Author
- Adler and Theodor
- In Adler, Theodor & Lourie, 1930:536 (as var. of perniciosus) [male, female]
- Iran, Israel; Ajeleth, 27.v-3.vii.1929
Distribution
- Albania, Azerbaijan, Cyprus, Georgia, Greece, Italy (Sicily only), Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
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Synonyms
- pirumovi Burakova & Mirzayan
- 1934:89
- Type-loc: U.S.S.R.
Bionomics
- Type habitat: desert vegetation.
Medical Importance
- Suspected vector of visceral leishmaniasis (L. infantum) in the eastern Mediterranean and U.S.S.R. (Lewis, 1982; Lewis & Ward, 1987).
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