| [survey of phlebotomus neglectus tonnoir, 1921 (=p. major s.l.) in a leishmaniasis focus in northern italy (province of verona)]. | an entomological survey was carried out on leishmaniasis vectors (diptera: psychodidae) in north italy (verona province). a total of 382 sandfly specimens was caught by sticky traps in 6 collecting stations. the species identified were: phlebotomus perniciosus (62.3%), p. neglectus (= major s.l.) (5.2%), p. papatasi (2.1%), p. mascittii (0.3%) and sergentomyia minuta (30.1%). after the description of the olotype of p. neglectus by tonnoir (1921) in trieste (opicina), this is the first time that ... | 1995 | 8778665 |
| [sandflies in italy: observations on their distribution and methods for control]. | the paper analyzes published and unpublished data of sandfly collections carried out in italy by one of the authors (m.m.) over a period of 18 years (1975-1993). these data are discussed in relation to the collection methods and the habitats. the leishmaniasis foci surveyed are localized in 11 regions of central and southern italy and in the two main islands, sicily and sardinia. five collection methods were used: i) sticky traps, ii) light traps, iii) window exit traps, iv) emergence traps, and ... | 1994 | 7637994 |