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XXIII Congresso Nazionale Italiano Di Entomologia Genova, 13-16 Giugno 2011 XXIII Congresso Nazionale Italiano di Entomologia Genova, 13-16 giugno 2011 Atti Genova, maggio 2011 ENTI PROMOTORI Accademia Nazionale Italiana di Entomologia Società Entomologica Italiana COMITATO D’ONORE Romano Dallai Presidente dell’Accademia Nazionale Italiana di Entomologia Augusto Vigna Taglianti Presidente della Società Entomologica Italiana Claudio Burlando Presidente della Regione Liguria Marta Vincenzi Sindaco di Genova Alessandro Repetto Presidente della Provincia di Genova Angelo Berlangieri Assessore al Turismo, Cultura e Spettacolo della Regione Liguria Pinuccia Montanari Assessore al Piano e Regolamento del Verde del Comune di Genova Andrea Ranieri Assessore alla Cultura del Comune di Genova Anna Maria Dagnino Assessore a Mobilità, Trasporti, Turismo e Promozione culturale della Provincia di Genova Giancarlo Albertelli Preside della Facoltà di Scienze Matematiche, Fisiche e Naturali dell’Università di Genova Luca Borzani Presidente della Genova Palazzo Ducale Fondazione per la Cultura III PATROCINATORI Regione Liguria Provincia di Genova Facoltà di Scienze Matematiche, Fisiche e Naturali dell’Università degli Studi di Genova Dipartimento per lo studio del Territorio e delle sue Risorse dell’Università di Genova SPONSORS Barclays Bank Tersia S.r.l., Savona Leica Microsystems, Milano FEI Italia S.r.l., Milano KF Technology S.r.l., Roma Omnes Artes, Milano Fratelli Carli S.p.A., Imperia IV SESSIONI E COMITATO SCIENTIFICO I. MORFOLOGIA FUNZIONALE, SISTEMATICA E FILOGENESI Romano Dallai (Università di Siena) Referente Alessandro Minelli (Università di Padova) Giorgio Nuzzaci (Università di Bari) II. FAUNISTICA E BIOGEOGRAFIA Augusto Vigna Taglianti (Università di Roma “La Sapienza”) Referente Marco Bologna (Università di Roma Tre) Achille Casale (Università di Sassari) III. INSETTI SOCIALI ED APIDOLOGIA Franco Frilli (Università di Udine) Referente Stefano Turillazzi (Università di Firenze) Ignazio Floris (Università di Sassari) IV. ENTOMOLOGIA FORESTALE Andrea Battisti (Università di Padova) Referente Andrea Binazzi (Centro di Ricerca per l’Agrobiologia e la Pedologia, Firenze) Pietro Luciano (Università di Sassari) V. ECOLOGIA ED ETOLOGIA Pietro Brandmayr (Università della Calabria) Referente Giuseppe Rotundo (Università del Molise) Maria Cristina Lorenzi (Università di Torino) VI. ENTOMOLOGIA AGRARIA Alessandra Arzone (Università di Torino) Referente Piero Cravedi (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Piacenza) Sebastiano Barbagallo (Università di Catania) VII. ENTOMOLOGIA MEDICO-VETERINARIA E FORENSE Michele Maroli (Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Roma) Referente Roberto Nannelli (Centro di Ricerca per l’Agrobiologia e la Pedologia, Firenze) Stefano Vanin (University of Huddersfield) VIII. BIOTECNOLOGIE ENTOMOLOGICHE Francesco Pennacchio (Università di Napoli “Federico II”, Portici) Referente Barbara Giordana (Università di Milano) Carla Malva (Istituto di Genetica e Biofisica, Napoli) V IX. ENTOMOLOGIA