Investigation of Sandfly (Diptera: Psychodidae) Species in Kütahya Region

This study was carried out on the determination of the presence of svefly in Kütahya province. The fieldwork was carried out in the provinces of Kütahya ve Simav ve Altıntaş districts in May ve August 2017. 11 locations were determined for the research with svefly caught in only 5 of this locations. In this study, sample collection was performed as 32 days using two pieces CDC light traps. The occurrence of adverse seasonal activities affected the number of collected samples. Most sveflies were caught in fieldworks in July. A total of 77 (19 males and 58 females) sveflies were caught in the fieldwork. The trapped sveflies as Phlebotomus simici (36-%46,7), Phlebotomus perfiliewi (22-28,5%), Phlebotomus tobbi (3-3,8%), Phlebotomus neclectus/syriacus (5-%6,4), Phlebotomus sergenti (2-2,5%) ve Sergentomyia dentata (9-11,6%) species were detected. Keywords: Phlebotomus, Psychodidae, Sandfly, Sergentomyia.