Phlebotomus
| Phlebotomus | |
|---|---|
| A male Phlebotomus fly | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota | 
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Arthropoda | 
| Class: | Insecta | 
| Order: | Diptera | 
| Family: | Psychodidae | 
| Subfamily: | Phlebotominae | 
| Genus: | Phlebotomus Rondani & Berté, 1840 | 
| Species | |
| P. alexandri | |
Phlebotomus is a genus of "sand flies" in the Diptera family Psychodidae. In the past, they have sometimes been considered to belong in a separate family, Phlebotomidae, but this alternative classification has not gained wide acceptance.