Grassomyia dreyfussi (Parrot, 1933)

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 : 7

Grassomyia dreyfussi (Parrot, 1933)

This species is distinguished from other Oman species by the absence, in both sexes, of ascoids on the first flagellomere, which is a characteristic of the genus Grassomyia . Moreover, both male and female harbour strong spines on each femur (pro- and meso- and metafemur).

The female is recognised by the very characteristic pattern of her spermathecae, in capsule of opium poppy.

The distribution of Gr. dreyfussi extends from Morocco to Iran and goes down to Kenya. It has recently been recorded in the Arabian Peninsula [ 20]. Its record in Oman is not surprising in this context. In the Sultanate, we have captured very rare specimens in the Sharqiyah and Dhofar.

Its role in the transmission of a Leishmania has never been mentioned.