Integrative Approach to <i>Phlebotomus mascittii</i> Grassi, 1908: First Record in Vienna with New Morphological and Molecular Insights

Sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae: Phlebotominae) are blood-feeding insects that transmit the protozoan parasites <i>Leishmania</i> spp. and various arthropod-borne (arbo) viruses. While in Mediterranean parts of Europe the sand fly fauna is diverse, in Central European countries includin...

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Main Authors: Edwin Kniha, Vít Dvořák, Petr Halada, Markus Milchram, Adelheid G. Obwaller, Katrin Kuhls, Susanne Schlegel, Martina Köhsler, Wolfgang Poeppl, Karin Bakran-Lebl, Hans-Peter Fuehrer, Věra Volfová, Gerhard Mooseder, Vladimir Ivovic, Petr Volf, Julia Walochnik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-12-01
Series:Pathogens
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/9/12/1032