Research Article

Entomological Investigations, Seasonal Fluctuations and Impact of Bioclimate Factors of Phlebotomines Sand Flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) of an Emerging Focus of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Aichoun, Central Morocco

Table 1

Percentage, the Shannon-Weiner diversity index (), richness, and frequency of occurrence of the collected sand flies during the study period at Aichoun locality.

GenusSubgenusSpeciesTotal collected with sticky trapsSex ratioTotal collected with CDCSex ratioFO
C (%)Scale

PhlebotomusLarroussiusPh. longicuspis8190.42339516.6425A1.660.60
Ph. perniciosus143265.59156241.4650C
Ph. ariasi00120.525A
ParaphlebotomusPh. sergenti138612211.363022761.0950C
PhlebotomusPh. papatasi99273.6641670.6150C
SergentomyiaS. minuta031161.8316.66R
S. fallax00048.33VR

: female; : male; FO: Frequency of occurrence; : Shannon–Weiner index; A: Accessory; C: Commun; R: Rare; VR: Very rare.