Further studies on the phlebotomine sandflies of the kala-azar endemic lowlands of Humera-Metema (north-west Ethiopia) with observations on their natural blood meal sources

Table 1 Phlebotomus species collected and dissected in Humera and Metema lowlands (northwest Ethiopia)

Species	Humera area		Metema area		Total		Total (M+F)
	M	F	M	F	M	F
P. (Larroussius) orientalis
No. collected	130	131	601	802	731	933	1664
No. dissected (unfed & gravid)	-	112	-	484	-	596
P. (Phlebotomus) papatasi
No. collected	96	109	1	1	97	110	207
No. Dissected	-	74	-	1	-	75
P. (Phlebotomus) bergeroti
No. collected	9	11	15	16	24	27	51
No. Dissected	-	11	-	14	-	25
P. (Phlebotomus) duboscqi
No. collected	2	4	7	3	9	7	16
No. Dissected	-	4	-	3	-	7
P. (Anaphlebotomus) rodhaini
No. collected	0	0	13	11	13	11	24
No. Dissected	-	-	-	7	-	7
P. (Paraphlebotomus) alexandri
No. Collected	0	0	1	0	1	0	1
Total collected	237	255	638	833	875	1088	1963
Total dissected	-	201	-	509	-	710

ISSN: 1756-3305