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Hello everyone!
This little Phlebotominae tortured me all night this summer.
The bite is surprisingly painful considering the size of the bug.
The fact that it is totally silent and very reactive as soon as you try to capture it explains its condition and the bad pictures...

According to this paper (in frensh, sorry), 5 species of two genera are present on the island
Sergentomyia (Sergentomyia) minuta (Rondani, 1843),
Phlebotomus (Phlebotomus) papatasi (Scopoli, 1786),
Phlebotomus (Adlerius) mascittii Grassi, 1908
Phlebotomus (Larroussius) perniciosus Newstead, 1911
Phlebotomus (Paraphlebotomus) sergenti Parrot, 1917

I haven't found anything to differentiate Phlebotomus from Sergentomyia.

Could you tell me if it is possible to choose between these two genera?
Thank you for reading me!
Paul


Paul Vignac : France : Balogna : 20160 : 27/07/2020
Altitude : 494 m - Taille : 1.5 mm approx
Réf. : 274730


Paul Vignac : France : Balogna : 20160 : 27/07/2020
Altitude : 494 m - Taille : 1.5 mm approx
Réf. : 274731

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Hi Onmal!
When using Google with "Phlebotominae" my first hit was this paper https://www.researchgate.net/publication/267045152_Morphological_keys_for_the_identification_of_Italian_phlebotomine_sand_flies_Diptera_Psychodidae_Phlebotominae
containing a key to both genera.
Regards

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Thanks a lot Xylosoma!
Then, i dont have better pics, but according to these erercted setae all along the abdomen, it might be Phlebotomus...

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Fine, this was exactly my thought. And I think that it is a male, thats way this specimen was not bloodsucking. The small part of genitalia visible fits best with P. sergenti of you list of Corsica. But this is very speculativ because this is definately not my group.
Regards

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I'm sure it's a female. I killed her while she was biting me.
Quite painful to bite her despite the size of the bug...
Thanks again!