Journal of Medical Entomology (1997) 34, 383-386

Teshome Gebre-Michael and Girmay Medhin (1997)
Morphometric separation of females of Phlebotomus (Plebotomus) duboscqi and P. (P.) bergeroti (Diptera: Psychodidae)

Journal of Medical Entomology 34 (4), 383-386
Abstract: Morphometric, evaluation of 27 characters of allopatric females of the closely related species, Phlebotomus duboscqi Neveu-Lemaire and P. bergeroti Parrot, was made in Ethiopia with the aim of finding reliable means to distinguish sympatric specimens. By applying stepwise discriminant analysis, 100% correct classification was obtained using 8 characters. However, 2 of these characters, C3 and C4 (respective distances from sockets of the longest ascoids on segment 3 and 4 to distal margin of the segment) with the highest discriminant loadings, separated these 2 species with a success rate of 98%. It is recommended that these 2 characters be used in the routine identification of these species.
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Database assignments for author(s): Teshome Gebre-Michael

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
identification/taxonomy

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Phlebotomus duboscqi		Ethiopia
	Phlebotomus bergeroti		Ethiopia