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Subfamily Phlebotominae (Psychodidae, Diptera) of the United Arab Emirates – some new faunistic data

Authors :
Jan Ježek
Michal Tkoč
Jozef Oboňa
Peter Manko
Antonius van Harten
Source :
Acta Musei Silesiae, Scientiae Naturales. 71:207-222
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
Walter de Gruyter GmbH, 2022.

Abstract

Biting midges (Phlebotominae) are medically important vectors of human and veterinary disease-causing agents. This study presents the results of the field research of arthropods of A. van Harten in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) during the period of approximately 2005 – 2007 at a high number of localities (15 are mentioned here, with 9 species collected incl. five confirmed; 4 spp. are new for the fauna of the UAE: Phlebotomus (Phlebotomus) papatasi (Scopoli, 1786), Sergentomyia (Parrotomyia) baghdadis (Adler & Theodor, 1929), S. (Sergentomyia) schwetzi Adler, Theodor & Parrot, 1929, S. (Grassomyia) squamipleuris Newstead, 1912).

Details

ISSN :
23363207
Volume :
71
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Acta Musei Silesiae, Scientiae Naturales
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........01ec3108f4ba9b65bbb13c2eeecc3a81
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.2478/cszma-2022-0011