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First report of phoresy on snipe flies (Diptera: Rhagionidae): the chewing louse <i>Damalinia meyeri</i> (Psocodea: Phthiraptera: Trichodectidae) on <i>Symphoromyia immaculata</i> Open
Phoresy, the passive transport of an organism by another, is a well-documented strategy among flightless arthropods, particularly in species that exploit patchily distributed resources. While phoresy among parasitic lice has been frequentl…
A digital repository of samples from arthropod vectors Open
Sustained by urbanization, globalization and climate change, infectious diseases transmitted by arthropod vectors, such as mosquitoes, ticks and sandflies, are emerging or resurging in Europe, including Italy. There are limited therapeutic…
Ecological niche modelling of <i>Culicoides imicola</i> and future range shifts under climate change scenarios in <span>Italy</span> Open
Culicoides imicola is the main vector of viral diseases of livestock in Europe such as bluetongue (BT), African horse sickness and epizootic haemorrhagic disease. Climatic factors are the main drivers of C. imicola occurrence and its distr…
Predation efficiency of the carnivorous aquatic plant Utricularia australis against Asian tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus larvae: Implications for biological control Open
The Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus, one of the world's worst invasive animal species and competent vector of many arboviruses, poses a serious threat to human health. An effective and environmentally friendly control strategy is re…
Is Asian tiger mosquito (<i>Aedes albopictus</i>) going to become homodynamic in Southern Europe in the next decades due to climate change? Open
The Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus , competent vector of several arboviruses, poses significant impact on human health worldwide. Although global warming is a driver of A . albopictus range expansion, few studies focused on its eff…
Delusional parasitosis: an entomological perspective after a 20-years-experience in two public medical and veterinary entomology laboratories Open
Delusional parasitosis (DP) is psychiatric disorder characterized by the unshakeable belief of being infested by endo- or ectoparasites, without any evidence of infestations. Hence, DP sufferers often consult medical entomologists or derma…
First Report of <i>Culicoides</i> Biting Midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) Attacking People in Italy, With the Description of Extreme Larval Breeding Sites and Diurnal Activity of <i>Culicoides riethi</i> Open
Biting midges of the genus Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) play a paramount role in medical and veterinary entomology worldwide, particularly as vectors of pathogens which cause animal diseases. Biting midges are also infamous for th…
First report of <em>Symphoromyia immaculata</em> (Diptera: Rhagionidae) from Italy, with the description of its attack and blood-feeding behaviour on human hosts Open
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 t…
Plasmodium matutinum Transmitted by Culex pipiens as a Cause of Avian Malaria in Captive African Penguins (Spheniscus demersus) in Italy Open
Avian malaria is a parasitic disease of birds caused by protozoa belonging to the genus Plasmodium , within the order Haemosporida. Penguins are considered particularly susceptible, and outbreaks in captive populations can lead to high mor…
Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) Monitoring in the Lazio Region (Central Italy) Open
The Asian tiger mosquito Aedes albopictus (Skuse 1894) is assuming an ever-increasing importance as invasive species in Europe and consequently as human health and nuisance concern. In Central Italy, the species has been recently involved …
Investigation of Ixodid ticks as vectors of <i>Babesia caballi</i> and <i>Theileria equi</i> (Protozoa: Apicomplexa) in central Italy Open
Babesia caballi and Theileria equi are widely recognized as causative agents of equine pirolasmosis (EP), an acute, sub-acute, and chronic disease of equines, with relevant economic impact on horse trade worldwide. Although several studies…
Report of the human body louse (Pediculus humanus) from clothes sold in a market in central Italy Open
The exceptionality of the described case lies both in the report of P. humanus from a country where it had not been reported since 1945, and in its finding from second-hand clothes for sale in a market, constituting a potential source of i…
Neottialges (Caloenectes) vulturis (Dubinin, 1956) (Acari: Hypoderatidae) from the Eurasian griffon vulture (Gyps fulvus) in Italy: first record in Europe, redescription and pathological changes in the host Open
Deutonymphs of the astigmatan mite Neottialges (Caloenectes) vulturis (Dubinin, 1956) comb. n. (Astigmata: Hypoderatidae) were found during the anatomo-histopathological study of a Eurasian griffon vulture, Gyps fulvus, found dead in Centr…
Neottialges (Caloenectes) vulturis (Dubinin, 1956) (Acari: Hypoderatidae) from the Eurasian griffon vultureGyps (fulvus) in Italy: first record in Europe, redescription and pathological changes in the host Open
This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Liberato, Claudio De, Magliano, Adele, Tancredi, Francesco, Eleni, Claudia, Posillico, Mario, Mironov, Sergey (2018): Neottialges (Caloenectes) v…
Monitoring for the possible introduction of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus in Italy based on tick sampling on migratory birds and serological survey of sheep flocks Open
Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF), endemic in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe and the Middle East, is caused by a tibovirus (CCHFV) transmitted in particular by the Hyalomma genus of the Ixodidae family that can remain attached to the h…
Caged young pigeons mortality by Coleoptera larvae. Open
Dermestidae and Tenebrionidae are well known inhabitants of bird's nests and poultry farms, under favourable conditions they can be very abundant under favourable conditions. At times, their larvae shift from a scavenging behaviour to a pa…