Patakakis Michael J, Papazahariadou Margarita, Wilson Anthony, Mellor Philip S, Frydas Stavros, Papadopoulos Orestis
Parasitology Department, Ministry for Rural Development and Food, Athens Centre of Veterinary Institutes, 25 Neapoleos str Ag Paraskevi, 153 10 Athens, Greece.
J Vector Ecol. 2009 Dec;34(2):243-51. doi: 10.1111/j.1948-7134.2009.00033.x.
Culicoides biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) were trapped between 1999 and 2004 at 122 locations in mainland Greece and on most of the larger Aegean and Ionian islands, using OVI light traps, in order to determine the distribution and seasonal activity of bluetongue virus vectors and other Culicoides species. Thirty-nine Culicoides species were identified, six of which (C. furcillatus, C. impunctatus, C. paolae, C. pictipennis, C. riethi, and C. scoticus) were identified for the first time in Greece. Two of these (C. impunctatus and C. scoticus) may be of veterinary importance due to their role as vectors of bluetongue virus and related orbiviruses. In addition, C. imicola was detected for the first time in mainland Greece.
1999年至2004年间，为了确定蓝舌病病毒载体及其他库蠓种类的分布和季节性活动，在希腊大陆的122个地点以及大部分较大的爱琴海和爱奥尼亚岛屿上，使用OVI诱虫灯诱捕库蠓（双翅目：蠓科）。共鉴定出39种库蠓，其中6种（叉尾库蠓、无斑库蠓、保拉库蠓、彩翅库蠓、里氏库蠓和苏格兰库蠓）是在希腊首次发现。其中两种（无斑库蠓和苏格兰库蠓）可能具有兽医重要性，因为它们是蓝舌病病毒及相关环状病毒的载体。此外，在希腊大陆首次检测到了非洲伊蚊蠓。
