TY - JOUR T1 - First monitoring of mosquito species (Diptera: Culicidae) in the Caffarella Valley, Appia Antica Regional Park, Rome, Italy JF - Journal of the European Mosquito Control Association Y1 - 2017 A1 - Severini, Francesco A1 - Toma, Luciano A1 - Piccari, Fabrizio A1 - Romi, Roberto A1 - Di Luca, Marco SP - 29 EP - 32 KW - Appia Antica Regional Park KW - Italy KW - mosquito fauna KW - Rome AB - This study reports the results of the first entomological investigation focused on mosquitoes in Caffarella Valley, the inner part of Appia Antica Natural Reserve in Rome, carried out between 2012 and 2013. A total of 1173 mosquitoes were collected, with 9 species, belonging to 4 different genera, identified: Culex pipiens, Anopheles maculipennis sensu stricto (s.s.), Anopheles claviger, Culiseta annulata, Culiseta longiareolata, Aedes albopictus, Culex hortensis, Culex territans and Anopheles plumbeus. The monitoring of this area, bordering natural and urban environments, contributes to the knowledge on the culicid fauna of Rome. Journal of the European Mosquito Control Association 35: 29-32, 2017 VL - 35 ER - TY - JOUR T1 - First record of Aedes albopictus (Skuse, 1894) (Diptera; Culicidae) from three islands in the Tyrrhenian Sea (Italy) JF - Journal of the European Mosquito Control Association Y1 - 2017 A1 - Toma, Luciano A1 - Toma, Federico A1 - Pampiglione, Guglielmo A1 - Goffredo, Maria A1 - Severini, Francesco A1 - Di Luco, Marco SP - 25 EP - 28 KW - Aedes albopictus KW - Asian tiger mosquito KW - islands KW - Italy KW - Mediterranean Basin. AB - Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus, an invasive mosquito originating from the Asian-Pacific region, is known as an important vector of several pathogens of public and veterinary health significance. In 1990, this mosquito was recorded for the first time in Italy (Port of Genova) and in about 20 years it has become established throughout the whole country. In this paper, we report for the first time the presence of Ae. albopictus on three small islands in the Tyrrhenian Sea, namely Giglio, Ventotene and Ustica. Most probably, the maritime transport of goods and tourists during the summer is the major entry route of this mosquito species. Journal of the European Mosquito Control Association 35: 25-28, 2017 VL - 35 ER -