SERGENTOMYA FALLAX (DIPTERA: PSYCHODIDAE: PHLEBOTOMINAE) FEEDS ON BLOOD IN THE EXTERNAL EAR OF THE GECKO PTYODACTYLUS HASSELQUISTII

I. Paperna Department of Animal Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 76100, Rehovot, Israel

S. Finkelman Department of Animal Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 76100, Rehovot, Israel

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Sandflies belonging to Sergentomya fallax (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) were found gorged with blood in the external ear chamber of the gecko Ptyodactylus hasselquistii. Of all the blood parasite species in the host, only two were found so far in the sandfly.

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