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Table 3 Key to the females of Phlebotomus of Italy

From: Morphological keys for the identification of Italian phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae)

1.

Spermathecae not ringed, with transverse striations often in distal part. Pharynx with large irregular teeth (subgenus Transphlebotomus)

P. mascitti (Figs. 3B and 4B)

 

Spermathecae ringed. Pharynx not as above

2

2.

Spermathecae without neck

3

 

Spermathecae with long finger-like neck (subgenus Larroussius)

4

3.

Spermathecae with 8-12 rings (apical segment short). Pharyngeal armature not extending beyond its posterior third, with scaly teeth arranged into a wide-meshed network (subgenus Phlebotomus)

P. papatasi (Figs. 3C and 4C)

 

Spermathecae with 4-5 rings. Pharyngeal armature occupying about a quarter length of pharynx, with few large teeth directed backward (subgenus (subgenus Paraphlebotomus)

P. sergenti (Figs. 3D and 4D)

4.

Spermathecae with lateral structures at the base of the ducts

5

 

Spermathecae without lateral structures at the base of the ducts

6

5.

Spermathecae with 8-12 rings, with thin neck and small, rounded head. Pharyngeal armature occupying more than a quarter length of pharynx, with teeth arranged disorderly

P. perniciosus (Figs. 3E and 4E)

 

Spermathecae with 12-16 rings, small neck that narrows before the small, oval head. Pharyngeal armature about a quarter (or less) length of pharynx with teeth ending anteriorly in a clear line of demarcation

P. perfiliewi (Figs. 3F and 4F)

6.

Spermathecae with 8-16 rings, with spermathecal ducts sac-like. Pharyngeal armature occupying less then a third of pharynx

P. ariasi (Figs. 3G and 4G)

 

Spermathecae with 12-16 rings, with neck surrounded by a sleeve. Pharyngeal armature occupying more than a third of pharynx

P. neglectus (Figs. 3H and 4H)