Results of the Czechoslovak-Iranian entomological expeditions to Iran. Diptera: Culicidae, Oestridae
Minář J.
Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 40: 83-84, 1981
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Abstract: The material collected by the Czechoslovak-Iranian entomological expedition in
Iran in 1973 comprised 3 species of mosquitoes belonging to 3 genera:
Culiseta annulata (Schrank), Aedes caspius (Pallas) and Culex theileri Theobald.
The specimens of Ae. caspius from this material had typical specific features.
A case of infestation with one species of the family Oestridae, Oestrus ovis
Linne, was recorded in man. First-stage larvae of this species were deposited in
the eye.
Key words: Czechoslovak-Iranian expedition, National Museum Prague, Diptera, Culicidae, Oestridae Near East, faunistics, distribution, human infection