Phlebotomus

Phlebotomus
A male Phlebotomus fly
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Psychodidae
Subfamily:	Phlebotominae
Genus:	Phlebotomus Rondani & Berté, 1840
Species
P. alexandri P. ariasi P. argentipes P. azizi P. balcanicus P. brevis P. chabaudi P. kyreniae P. langeroni P. longicuspis P. longiductus P. major P. mascittii P. papatasi P. perfiliewi P. perniciosus P. riouxi P. sergenti P. simici P. tobbi

Phlebotomus is a genus of "sand flies" in the Diptera family Psychodidae. In the past, they have sometimes been considered to belong in a separate family, Phlebotomidae, but this alternative classification has not gained wide acceptance.^[1]