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On Wed, 01 Apr 2009 JEROME DEPAQUIT wrote :<BR>
Dear All,<BR>
I completely agree with Gilles. The French word is linked to the kind<BR>
>of bite of these insects (telmophagy) and for this reason to the latin<BR>
>name of the type genus of the (sub)family. The english name is<BR>
>curiously related to their ecology...and curiously "Phlebotomes" are<BR>
>caught not only in sandy landscapes, but also commonly in forests, etc<BR>
All the best,<BR>
Jerome DEPAQUIT<BR>
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The species belonging to the subgenera Euphlebotomus, Idiophlebotomus and several others are not necessarily the same habitats as mentoined by Dr Depaquit.<BR>
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to put the controversy at rest: The language is nothing but the power of expression/ communication, whether English of UK origin or American based or for that matter any other language origin, so I would consider the word sandfly, sand fly or sand-fly convey the same meaning and the people who work on this insect can use sandfly, sand fly and sand-fly which are not different form each other.<BR>
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with best regards,<BR>
Ilango <BR>
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