Habitats of the sandfly vectors of Leishmania tropica and L. major in a mixed focus of cutaneous leishmaniasis in southeast Tunisia

► 3129 sandflies caught in the mixed focus of Leishmania tropica and L. major, Southeast Tunisia. ► Phlebotomus papatasi predominated in all habitats of L. major sites. ► P. sergenti was the most abundant species inside houses of L. tropica patients. ► P. riouxi or P. chabaudi was the dominant species in the semi-natural rocky habitats. ► All specimens of P. chabaudi characterised molecularly were identified as P. riouxi.