Table 1 Comparison of number of transcript matches amongst gene families between Phlebotomus papatasi [20] and Lutzomyia longipalpis (current study)

PGRP

2

7

PGRP-SC

3

1

BGRP

3

4

CTL

7

15

Scavenger receptor

9

10

Galectins

7

4

TEP

3

2

Spätzle

5

4

Pellino

1

1

IAP2

5

1

Fos

3

3

Jun

2

1

prophenoloxidases

4(10)^b

4

lysozymes

2

10

hemomucin

3

2

trypsins

9

33

Chymotrypsins

20

22

Aminopeptidases

45

41

Carboxypeptidases

18

49

Glucosidases

23

6(31)^a

Amylases

8

24

Lipases

31

56

Peritrophins

1(4)^b

28

Chitin synthase

4(9)^b

2

Chitinase

8

15