The position which Phlebotomus occupies in the family Psychodidae has been discussed by several previous students, notably Meunier (1905), Alexander (1929), Tonnoir (1935), Enderlein (1937), Parrot (1951) and Theodor (1948). In addition, Edwards (1926) and Crampton (1925), give valuable discussions on the relationships of the Psychodidae as a whole. Recent discovery of related genera (Hertig 1948, Fairchild 1949) has induced me to reexamine the question, taking into consideration the known fossil species as well as the living representatives of the family.
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G. B. Fairchild (1955) studied this question.
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