The Checklist and Distribution of Sand Flies (Diptera:Psychodidae) of Guilan Province and Their MedicalImportance With a Taxonomic Note on the NameSergentomyia murgabiensis sintoni

Background: different forms of leishmaniasis are important infectious diseases in iran.while rudbar county of guilan province has been introduced as a cutaneous leishmaniasisfocus, there are few published data about the phlebotomine sand flies (diptera: psychodidae,phlebotominae) of the province and their medical importance.objectives: the present study is going to provide a review of sand fly-borne infections inguilan province and a checklist of sand flies of the province. also, a note is presented on thename sergentomyia murgabiensis sintoni.materials & methods: using the main databases such as web of science, pubmed, scopus,google scholar, scientific information database (sid), iranmedex and magiran which weresearched up to september 2022 and reviewing the literature, the available data about the sandfly-borne diseases of iran and guilan province were extracted and analyzed.results: in total, 11 species representing two genera of sand flies, phlebotomus and sergentomyia,are found in guilan province. the checklist and distribution of sand flies of the province havebeen provided. all species of the genus phlebotomus in the province are proven or suspectedvectors of leishmaniasis. sand fly-borne leishmaniasis (cutaneous and visceral), sand fly feverand lizard leishmaniasis, which are among the endemic infections of the province, are discussed.also, a taxonomic note is presented on the name sergentomyia murgabiensis sintoni.conclusion: the prevalence of suspected or proven vectors of sand fly-borne diseases inguilan province is noteworthy. the study of the ecology of sand flies and detecting the exactvectors and reservoirs of leishmaniasis and phlebotomine fever by serological or molecularspecifictests in the province are recommended. moreover, additional samplings of sand fliesfrom localities, where have not been studied, are necessary.