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Description of a New Species of Sand Fly Sergentomyia (Parrotomyia) Vadhanurensis (Diptera: Psychodidae) from Puducherry Union Territory, India

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Specialty Tropical Medicine
Date 2011 Apr 12
PMID 21476443
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A new species of phlebotomine sand fly, Sergentomyia (Parrotomyia) vadhanurensis, is described from Puducherry Union Territory, India, with illustrations of adult female and male specimens. This species was collected in tree holes, tree buttresses, termite mounds, cattle sheds, and human dwellings from rural areas.

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