Nikoleta-Nefeli Kofou
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Nikoleta-Nefeli Kofou has a total of 4 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:
- Gabriella Dimitra Rakopoulou
Entomology and Nematology Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
1 shared publication - Georgios Agapakis
Department of Biotechnology, Agricultural University of Athens, 11855 Athens, Greece
1 shared publication - Savvas Zafeiriou
Laboratory of Biogeography and Ecology, Department of Geography, University of the Aegean, University Hill, 81100 Mytilene, Greece
1 shared publication - Theodora Petanidou
Laboratory of Biogeography and Ecology, Department of Geography, University of the Aegean, University Hill, 81100 Mytilene, Greece
1 shared publication
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Faunistic Contributions to the Superfamilies Oestroidea and Muscoidea (Insecta: Diptera) of Greece and Cyprus: New Records from Five Calyptrate Families
Knowledge of the Oestroidea and Muscoidea fauna of Greece and Cyprus remains fragmentary, with substantial parts of the two countries having never been systematically surveyed. The present study verifies the presence of Scathophaga stercoraria (Linnaeus, 1758) in Cyprus and records 16 new species from Greece, belonging to five calyptrate families: [Anthomyia illocata Walker, 1856 (Muscoidea: Anthomyiidae); Scathophaga lutaria (Fabricius, 1794) (Muscoidea: Anthomyiidae); Fannia pallitibia (Rondani, 1866); Fannia pusio (Wiedemann, 1830) (Muscoidea: Fanniidae); and Coenosia sp. nov. 1, Coenosia sp. nov. 2, Lispe flavicincta Loew, 1847, Lispe nuba Wiedemann, 1830, Lispe orientalis Wiedemann, 1824, Lispe cf. sericipalpis (Stein, 1904), Potamia littoralis Robineau–Desvoidy, 1830 (Muscoidea: Muscidae); Apodacra radchenkoi Verves and Khrokalo, 2015, Craticulina tabaniformis (Fabricius, 1805), Miltogramma rutilans Meigen, 1824, Nyctia lugubris (Macquart, 1843) (Oestroidea: Sarcophagidae), and Linnaemya lithosiophaga (Rondani, 1859) (Oestroidea: Tachinidae)]. These records are based on the examination of 152 dry-pinned specimens from 58 localities, collected between 1978 and 2026 across Greece and Cyprus using a combination of passive (animal-baited traps, UV-bright pan traps) and active (hand collecting, net sweeping) sampling methods, together with insect material from the entomological collections of the National Museum of Natural History Goulandris and the Melissotheque of the Aegean. In addition, the first checklists of the family Fanniidae and the subfamily Scathophaginae for Greece and Cyprus are presented. Collectively, the findings presented expand the documented diversity of Greek and Cypriot Calyptratae and refine the current understanding of their biogeographic patterns, providing an updated framework for taxonomic, ecological, forensic, and other applied entomological research within the two countries.
Open AccessFaunistic Contributions to the Superfamilies Oestroidea and Muscoidea (Insecta: Diptera) of Greece and Cyprus: New Records from Five Calyptrate Families
Knowledge of the Oestroidea and Muscoidea fauna of Greece and Cyprus remains fragmentary, with substantial parts of the two countries having never been systematically surveyed. The present study verifies the presence of Scathophaga stercoraria (Linnaeus, 1758) in Cyprus and records 16 new species from Greece, belonging to five calyptrate families: [Anthomyia illocata Walker, 1856 (Muscoidea: Anthomyiidae); Scathophaga lutaria (Fabricius, 1794) (Muscoidea: Anthomyiidae); Fannia pallitibia (Rondani, 1866); Fannia pusio (Wiedemann, 1830) (Muscoidea: Fanniidae); and Coenosia sp. nov. 1, Coenosia sp. nov. 2, Lispe flavicincta Loew, 1847, Lispe nuba Wiedemann, 1830, Lispe orientalis Wiedemann, 1824, Lispe cf. sericipalpis (Stein, 1904), Potamia littoralis Robineau–Desvoidy, 1830 (Muscoidea: Muscidae); Apodacra radchenkoi Verves and Khrokalo, 2015, Craticulina tabaniformis (Fabricius, 1805), Miltogramma rutilans Meigen, 1824, Nyctia lugubris (Macquart, 1843) (Oestroidea: Sarcophagidae), and Linnaemya lithosiophaga (Rondani, 1859) (Oestroidea: Tachinidae)]. These records are based on the examination of 152 dry-pinned specimens from 58 localities, collected between 1978 and 2026 across Greece and Cyprus using a combination of passive (animal-baited traps, UV-bright pan traps) and active (hand collecting, net sweeping) sampling methods, together with insect material from the entomological collections of the National Museum of Natural History Goulandris and the Melissotheque of the Aegean. In addition, the first checklists of the family Fanniidae and the subfamily Scathophaginae for Greece and Cyprus are presented. Collectively, the findings presented expand the documented diversity of Greek and Cypriot Calyptratae and refine the current understanding of their biogeographic patterns, providing an updated framework for taxonomic, ecological, forensic, and other applied entomological research within the two countries.