Winter activity of Phlebotomus (Transphlebotomus) mascittii, Grassi 1908 (Diptera: Psychodidae) on the island of Corsica

T J Naucke; B Menn; D Massberg; S Lorentz

doi:10.1007/s00436-008-1002-8

Winter activity of Phlebotomus (Transphlebotomus) mascittii, Grassi 1908 (Diptera: Psychodidae) on the island of Corsica

Parasitol Res. 2008 Jul;103(2):477-9. doi: 10.1007/s00436-008-1002-8. Epub 2008 May 14.

Authors

T J Naucke¹, B Menn, D Massberg, S Lorentz

Affiliation

¹ Institute of Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology, University Hospital Bonn, Sigmund Freud Strasse 25, 53105, Bonn, Germany. TJNaucke@aol.com

PMID: 18478267
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-008-1002-8

Abstract

In the first week of February 2008 on the island of Corsica, 55 Phlebotomus (Transphlebotomus) mascittii, 39 males and 16 females, were caught in a railway tunnel. This is the first proof of the winter activity of the adult P. mascittii in Europe.

MeSH terms

Animals
Ecology
Female
France
Male
Phlebotomus / classification
Phlebotomus / physiology*
Seasons*
Temperature