Sergentomyia (Sintonius) christophersi, (Sinton, 1927)

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. (Sintonius) christophersi (Sinton, 1927)

As a member of the subgenus Sintonius , the male exhibits a pointed parameral sheath, whereas the female has annealed spermathecae, a common character in the genus Phlebotomus but an original character in the genus Sergentomyia , shared only by the members of the subgenus Trouilletomyia [ 55].

The identification of the male is based on a few teeth (3–7) of the cibarial armature and the existence of a row of a few vertical teeth. Similarly, the female exhibits a few cibarial teeth (2–5) and a few anterior vertical teeth (4–6) arranged along a line.

The distribution area of Se. christophersi is wide: from Morocco to India, including Cameroon [ 69] and the Arabian Peninsula [ 20, 42]. In Oman, we found Se. christophersi both in the Sharqiyah and in the Dhofar.