First record of Phlebotomus (Transphlebotomus) mascittii in Slovakia

First record of Phlebotomus (Transphlebotomus) mascittii in Slovakia

A large-scale entomological survey was carried out in summer 2016 in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. It revealed, for the first time, the presence of the phlebotomine sand fly Phlebotomus (Transphlebotomus) mascittii Grassi, 1908 (Diptera: Phlebotominae) in south-western Slovakia. Species identific...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Dvorak Vit, Hlavackova Kristyna, Kocisova Alica, Volf Petr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2016-01-01
Series:Parasite
Subjects:
Sand fly
Phlebotomus mascittii
Slovakia
Transphlebotomus
Northern limit
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2016061
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Summary:A large-scale entomological survey was carried out in summer 2016 in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. It revealed, for the first time, the presence of the phlebotomine sand fly Phlebotomus (Transphlebotomus) mascittii Grassi, 1908 (Diptera: Phlebotominae) in south-western Slovakia. Species identification of a captured female was confirmed by both morphological and sequencing (COI) analyses.
ISSN:1776-1042

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