Colonization of Phlebotomus neglectus (Diptera: Psychodidae), the Major Vector of Visceral Leishmaniasis in Greece

Byron Chaniotis; Ioanna Spyridaki; Efi Scoulika; Maria Antoniou

doi:10.1603/0022-2585(2000)037[0346:COPNDP]2.0.CO;2

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Byron Chaniotis,¹ Ioanna Spyridaki,¹ Efi Scoulika,¹ Maria Antoniou¹

¹Laboratory of Clinical Bacteriology, Parasitology, Zoonoses and Geographic Medicine, Division of Medicine, University of Crete, Iraklion, Crete, Greece

Abstract

Colonization of Phlebotomus neglectus Tonnoir, the major vector of visceral leishmaniasis, in Greece is reported for the first time. Starting with wild-caught specimens, a small closed colony was established that was maintained for 17 mo or 10 generations. Gonotrophic discordance, stenogamic mating behavior, low fecundity, and dormancy because of low temperature were the most important findings that characterized the colony.

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Byron Chaniotis, Ioanna Spyridaki, Efi Scoulika, and Maria Antoniou "Colonization of Phlebotomus neglectus (Diptera: Psychodidae), the Major Vector of Visceral Leishmaniasis in Greece," Journal of Medical Entomology 37(3), 346-348, (1 May 2000). https://doi.org/10.1603/0022-2585(2000)037[0346:COPNDP]2.0.CO;2

Received: 26 April 1999; Accepted: 8 December 1999; Published: 1 May 2000