[Paddlewise] Sand Flies

Order Diptera - Flies
Family Psychodidae - Moth Flies and Sand Flies
    Most of the northern species in this family are harmless to man, but the 
species in the genus Phlebotomus, often called sand flies, are bloodsucking; 
these occur in the southern states and in the tropics.  Sand flies are known 
to act as vectors of several diseases in various parts of the world:  
pappataci fever in the Mediterranean region and south Asia; kala-azar and 
oriental sore in South America, n. Africa, and s. Asia; espundia, oroya fever 
(verruga peruana) in S. America.

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