The taxonomy and systematics of sand flies (Diptera, Psychodidae, Phlebotominae) are one
of the pillars of research aimed to identifying vector populations and the agents transmitted …

Solanaceae comprises many species complexes, taxonomically challenging lineages that
require specialized effort to be reliably delimited, and thus develop a reasoned hypothesis at …

The subfamily Phlebotominae comprises important insects for public health. The use of
complementary tools such as molecular taxonomy is necessary for interspecific delimitation …

Polyploidization is a process that typically leads to instantaneous reproductive isolation and
has, therefore, been considered as one of the major evolutionary forces in the species-rich …

Adaptation to different ecological niches is considered one of the main drivers of species
diversification, also in cryptic species complexes, notwithstanding their morphological stasis …

Sand fly species are traditionally identified using morphological traits, though this method is
hampered by the presence of cryptic species. DNA barcoding is a widely used tool in the …

Ornithodoros mimon is an argasid tick primarily associated with bats that also infest other
animals including birds, opossums and humans. In this paper, we report the finding of an …

In this study, we analysed the molecular and morphometric differences of several
populations of the putative sand fly vector Psychodopygus davisi (Root, 1934)(Diptera …

Phlebotomine sand flies are the main natural vectors of Leishmania, which cause visceral
and tegumentary tropical diseases worldwide. However, their taxonomy and evolutionary …

Many vector-borne pathogens (VBPs), including Ehrlichia canis and Dirofilaria immitis, may
infect simultaneously dogs in areas where Leishmania infantum is endemic, especially in …