phlebotomus

noun

phle·​bot·​o·​mus fli-ˈbät-ə-məs 

1

capitalized : a genus of small bloodsucking sand flies (family Psychodidae) including one (P. papatasii) that transmits sandfly fever and leishmaniasis

2

plural phlebotomi -ˌmī  also phlebotomuses : any sand fly of the genus Phlebotomus