| phleboviruses associated with sand flies in arid bio-geographical areas of central tunisia. | an entomological investigation was carried out in 2014 at two sites located in central tunisia, one irrigated and another non-irrigated situated in arid bio-geographical areas. sand flies of the subgenus larroussius namely phlebotomus perfiliewi, phlebotomus perniciosus, and phlebotomus longicuspis are the most abundant sand fly species in the irrigated site. however, in the non-irrigated site, phlebotomus papatasi of the phlebotomus genus is the most abundant species. a total of 3191 sand flies ... | 2016 | 26875761 |