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Table 1 Mean values obtained for the descriptive morphological characters for 3 males (A) and 15 females (B) of Phlebotomus sp. (Adlerius) in Moldova compared with other Adlerius species reviewed in Artemiev [3] and newly described P. creticus [13]

From: Phlebotomine sand fly survey in the Republic of Moldova: species composition, distribution and host preferences

(A)

A3a

A3/Labruma

Style lengtha

Coxite lengtha

Parameral sheath lengtha

Coxite /parameral sheatha

No. of coxite hairs

Phlebotomus sp. (Adlerius)

461.67

1.82

215. 95

436.75

183.67

2.38

60

(439.44–493.20)

(1.69–1.86)

(207.10–223.00)

(402.10–461.95)

(176.47–191.60)

(2.20–2.61)

(57–64)

P. balcanicus

372.00

1.39

200.00

424.00

188.00

2.28

106

(320.00–408.00)

(1.17–1.52)

(184.00–216.00)

(388.00–464.00)

(164.00–208.00)

(2.08–2.52)

(92–130)

P. chinensis

419.00

1.59

202.00

364.00

175.00

2.06

24

(396.00–454.00)

(1.54–1.64)

(188.00–215.00)

(344.00–380.00)

(164.00–182.00)

(1.95–2.09)

(20–27)

P. creticus

340.00

1.29

x

405.20

195.30

x

69

(285.00–406)

(1.14–1.53)

x

(345.00–451.00)

(178.00–219.00)

x

(54–85)

P. longiductus

417.00

1.52

204.00

386.00

195.00

1.98

64

(340.00–500.00)

(1.31–1.83)

(180.00–236.00)

(340.00–428.00)

(172.00–240.00)

(1.64–2.23)

(51–81)

P. simici

275.00

1.18

148.00

296.00

189.00

1.57

20

(240.00–290.00)

(1.10- 1.20)

(140.00–156.00)

(270.00–320.00)

(170.00–200.00)

(1.55–1.59)

(19- 22)

(B)

A3a

A3/Labruma

Phlebotomus sp. (Adlerius)

397.80

1.26

(269.90–458)

(0.98–1.52)

P. balcanicus

304.00

0.90

(244.00–360.00)

(0.69–0.99)

P. chinensis

325.00

1.27

(280.00–368.00)

(1.25–1.31)

P. creticus

298.00

0.88

(268.00–326.00)

(0.80–0.94)

P. longiductus

388.00

1.06

(332.00–440.00)

(0.93–1.30)

P. simici

244.00

0.80

(200.00–270.00)

(0.75–0.86)

  1. Minimum and maximum values of each measurement and count are given in parentheses
  2. aMeasurements in µm