Philebotominae ( Diptera ) of Iran, I. A Preliminary List, Description of Species and their Distributional Data

Abstract

This paper gives a list of maps of distribution and a key for identificationof 17 sandfly species and varieties occurring in Iran: Phlebotomus: papatasi,cauc=asic=us,.P-h. sergentt, -Ph. rnongolensis, -Ph. aIexandri, -Ph.-ansa-rii,-Ph. chinensis Ph. kandelakii, Ph. wenyoni, Ph. perniciosus tobbi, Sergentomyia sin toni, ~ pale'st R lnensis, S. squamipleuris, S. pawlowskyi, S. baghdadis, S. dentata. S. theodori. 7 species: Ph. alexandTi, Ph. mongolensis, S. baghdadis, S. dentata, S. squamipleuris S. stntont and S. theodcrt are recorded for the first time in Iran The paper is strictly based on specimens collected by the entomological staff of the Institute of Parasitology and Malariology in Iran