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<p>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: <italic>Phlebotomus</italic> (<italic>Phlebotomus</italic>) <italic>papatasi</italic> (Scopoli, 1786), <italic>Sergentomyia</italic> (<italic>Parrotomyia</italic>) <italic>baghdadis</italic> (Adler &amp; Theodor, 1929), <italic>S</italic>. (<italic>Sergentomyia</italic>) <italic>schwetzi</italic> Adler, Theodor &amp; Parrot, 1929, <italic>S</italic>. (<italic>Grassomyia</italic>) <italic>squamipleuris</italic> Newstead, 1912).</p>
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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).

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

Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science

Department of Ecology, Faculty of Humanities and Natural Sciences

Acta Musei Silesiae, Scientiae Naturales

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Biting midges (Phlebotominae) are medically important vectors of human and veterinary disease-causing agents. This study presents the results of the field...

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

Online veröffentlicht: 01. März 2023

Seitenbereich: 207 - 222

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cszma-2022-0011

Schlüsselwörter
Arabian Peninsula, United Arab Emirates, faunistics, sand flies, new records, reduced synonymy and references

© 2022 Jan Ježek et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

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

Online veröffentlicht: 01. März 2023

Seitenbereich: 207 - 222

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cszma-2022-0011

SchlüsselwörterArabian Peninsula, United Arab Emirates, faunistics, sand flies, new records, reduced synonymy and references

© 2022 Jan Ježek et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Schlüsselwörter
Arabian Peninsula, United Arab Emirates, faunistics, sand flies, new records, reduced synonymy and references