Phlebotomus argentipes
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| Phlebotomus argentipes | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Psychodidae |
| Genus: | Phlebotomus |
| Species: | P. argentipes |
| Binomial name | |
| Phlebotomus argentipes | |
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Phlebotomus argentipes are a species of sandfly in genus Phlebotomus in the Indian subcontinent. They are notable as a vector for Leishmania donovani, the parasite which causes leishmaniasis.
