Author

  • Perfil'ev
  • 1941:278 [male, female]
  • U.S.S.R.: Turkmenistan, Kushka; Uzbeldstan, Kirghizia, Syr Dar'ya station; Osh

Distribution

  • China (Gansu, Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang), Kazakhstan.
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  • SpeciesMap

Synonyms

  • wui Yang & Xiong
    • 1965:412 (as ssp. of major) [male, female]
    • Type-loc: China: Xinjiang

Bionomics

  • Type habitat: ? A zoophilic species from desert regions of South Xinjiang (Xiong et al., 1970)

Medical Importance

  • suspected vector of visceral leishmaniasis (probably L. infantum) in Kazakhstan and of L. gerbilli in China (Dergacheva, 1979; Killick-Kendrick, 1990).

Additional References

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