First report of Symphoromyia immaculata (Diptera: Rhagionidae) from Italy, with the description of its attack and blood-feeding behaviour on human hosts

Specimens from a swarm of Symphoromyia immaculata (Meigen, 1820) were collected in the act of biting people in a farmhouse in Central Italy. The species is distributed in West and Central Europe and eastwards in Northwest Russia. This is the first record of S. immaculata in Italy, with a documented...

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Published in:Journal of Entomological and Acarological Research
Main Authors: F. Romiti, C. De Liberato, A. Magliano, A. Ermenegildi, I. Del Lesto, P. Beuk
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2021
Subjects:
Tabanoidea
Rhagionidae
blood-sucking fly
Symphoromyia
Umbria
Italian fauna
Zoology
QL1-991
Northwest Russia
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.4081/jear.2021.9315
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spelling ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:712ef48e9d74438296f0673b76fcf020 2023-05-15T17:46:03+02:00 First report of Symphoromyia immaculata (Diptera: Rhagionidae) from Italy, with the description of its attack and blood-feeding behaviour on human hosts F. Romiti C. De Liberato A. Magliano A. Ermenegildi I. Del Lesto P. Beuk 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.4081/jear.2021.9315 https://doaj.org/article/712ef48e9d74438296f0673b76fcf020 EN eng PAGEPress Publications https://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/jear/article/view/9315 https://doaj.org/toc/2038-324X https://doaj.org/toc/2279-7084 doi:10.4081/jear.2021.9315 2038-324X 2279-7084 https://doaj.org/article/712ef48e9d74438296f0673b76fcf020 Journal of Entomological and Acarological Research, Vol 53, Iss 2 (2021) Tabanoidea Rhagionidae blood-sucking fly Symphoromyia Umbria Italian fauna Zoology QL1-991 article 2021 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.4081/jear.2021.9315 2022-12-31T16:17:49Z Specimens from a swarm of Symphoromyia immaculata (Meigen, 1820) were collected in the act of biting people in a farmhouse in Central Italy. The species is distributed in West and Central Europe and eastwards in Northwest Russia. This is the first record of S. immaculata in Italy, with a documented case of humans suffering from bites of this species. Article in Journal/Newspaper Northwest Russia Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Journal of Entomological and Acarological Research 53 2
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topic Tabanoidea
Rhagionidae
blood-sucking fly
Symphoromyia
Umbria
Italian fauna
Zoology
QL1-991
spellingShingle Tabanoidea
Rhagionidae
blood-sucking fly
Symphoromyia
Umbria
Italian fauna
Zoology
QL1-991
F. Romiti
C. De Liberato
A. Magliano
A. Ermenegildi
I. Del Lesto
P. Beuk
First report of Symphoromyia immaculata (Diptera: Rhagionidae) from Italy, with the description of its attack and blood-feeding behaviour on human hosts
topic_facet Tabanoidea
Rhagionidae
blood-sucking fly
Symphoromyia
Umbria
Italian fauna
Zoology
QL1-991
description Specimens from a swarm of Symphoromyia immaculata (Meigen, 1820) were collected in the act of biting people in a farmhouse in Central Italy. The species is distributed in West and Central Europe and eastwards in Northwest Russia. This is the first record of S. immaculata in Italy, with a documented case of humans suffering from bites of this species.
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author F. Romiti
C. De Liberato
A. Magliano
A. Ermenegildi
I. Del Lesto
P. Beuk
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C. De Liberato
A. Magliano
A. Ermenegildi
I. Del Lesto
P. Beuk
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title First report of Symphoromyia immaculata (Diptera: Rhagionidae) from Italy, with the description of its attack and blood-feeding behaviour on human hosts
title_short First report of Symphoromyia immaculata (Diptera: Rhagionidae) from Italy, with the description of its attack and blood-feeding behaviour on human hosts
title_full First report of Symphoromyia immaculata (Diptera: Rhagionidae) from Italy, with the description of its attack and blood-feeding behaviour on human hosts
title_fullStr First report of Symphoromyia immaculata (Diptera: Rhagionidae) from Italy, with the description of its attack and blood-feeding behaviour on human hosts
title_full_unstemmed First report of Symphoromyia immaculata (Diptera: Rhagionidae) from Italy, with the description of its attack and blood-feeding behaviour on human hosts
title_sort first report of symphoromyia immaculata (diptera: rhagionidae) from italy, with the description of its attack and blood-feeding behaviour on human hosts
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