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The Male of the Sandfly Sergentomyia Blossi (Kirk and Lewis) from Kenya (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae)

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The previously unknown male of Sergentomyia blossi (Kirk and Lewis) is described and illustrated. It differs from S. yusafi (Sinton) and S. ruttledgei (Lewis and Kirk) mainly in details of the cibarial armature. Further information on the structure of the S. blossi female is given. Specimens were collected in rock crevices near Rabai, Kenya.

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  1. Department of Entomology and Nematology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA

    David G. Young

  2. International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE), P.O. Box 30772, Nairobi, Kenya

    Mutuku J. Mutinga

  3. Walter Reed Project-Nairobi, P.O. Box 30137, Nairobi, Kenya

    Ray F. Beach

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Young, D.G., Mutinga, M.J. & Beach, R.F. The Male of the Sandfly Sergentomyia Blossi (Kirk and Lewis) from Kenya (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae). Int J Trop Insect Sci 3, 215–217 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1017/S1742758400005828

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