@article{fdi:010020984, title = {{Q}uantitative phenetics and taxonomy of some phlebotomine taxa}, author = {{D}ujardin, {J}ean-{P}ierre and {L}e {P}ont, {F}ran{\c{c}}ois and {M}artinez, {E}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{E}lucidating the evolution of #{P}hlebotominae$ is important not only to revise their taxonomy, but also to help understand the origin of the genus #{L}eishmania$ and its relationship with humans. {O}ur study is a phenetic portrayal of this history based on the genetic relationships among som {N}ew world and {O}ld {W}orld taxa. {W}e used both multilocus enzyme electrophoresis and morphometry on 24 male specimens of the {O}ld {W}orld genus #{P}hlebotomus$ (with three of its subgenera : #{P}hlebotomus$, #{S}pelaeophlebotomus$ and #{A}ustralophlebotomus$), and on 67 male specimens of the three {N}ew {W}orld genera, #{W}arileya$, #{B}rumptomyia$ and #{L}utzomyia$, (with three subgenera of #{L}utzomyia$ : #{L}utzomyia$, #{O}ligodontomyia$ and #{P}sychodopygus$). {P}henetic trees derived from both techniques were similar, but disclosed relationships that disagree with the present classification of sand flies. {T}he need for a true evolutionary approach is stressed. ({R}{\'e}sum{\'e} d'auteur)}, keywords = {{INSECTE} ; {VECTEUR} ; {TAXONOMIE} ; {MORPHOLOGIE} ; {EVOLUTION} ; {DIVERSITE} {GENETIQUE} ; {ISOENZYME} ; {ELECTROPHORESE} ; {ETUDE} {EXPERIMENTALE} ; {ETUDE} {COMPARATIVE} ; {MORPHOMETRIE} ; {CONGO} ; {NOUVELLE} {CALEDONIE} ; {BOLIVIE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{M}emorias do {I}nstituto {O}swaldo {C}ruz}, volume = {94}, numero = {6}, pages = {735--741}, ISSN = {0074-0276}, year = {1999}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010020984}, }