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Phlebotomus (Paraphlebotomus) chabaudi and Phlebotomus riouxi: closely related species or synonyms?
Parasite (Paris, France) - 1 Jan 2017
Lehrter Véronique, Bañuls Anne-Laure, Léger Nicole, Rioux Jean-Antoine, Depaquit Jérôme
Abstract excerpt
Phlebotomus riouxi Depaquit, Killick-Kendrick & Léger 1998 was described as a species closely related to Phlebotomus chabaudi Croset, Abonnenc & Rioux 1970, differing mainly by the size and number of setae of the coxite basal lobe. Molecular studies carried out on several populations from Algeria and Tunisia and based on mitochondrial genes cytochrome b (Cytb) and cytochrome oxidase I (COI) supported the...
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