Diagnosis of Human Visceral Pentastomiasis

Visceral pentastomiasis in humans is caused by the larval stages (nymphs) of the arthropod-related tongue worms Linguatula serrata, Armillifer armillatus, A. moniliformis, A. grandis, and Porocephalus crotali. The majority of cases has been reported from Africa, Malaysia, and the Middle East, where visceral pentastomiasis may be an incidental finding in autopsies, and less often from China and Latin America. In Europe and North America, the disease is only rarely encountered in immigrants and long-term travelers, and the parasitic lesions may be confused with malignancies, leading to a delay in the correct diagnosis. Since clinical symptoms are variable and serological tests are not readily available, the diagnosis often relies on histopathological examinations. This laboratory symposium focuses on the diagnosis of this unusual parasitic disease and presents its risk factors and epidemiology

The Butterfly Fauna Of The Italian Maritime Alps:Results Of The «Edit» Project

Bonelli, Simona, Barbero, Francesca, Casacci, Luca Pietro, Cerrato, Cristiana, Balletto, Emilio (2015): The butterfly fauna of the Italian Maritime Alps: results of the EDIT project. Zoosystema 37 (1): 139-167, DOI: 10.5252/z2015n1a6, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/z2015n1a

Aggiunte e correzioni ai Nottuidi dell'Italia meridionale (Lepidoptera)

This paper revises the Noctuidae collected in Southern Italy. The species are sorted according to FIBIGER e HAcKER 0991) while the chorotype follows VIGNATAGLANTI et al. (1992), each item is comprehensive of full collecting data. For the first time the species reported are: Noctua tertia Mentzer et al. in Italy; Dysgonia torri- da (Gn.), in continental Italy; Noctua janthe (Bkh.), Naenia typica (L.), Dichonia convergens (D. & S.), Actinotia radiosa (Esp.), Episema tersa (D. & S.), Phragmitiphila nexa (Hb.), Atypha pul- monaris (Esp.), Eremodrina vicina castrensis (Berio & Fiumi) in Southern Italy. Cucullia blattariae (Esp.) does not exist in Southern Italy, where it is substituted by Cucullia caninae Rbr. Cucullia wredowi Costa, and Conistra camastra De Laever are synonyms of Cucullia calendu- lae Tr. and Conistra veronicae (Hb). Dasypolia banghaasi Turati and Dasypolia calabrolucana Hartig are believed to be the local form of Dasypolia templi (Thunberg) (n. syn.). List of the species of Noctuidae in Southern Italy now comprises of 481 taxa; there were 459 known species up to 1984, plus 10 new records in this paper, plus 9 of BERlO (1985, 1991) (Autophila limbata (Stdgr.), Mythimna pallens L., Hadena guenéei Stdgr., Omphalophana serrata (Tr.), Episema grueneri Bsd., Leucochlaena hispida (Geyer), Aporophila lueneburgensis (Frr.), Eumichtis lichenea (Hb.) and Conistra daubei (Dup.)) plus 3 of ZILLI (1980, 1986) (Lacanobia splendens (Hb.), Mythimna pudorina (D. & S.) and Chilodes maritima (Tausch.))

I Macrolepidotteri italiani - Fauna Lepidopterorum Italiae (Macrolepidoptera). Con allegato in .pdf: 1-1051

More than sixty years after the publication of “Fauna Lepidopterorum Italiae” by Mariani, it is considered necessary to update the knowledge about Macrolepidoptera distribution in Italy. This paper proposes some thirty years of research and reasoned biblio- graphical references collection plus new collection data. The job allows to col- late the today most complete body of information about Italian macrolepi- doptera. Unfortunately printing the whole catalogue will result into a more than 800 pages book. So that it was preferred to print a concise full list of species containing: the reference for the species described from Italy; relatedloci typici;some notes and the concise list of regions where they are collected. By side you find the CD containing the complete text with further infor- mation: a plenty of new collection data; the analytical occurrence of the species in region; the species occurrence that refers to the actual collection year and time of flight and is split in fifty (ante 1901) and twenty-five (from 1901) years time lapse; first and last regional reference. Totally 2388 species are listed, taxonomically sorted, and ranked with an index number useful from the index name search . Reference data flow from 3526 references published from 1713 to 31st December 2005 plus few selected paper in press during 2006. All references are fully listed and ordered by publication date. Each reference is ranked P. Parenzan, F. Porcelli: I macrolepidotteri italiani 9 with an index number you find in the text in place of the more usual Author’s name and reference year. The use of this index number helps to make concise the body of the text. Some papers are still unavailable, of course. The “not seen” references are marked by an “*”. The data reported in not seen references are treated as “second hand information” arising from other papers. Second hand information is often referred to ante-1800 bibliographical source. Very old reports or books have not been ignored to allow us a better understand of the Lepidoptera knowledge during ages

Notizie bio-etologiche sulla Pachypasa otus Drury (Lepidoptera-Lasiocampidae) in Italia meridionale

This paper provides new data regarding the catching of P. otus (Lep. Lasiocampidae) present in Southern ltaly. lt is the first time that this species is reported on Quercus ilex L., Q. trojana Webb and Pinus halepensis Mill.; P. otus has also been bred on Pinus pinea L. lts biological cycle, hitherto unknown for Southern ltaly, is described. Finally, the presence of Habronyx heros Wesm. (Hymenoptera Ichneumonidae, Anomaloninae -Therionini), already known as a parasite in the immature stages of this species but new to the italian fauna, is reported

Danni da Opogona sacchari e Sesamia nonagrioides a Strelitzia in Italia meridionale

The authors report severe damages to Strelitzia reginae (Banks.) (Musaceae) due to Opogona sacchari (Bojer) (Lepidoptera: Hieroxestidae) and Sesamia nonagrioides (Lefebvre) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Amphipyrinae). Both species live endophitically but the O. sacchari live under crown level, the S. nonagrioides over crow level. The Opogona damages by feeding on roots and propagating root rot, the Sesamia by feeding on flowers and leaves. Control can be enhanced by light traps and cleaning the ground from all plant debris