MERCEOLOGICA ED URBANA Luciano Santini (Università di Pisa) Referente Luciano Süss (Università di Milano) Santi Longo (Università di Catania) X. CONTROLLO BIOLOGICO Gennaro Viggiani (Università di Napoli “Federico II”, Portici) Referente Stefano Maini (Università di Bologna) Alberto Alma (Università di Torino) XI. STORIA DELL’ENTOMOLOGIA Roberto Pantaleoni (C.N.R., Sassari) Referente Carlo Violani (Università di Pavia) Marzio Zapparoli (Università della Tuscia, Viterbo) VI COMITATO ORGANIZZATORE Comune di Genova Museo Civico di Storia Naturale “G. Doria” Roberto Poggi (Presidente) Anna Biancalana Giuliano Doria Maria Tavano con la collaborazione di Loris Galli Enrico Gallo Giuliano Lo Pinto SEGRETERIA AMMINISTRATIVA Museo Civico di Storia Naturale “G. Doria” Anna Biancalana Loredana Ciappino Giuliano Doria Gaetano Schiavo COLLABORAZIONI Museo Civico di Storia Naturale “G. Doria” Tiziana Buonaguidi Primo Gardella Cristina Macciò Raffaele Palmerino Massimo Petri Paola Volvera COLLABORAZIONI ESTERNE Marco Bertolini Cristina Camattari Chiara Costa Alberto Mariotti Francesca Merlanti Chiara Montagnani Stefania Murgia Luca Samaritani VII REDAZIONE DEGLI ATTI Comune di Genova Museo Civico di Storia Naturale “G. Doria” Giuliano Doria Roberto Poggi Maria Tavano REALIZZAZIONE DEL LOGO Comune di Genova Enrico Pierini REALIZZAZIONE SITO WEB Comune di Genova Paolo Dallorso VIII PARTECIPANTI (elenco provvisorio al 15 maggio 2011) Accorsi Annalisa, IMPERIA Capurro Matteo, GENOVA Addante Rocco, BARI Cardarelli Elisa, PAVIA Adorno Antonio, CATANIA Cargnus Elena, UDINE Albonetti Paolo, GENOVA Caruso Nunzio, ACIREALE (CT) Alma Alberto, GRUGLIASCO (TO) Casale Achille, SASSARI Altini Enrico, BARI Casartelli Morena, MILANO Anaclerio Matteo, PIACENZA Cascone Pasquale, PORTICI (NA) arnone Marcello, palermo Cassini Rudi, LEGNARO (PD) arnone buglisi Rosa, palermo Castelli Ilaria, MILANO Arzone Alessandra, GRUGLIASCO (TO) cavalieri Vincenzo, CATANIA BACCELLIERE Giorgio, Genova Cervo Rita, FIRENZE Badano Davide, SASSARI Chiappini Elisabetta, PIACENZA Baini Francesco, ROMA Chiaranz Giorgio, USCIO (GE) Ballerio Alberto, BRESCIA Cigolini Manuela, PIACENZA BARACCHI David, FIRENZE cini Alessandro, firenze Barbagallo Sebastiano, CATANIA Ciocchetta Silvia, LEGNARO (PD) Bari Giuseppe, BARI Cioffi Marilisa, BARI Baroni Daniele, GENOVA Cobolli Marina, ROMA Baronio Piero, BOLOGNA Cocco Arturo, SASSARI Battisti Andrea, LEGNARO (PD) Cocuzza Giuseppe, CATANIA belcari Antonio, firenze colombo Mario, milano Bella Salvatore, CATANIA COMENALE PINTO Angela, RECCO (GE) BENASSAI Daniele, FIRENZE Conti Barbara, PISA Benelli Giovanni, PISA CONTI Filadelfo, PALERMO benvenuti Claudia, firenze Convertini Stefano, BARI Bernardinelli Iris, Cornara Daniele, BARI POZZUOLO DEL FRIULI (UD) Costa Andrea, SERRA RICCÒ (GE) Berzolla Alessia, PIACENZA COVASSI Marco, FIRENZE Biondi Antonio, CATANIA CR AV EDI Piero, PIACENZA Biondi Mau r i z io, L’AQUILA Cristini Michele, BORGHETTO VARA (SP) Bione Alessandro, ZOLA PREDOSA (BO) Croci Francesco, FIRENZE BO Tiziano, ALESSANDRIA D’Alberton Caterina, TEOLO (PD) Boemi Rosa, CATANIA Dallai Romano, SIENA