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Table 1 Features of the phlebotomine sand flies investigated in the experimental part of the study

From: Identification of phlebotomine sand flies using one MALDI-TOF MS reference database and two mass spectrometer systems

Species (morphological ID)

Origin (field; colony)

Collection year; storage until analyses in 2014

No. used for calculating reference database

No. used in validation study

Lutzomyia (Lutzomyia) longipalpis 1

Brazil (colony3)

2014; 70 % EtOH for few days

5

5

Nyssomyia trapidoi 1

Ecuador (field)

2013; 96 % EtOH

5

5

Phlebotomus (Adlerius) arabicus 1

Israel (colony3)

2014; 70 % EtOH for few days

5

5

Phlebotomus (Euphlebotomus) argentipes 1

India (colony3)

2014; 70 % EtOH for few days

5

5

Phlebotomus (Larroussius) ariasi 1

Southern France (field)

2011; 70 % EtOH, −20 °C

5

7

Phlebotomus (Euphlebotomus) barguesae 1

Thailand (field)

2012; 96 % EtOH

5

6

Phlebotomus (Phlebotomus) duboscqi

Senegal (colony)

2002; N2 then −80 °C4.

0

12

Phlebotomus (Phlebotomus) duboscqi 1

Senegal (colony3)

2014; 70 % EtOH for few days

5

5

Phlebotomus (Transphlebotomus) mascittii 1

France (colony)

2004; N2 then −80 °C4.

5

8

Phlebotomus (Larroussius) neglectus 1

Italy (field)

1991; N2 then −80 °C4.

5

2

Phlebotomus (Larroussius) orientalis 1

Ethiopia (colony3)

2014; 70 % EtOH for few days

5

5

Phlebotomus (Phlebotomus) papatasi

Saudia Arabia (colony)

1994; N2 then −80 °C4.

0

7

Phlebotomus (Phlebotomus) papatasi 1

Turkey (colony3)

2014; 70 % EtOH for few days

5

5

Phlebotomus (Larroussius) perfiliewi transcaucasicus 1

Iran (field)

2010; 70 % EtOH

5

4

Phlebotomus (Larroussius) perniciosus

Southern France (field)

2011; 70 % EtOH, −20 °C

0

6

Phlebotomus (Larroussius) perniciosus 2

Italy (field)

1991; N2 then −80 °C4.

0

11

Phlebotomus (Larroussius) perniciosus 2

Malta (field)

1989; N2 then −80 °C4.

0

12

Phlebotomus (Larroussius) perniciosus 1

Spain (colony3)

2014; 70 % EtOH for few days

5

5

Phlebotomus (Paraphlebotomus) sergenti

Iran (field)

2010; 70 % EtOH

 

2

Phlebotomus (Paraphlebotomus) sergenti 1

Turkey, Israel (colony3)

2014; 70 % EtOH for few days

5

5

Phlebotomus (Larroussius) tobbi 2

Iran (field)

2010; 70 % EtOH

0

10

Phlebotomus (Larroussius) tobbi 1

Turkey (colony3)

2014; 70 % EtOH for few days

5

5

Phlebotomus (Larroussius) tobbi

Greece (field)

1990; N2 then −80 °C4

0

2

Phlebotomus sp.

Iran (field)

2010; 70 % EtOH

0

1

Psathyromyia (Foratiniella) aragaoi 1

Ecuador (field)

2013; 96 % EtOH

5

0

Psychodopygus panamensis 1

Ecuador (field)

2013; 96 % EtOH

5

2

Sergentomyia (Sergentomyia) dentata 1

Israel (field)

2000; N2 then −80 °C4.

5

7

Sergentomyia (Sergentomyia) minuta 1

Southern France (field)

2011; 70 % EtOH, −20 °C

5

7

Sergentomyia (Sergentomyia) schwetzi 1

Ethiopia (colony3)

2014; 70 % EtOH for few days

5

5

  

Total

100

161

  1. 1Used for calculating reference database
  2. 2Used for calculating alternative reference database (replacing spectra from colony insects, see also Fig. 2)
  3. 3Colonies maintained at Department of Parasitology, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic [15]
  4. 4-80 °C since 2012