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Definition of Genus Phlebotomus
1. Noun. Small bloodsucking sand flies that resemble moths.
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Genus
Group relationships: Family Psychodidae, Psychodidae
Member holonyms: Phlebotomus Papatasii, Sand Fly, Sandfly
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Phlebotomus
Literary usage of Genus Phlebotomus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Handbook of Instructions for Collectors by British Museum (Natural History) (1906)
"In this family the blood-sucking habit is altogether exceptional, being confined
to the genus Phlebotomus,* of which only three or four species, ..."
2. Handbook of Medical Entomology by William Albert Riley, Oskar Augustus Johannsen (1915)
"Comparatively little is known regarding the life-history and habits of the
Psychodidae, but one genus, Phlebotomus, contains minute, blood-sucking species, ..."
3. Animal Parasites and Human Disease by Asa Crawford Chandler (1922)
"The latter characteristic, however, is not shared by the genus Phlebotomus.
The latter is the only genus, ..."
4. Tropical Diseases: A Manual of the Diseases of Warm Climates by Patrick Manson (1918)
"Representatives of the genus Phlebotomus are to be found in most tropical and
sub-tropical countries. The various species are usually designated " sand- ..."
5. The Animal Parasites of Man by Harold Benjamin Fantham, Maximilian Gustav Christian Carl Braun (1916)
"... contains the genus Phlebotomus, which occurs in South Europe, South Asia,
Africa, North and South tropical America. They are all small grey, brown, ..."
6. The Practical Study of Malaria and Other Blood Parasites by John William Watson Stephens, Samuel Rickard Christophers (1903)
"A pest in Scotland. 4.—Psychodidae (Moth flies). Very small. Antennae very hairy.
Wings very hairy. Larvae of some genera amphibious. genus Phlebotomus. ..."
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