Subspecies
No subspecies are recognized. The species
Phlebotomus canaaniticus Adler et Theodor, 1931 has previously been
regarded as a subspecies of the present species, but molecular results
indicate that Phlebotomus canaaniticus (not yet recorded from Germany)
is indeed a separate species (
Kasap et al. 2015;
Depaquit et al. 2005).
Synonyms
- Synonymy of Phlebotomus mascittii mascittii:
Phlebotomus mascittii Grassi, 1908
Phlebotomus laroussei Langeron et Nitzulescu, 1931
Phlebotomus vesuvianus Adler et Theodor, 1931
Phlebotomus perniciosus nitzulescui Simic, 1932
Phlebotomus nitzulescui Simic, 1932
Phlebotomus mascitti auct. (misspelling)
- Synonymy of Phlebotomus mascittii canaaniticus:
Phlebotomus canaaniticus Adler et Theodor, 1931
Phlebotomus mascittii canaaniticus Adler et Theodor, 1931
Identification
No information has been entered yet.
Distribution
Mainly distributed in southern Europe, but
recently also spreading north, probably due to global warming. There are
several records of this species in Germany mainly from along the upper
Rhine valley, which is climatically most similar to the Mediterranean
native range of the species. However, more recently the species has also
been recorded from near Gießen (Hessen) (
Melaun et al. 2014). This is the northern-most record of this species so far.
Biology
This species is a potential vector of the unicellular parasite Leishmania.