SANDFLY FAUNA OF DOMESTIC AND PARA-DOMESTIC HABITATS IN ARID AND SEMIARID ZONES OF RAJASTHAN

Authors
JOSHI V BANSAL SK VERMA KVS
Citation
V. Joshi et al., SANDFLY FAUNA OF DOMESTIC AND PARA-DOMESTIC HABITATS IN ARID AND SEMIARID ZONES OF RAJASTHAN, INDIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH, 95, 1992, pp. 93-94
Citations number
3
Journal title
INDIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH → ACNP
ISSN journal
09715916
Volume
95
Year of publication
1992
Pages
93 - 94
Database
ISI
SICI code
0971-5916(1992)95:<93:SFODAP>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
Sandfly fauna of three districts of Rajasthan representing arid and se mi-arid environments are described. A total of 2,042 sandflies belongi ng to two genera and seven species were collected. The arid district o f Bikaner with irrigational development (by means of canal) showed con siderably higher density of species Phlebotomus papatasi (16.5 PMH) as compared to Jodhpur district (1.0 PMH). The species encountered were Ph. papatasi, Ph. sergenti, Sergentomyia punjabensis, S. babu babu. S. clydei, S. bhagdadis and S. christophersi.