@article{fdi:010077179, title = {{O}n the true identity of {S}ergentomyia gemmea and description of a closely related species : {S}e. raynali n. sp}, author = {{D}epaquit, {J}. and {V}ongphayloth, {K}. and {S}iriyasatien, {P}. and {P}olseela, {R}. and {P}humee, {A}. and {L}oyer, {M}. and {V}ol, {A}. and {V}arlot, {G}. and {R}ahola, {N}il and {B}rey, {P}. {T}. and {S}utherland, {I}. {W}. and {H}ertz, {J}. {C}. and {G}ay, {F}. and {L}{\'e}ger, {N}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{S}everal species of {L}eishmania are responsible for leishmaniases in {T}hailand, although little is known about their transmission. {S}ergentomyia gemmea has been suspected several times to transmit {L}eishmania martiniquensis. {S}ome captures carried out in {T}hailand and {L}ao {P}eople's {D}emocratic {R}epublic have emphasized the scarcity of {S}e. gemmea, comprising only 1% of the collected females. {T}he sequencing of cytochrome {B} mt{DNA} of our specimens showed that our specimens are not grouped with other {S}e. gemmea previously deposited in {G}en{B}ank. {T}he latter are grouped with some {S}e. khawi and {S}e. hivernus that we processed in the present study. {W}e suspect misidentifications and propose focusing on the most useful characters for identification of {S}e. gemmea based on the examination of type-specimens. {T}he examination of the ascoids exhibiting anterior spurs is the most important one. {H}owever, we also describe {S}e. raynali n. sp. exhibiting comparable spurs but differing from {S}e. gemmea by its original cibarium. {F}inally, the vectorial role of {S}e. gemmea appears very questionable in the absence of new evidence.}, keywords = {{A}sia ; {L}eishmania martiniquensis - {P}hlebotomus ; molecular systematics ; {S}ergentomyia ; taxonomy ; vector ; {LAOS} ; {VIET} {NAM}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{M}edical and {V}eterinary {E}ntomology}, volume = {33}, numero = {4}, pages = {521--529}, ISSN = {0269-283{X}}, year = {2019}, DOI = {10.1111/mve.12393}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010077179}, }