First record of Leia arsona Hutson, 1978 (Diptera Mycetophilidae) a new alien species for Italy
Leia arsona Hutson, 1978 is a species of Diptera Mycetophilidae, not common in Europe. This species is widespread around the tropical Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea with records from the Cape Verde Islands, Madeira, Azores, Algeria, Tunisia, England, Switzerland, Malta and Israel. In Italy it is the first report as species, in Sicily it is the first report as genus and species.
Authors
- Salvatore Surdo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0300-837X)
- Marcello Consolo
- Angelo Ditta
Publication Details
- Journal
- BIODIVERSITY JOURNAL
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.31396/biodiv.jour.2025.16.3.411.413
- Primary Topic
- Diptera species taxonomy and behavior
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00