Sergentomyia clydei, (Sinton, 1928)

Rioux, Jean-Antoine, Gramiccia, Marina, Léger, Nicole, Desjeux, Philippe & Depaquit, Jérôme, 2020, Leishmaniasis and phlebotomine sand flies in Oman Sultanate, Parasite (Paris, France) 27 (68), pp. 1-13 : 8

Se. (Sin.) clydei (Sinton, 1928)

As a member of the subgenus Sintonius , the male exhibits a pointed parameral sheath, whereas the female has annealed spermathecae.

The identification of the male is based on the presence of 16–35 small cibarial teeth. The female exhibits a row counting 10–15 cibarial teeth and a row of vertical teeth in variable number (from 4 to about 20) [ 19].

The distribution of Se. clydei is wide and was recently revised [ 19]: from Senegal to Afghanistan, through the Arabian Peninsula and the Seychelles.

In Oman, we recorded a limited number of specimens, more in in the Sharqiyah than in the Dhofar.

Se. clydei is a sandfly feeding on humans as well as on reptiles [ 1, 68] but no Leishmania vectorial role has been demonstrated for this species.