The development of Psychodiella sergenti (Apicomplexa: Eugregarinorida) in Phlebotomus sergenti (Diptera: Psychodidae)

Abstract

Psychodiella sergenti is a recently described specific pathogen of the sand fly Phlebotomus sergenti, the main vector of Leishmania tropica.

Keywords

• Psychodiella
• Psychodiella sergenti
• gregarine
• Phlebotomus sergenti
• sand fly
• life cycle
• PAS
• egg
• larva
• adult