Small, hairy, moth-like flies which are of considerable public health importance as vectors of certain pathogenic organisms. Important disease-related genera are PHLEBOTOMUS, Lutzomyia, and Sergentomyia.
    

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Leishmania mexicana parasites in the promastigote stage, SEM

Leishmania mexicana parasites in the amastigote stage, SEM

Leishmania mexicana parasite in the promastigote stage, SEM

Hourly activity of Lutzomyia flaviscutellata (Diptera: Psychodidae) : a vector of Leishmania mexicana amazonensis / R.D. Ward, J.J. Shaw and R. Lainson.

Leishmaniasis in Brazil. VIII, Observations on the Phlebotomine fauna of an area highly endemic for cutaneous leishmaniasis in the Serra dos Carajas, Para State / R.D. Ward [and others].

Chorionic sculpturing in some sandfly eggs (Diptera, Psychodidae) / Richard D. Ward and Patricia A. Ready.

Leishmania in phlebotomid sandflies. VII, On the taxonomic status of Leishmania peruviana, causative agent of Peruvian 'uta', as indicated by its development in the sandfly, Lutzomyia longipalpis / by R. Lainson, P.D. Ready and J.J. Shaw.

Leishmaniasis in Brazil. II, Observations on enzootic rodent leishmaniasis in the Lower Amazon region : the feeding habits of the vector, Lutzomyia flaviscutellata in reference to man, rodents and other animals / J.J. Shaw and R. Lainson.

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Hourly activity of Lutzomyia flaviscutellata (Diptera: Psychodidae) : a vector of Leishmania mexicana amazonensis / R.D. Ward, J.J. Shaw and R. Lainson.

Leishmaniasis in Brazil. VIII, Observations on the Phlebotomine fauna of an area highly endemic for cutaneous leishmaniasis in the Serra dos Carajas, Para State / R.D. Ward [and others].

Chorionic sculpturing in some sandfly eggs (Diptera, Psychodidae) / Richard D. Ward and Patricia A. Ready.

Leishmania in phlebotomid sandflies. VII, On the taxonomic status of Leishmania peruviana, causative agent of Peruvian 'uta', as indicated by its development in the sandfly, Lutzomyia longipalpis / by R. Lainson, P.D. Ready and J.J. Shaw.

Leishmaniasis in Brazil. II, Observations on enzootic rodent leishmaniasis in the Lower Amazon region : the feeding habits of the vector, Lutzomyia flaviscutellata in reference to man, rodents and other animals / J.J. Shaw and R. Lainson.