Bologna Marco, ROMA DE Cristofaro Antonio, CAMPOBASSO Bonacci Teresa, RENDE (CS) DE Grazia Alessandra, REGGIO CALABRIA Boni Umberto, GROPELLO CAIROLI (PV) DE Lillo Enrico, BARI Bonsignore Carmelo Peter, DEFILIPPO Francesco, REGGIO EMILIA REGGIO CALABRIA Deliperi Salvatore, SASSARI Bosso Luciano, PORTICI (NA) Della Beffa Giuseppe, TORINO Bozano Gian Cristoforo, MILANO Della Rocca Fr a nc e s c a , PAV I A Bracalini Matteo, FIRENZE DELL’Otto Alessandro, PERUGIA BrandmaYR Pietro, RENDE (CS) Delrio Gavino, SASSARI Brini Carlo, LESSONA (BI) Dematteis Elisabetta, MILANO Buffa Franco, SASSARI Depalo Laura, BOLOGNA Caleca Virgilio, PALERMO DI Domenico Davide, ZOLA PREDOSA (BO) Calzolari Mattia, REGGIO EMILIA DI Franco Francesca, ACIREALE (CT) Cammarata Massimo, ALESSANDRIA DI Lelio Ilaria, PORTICI (NA) Canale Angelo, PISA DI Palma Antonella, FOGGIA Cangelosi Benedetta, SANREMO (IM) DI Prisco Gennaro, PORTICI (NA) Canovai Roberto, PISA DI Santo Patrick, CAMPOBASSO Capizzi Alessandro, MILANO Diamante Barbara, MILANO Capizzi Amedeo, MILANO Digilio Maria Cristina, PORTICI (NA) CAPRIO Emilio, portici (na) Dindo Maria Luisa, BOLOGNA IX Dolci Marcello, GRUGLIASCO (TO) Lupi Daniela, MILANO Dolci Ballesini Maria Grazia, TORINO Maini Stefano, BOLOGNA Fabrizi Angelisa, PERUGIA Maistrello Lara, REGGIO EMILIA Faccoli Massimo, LEGNARO (PD) Maltese Matteo, PALERMO Faraci Franco, BARDOLINO (VR) Mancini Maria Letizia, IMPERIA Fausto Anna Maria, VITERBO Manino Aulo, GRUGLIASCO (TO) Fenoglio Stefano, ALESSANDRIA Marchetti Elisa, BOLOGNA Ferracini Chiara, GRUGLIASCO (TO) marianelli Leonardo, firenze Ferretti Stefano, GENOVA Maroli Michele, ROMA Floris Ignazio, SASSARI Marongiu Giovanni, CAGLIARI Fois Francesco, CAGLIARI MARRAS Piera Maria, CAGLIARI FORNASIERO Diego, legnaro (pd) Martinez Sanudo Isabel, LEGNARO (PD) Fortunato Laura, UDINE Marullo Rita, REGGIO CALABRIA Foxi Cipriano, SASSARI Marzaro Matteo, LEGNARO (PD) Francardi Valeria, FIRENZE marziali Lorenzo, firenze Francati Santolo, BOLOGNA Mascagni Alessandro, FIRENZE Franzini Luca, GROSIO (SO) Masetti Antonio, BOLOGNA Gagnarli Elena, FIRENZE Massa Bruno, PALERMO Galli Lor is, GENOVA mastropasqua Fabio, bari gallo Enrico, genova Masutti Luigi, TEOLO (PD) Gardini Giu l io, GENOVA Mazza Giuseppe, FIRENZE Garonna Antonio Pietro, PORTICI (NA) Mazzei Antonio, RENDE (CS) Gebiola Marco, PORTICI (NA) Mazzeo Gaetana, CATANIA Germinara Giacinto Salvatore, FOGGIA Mazzon Luca, LEGNARO (PD) Giachino Pier Mauro, TORINO Mazzoni Emanuele, PIACENZA Giordana Barbara, MILANO MELI Massimo, savignone (ge) Girolami Vincenzo, LEGNARO (PD) Mencarelli Caterina, SIENA Giusto Carlo, RECCO (GE) Mignone Walter, IMPERIA Gobbi Mauro, TRENTO Minelli A lessandro, PADOVA Gottardo Marco, SIENA Moccagatta Giuseppe, Greco Silvia, RENDE (CS) BOSCO MARENGO (AL) Grenna Marco, ALESSANDRIA Molinari Fabio, PIACENZA Groppali Riccardo, PAVIA Molinari Paola, PIACENZA Guglielmero Laura, FRUGAROLO (AL) Montarsi Fabrizio, LEGNARO (PD) Heiss Ernst, INNSBRUCK (AUSTRIA) Monti Maurilia Maria, PORTICI (NA) Inghilesi Alberto, FIRENZE mori Nicola, 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