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Supplementary material for the Journal of the European Mosquito Control Association: Confirmation of the occurrence of Phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae, Phlebotominae) in Belgium, Luxembourg Province

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posted on 2025-01-22, 09:57 authored by F. Schaffner, A. Schneider, R. Debbaut, W. Van Bortel

The distribution and abundance of Phlebotomine sand flies north of the Alps is poorly known. In Belgium, Phlebotomus mascittii was reported only once in the early 2000s from two locations in the southeastern part of the country. During a VectorNet field survey in 2023, no sand flies were detected in the provinces of Liège, Luxembourg, and Namur. As an extension of this investigation, a brief survey was conducted in August 2024 across four localities in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium. Using 16 light trap-nights and one resting catch, a single male specimen of Ph. mascittii was captured in a light trap placed in a stable/house ruin at Beauregard, commune of Rouvroy. This finding confirms the presence of Ph. mascittii in Belgium, 22-23 years after its initial finding. This detection highlights the need for further investigation on sand fly occurrence in Belgium, to determine species diversity, distribution and abundance.

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