Burgess (Defence Adviser in Entomology and Senior Lecturer in Entomology, Adjunct Professor of Preventive Medicine (Entomology), Honorary Senior Lecturer)
Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, University of London, London, UK
N. R. H. Burgess (Defence Adviser in Entomology and Senior Lecturer in Entomology, Adjunct Professor of Preventive Medicine (Entomology), Honorary Senior Lecturer)
Royal College of Physicians, London, UK
G. O. Cowan (Professor of Military Medicine)

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Burgess, N.R.H., Cowan, G.O. (1993). Sandflies. In: A Colour Atlas of Medical Entomology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1548-3_3

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