Studies on mosquitoes carrying the Nile virus have given unexpected results. They have allowed to identify four new species of haematophagous flies, i.e. bloodsuckers. The finding expands knowledge about the genus Leptoconops, of interest to public health and animal health, and shows that even in widely studied regions there are still species unknown to science. The new species came to light during the sampling of insects that are carried out to…
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Studies on mosquitoes carrying the Nile virus have given unexpected results. They have allowed to identify four new species of haematophagous flies, i.e. bloodsuckers. The finding expands knowledge about the genus Leptoconops, of interest to public health and animal health, and shows that even in widely studied regions there are still species unknown to science. The new species came to light during the sampling of insects that are carried out to…