A Sand Fly Lutzomyia longipalpis (Lutz and Neiva) (Insecta: Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae)

Maria C. Carrasquilla and Phillip E. Kaufman

Release Date: 7/9/2025

DOI: 10.32473/edis-in1091-2015

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Abstract

The true sand flies are densely covered with setae, have long slender legs, and broad and pointed wings that are held erect at rest. Several phlebotomine species are vectors of the protozoan parasites in the genus Leishmania, that are the causal agents of leishmaniasis. Visceral leishmaniais is the most severe form of the disease, and is fatal to the human or dog host if untreated.

About this Publication

This document is EENY 625, one of a series of the Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date June 2015. Revised April 2021 and December 2024. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.

About the Authors

María C. Carrasquilla, doctoral candidate; and Phillip E. Kaufman, associate professor; Department of Entomology and Nematology; UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611.

How to Cite

Carrasquilla, M. C., & Kaufman, P. E. (2015). Sand Fly Lutzomyia longipalpis (Lutz and Neiva) (Insecta: Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae). EDIS, 2015(5), 6. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in1091-2015

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Phillip Kaufman

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former professor/Extension entomologist, UF/IFAS Department of Entomology and Nematology, professor and department head, TAMU Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University

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