Abstract

In the three consecutive years of 2022–2024, three female specimens of the phlebotomine sandfly Phlebotomus mascittii were trapped in two locations in the vicinity of Coblenz, western Germany. These records slightly expand the distribution limits of the species in the Federal State of Rhineland-Palatinate to the north, at latitudes 50°18'N and 50°15'N, respectively, and represent the second northernmost Palearctic sandfly locations so far.

Alternate abstract:

In den drei aufeinanderfolgenden Jahren 2022–2024 wurden drei weibliche Individuen der Sandmücke Ph. mascittii an zwei Standorten in der Umgebung von Koblenz, Westdeutschland, gefangen. Diese Funde verschieben die Verbreitungsgrenzen der Art im Bundesland Rheinland-Pfalz leicht nach Norden, bei 50°18'N bzw. 50°15'N, und repräsentieren damit die zweitnördlichsten paläarktischen Sandmücken-Funde überhaupt.

Details

Title
New records of Phlebotomus (Transphlebotomus) mascittii Grassi, 1908 in northern Rhineland-Palatinate (Diptera, Psychodidae, Phlebotominae)
Author
Krüger, Andreas; Crecelius, Anke; Fischer, Denise; Hagen, Ralf M
Pages
15-19
Section
Research Article
Publication year
2025
Publication date
2025
Publisher
Pensoft Publishers
ISSN
0005805X
e-ISSN
25116428
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
3171791524
Copyright
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