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Ann. Parasitol. Hum. Comp.
Volume 62, Number 5, 1987
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Page(s) | 467 - 473 | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/1987625467 | |
Published online | 25 August 2016 |
Mémoire
Sandfly species composition along an altitudinal transect in southern Sinai, Egypt1
Composition de la faune des Phlébotomes selon un transect altitudinal du Sinaï méridional
1
Research and Training Center on Vectors of Diseases, Ain Shams University, Abbassia, Cairo, Egypt.
2
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine University of London, Department of Entomology, England.
3
National Institutes of Health (NIAID) resident consultant to Ain Shams Center, England.
Accepted: 24 April 1987
Sandflies were sampled in three areas of Southern Sinai, representing different ecological conditions and defined by altitudes. Of 489 specimens collected, 486 sandflies were identified : Phlebotomus papatasi, P. bergeroti, P. alexandri, P. sergenti, P. kazeruni, P. orientalis, P. arabicus, P. major, Sergentomyia tiberiadis, S. adleri/elydei, S. sehwetzi, S. palestinensis, S. fatlax and S. christophersi. Sandfly community composition and relative species abundance differed in the three areas and included two species in Abu Rudeis (on coast), 13 species in Feiran oasis and 12 species in St. Catherine (highest altitude). Species composition also differed bet ween wild and peridomestic habitats in each area, with species diversity greater in wild habitats.
Résumé
Les Phlébotomes ont été échantillonnés dans trois territoires du Sud du Sinaï, présentant des conditions écologiques et des altitudes différentes. Sur 489 exemplaires collectés, 486 ont été identifiés : Phlebotomus papatasi, P. bergerosti, P. alexandri, P. sergenti, P. kazeruni, P. orientalis, P. arabicus, P. major, Sergentomyia tiberiadis, S. adleri/elydei, S. sehwetzi, S. palestinensis, S. fallax et S. ehristophersi.
La composition des populations de Phlébotomes et l’abondance relative des espèces diffèrent dans les trois territoires considérés. Deux espèces sont reconnues à Abou Roudeis (sur le littoral), treize dans l’oasis de Feiran et 12 à Sainte-Catherine (à l’altitude la plus élevée). Le spectre des espèces varie dans chaque territoire, selon que le milieu est non habité ou mis en culture, sauvage ou péridomestique, avec une densité plus grande dans les zones non humanisées.
Key words: Sandflies / Altitude / Sinai
Mots clés : Phlebotomus / Altitude / Sinaï
This study was supported by research contract entitled : « Epidemiology and Control of Arthropod-Borne Diseases in Sinai » between the Egyptian Academy of Scientific Research and Technology and the Ain Shams Research and Training Center on Vectors of Diseases, Cairo, Egypt. The study was also supported by research contract entitled : « Epidemiology and Control of Arthropod-Borne Diseases in Egypt NO1 AI 22667 » between the National Institute of Allergv and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda Maryland, USA, and the Ain Shams Research and Training Center on Vectors of Diseases, Cairo, Egypt.
© Masson, Paris 1987, transferred to Société Française de Parasitologie
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