A human case of biting by Nabis punctipennis (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Nabidae) in Chile

Eduardo I. Faúndez, Máriom A. Carvajal

Pages	407-409
Citation	FAÚNDEZ, Eduardo I. a CARVAJAL, Máriom A.. A human case of biting by Nabis punctipennis (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Nabidae) in Chile. Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae. Prague: National Museum, 2011, 51(2), 407-409. ISSN 0374-1036 (print) 1804-6487 (online). Also available from: https://www.nm.cz/en/periodicals/aemnp/51-2/a-human-case-of-biting-by-nabis-punctipennis-hemiptera-heteroptera-nabidae-in-chile

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407-409

Citation

FAÚNDEZ, Eduardo I. a CARVAJAL, Máriom A.. A human case of biting by Nabis punctipennis (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Nabidae) in Chile. Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae. Prague: National Museum, 2011, 51(2), 407-409. ISSN 0374-1036 (print) 1804-6487 (online). Also available from: https://www.nm.cz/en/periodicals/aemnp/51-2/a-human-case-of-biting-by-nabis-punctipennis-hemiptera-heteroptera-nabidae-in-chile

Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae | 2011/51/2

A case of the damsel bug Nabis punctipennis Blanchard, 1852 (Nabidae) biting human in Valparaiso Region, Chile, is described and discussed. The nabid might have been attempting to obtain water and/or solutes.