دراسة تصنيفية لبعض أنواع ذباب الرمل المتواجد في منطقتي صرمان وصبراتة

Abstract

The Sand flies are small insects belonging to the order Diptera of the subfamily Phlebotomine. Sand fly can be identified by their hairy body, small sizeapproximately 2–4 mm in length, long legs and wings raised at an angle of 45^o, and its flying pattern.  Sand flies are vectors of Leishmania spp, which are protozoan parasites responsible for a group of diseases called leishmaniasis. The prevalence of these species varies according to the environment. This study aimed to identify and survey the of sand flies species in Sorman and Sabratha, where sticky paper traps were used to collect sand flies, during the study period from May to October 2019; the samples collected during this period were 1242 samples that included 779 males 62.7% and 463 females 37.3%.  The samples represented two and flies genera: Phlebotomus 72.5% and Sergentomyia 27.5%, and three subgenera namely Phlebotomus 38.8%, Larroussious 33.6% and Sergentomyia27.5%. The former two genera were classified into four namely Phlebotomus papatasi 38.8%, Phlebotomus langeroni 10%, Phlebotomus longicuspis 23.7% and Sergentomia minuta 27.5%. The Phlebotomus papatasi was the dominant one in the study area.