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XXII Congresso Nazionale Italiano Di Entomologia Ancona 15-18 Giugno 2009 XXII Congresso Nazionale Italiano di Entomologia Ancona 15-18 Giugno 2009 Proceedings ISBN 978-88-96493-00-7 XXII Congresso Nazionale Italiano di Entomologia Ancona 15-18 Giugno 2009 Proceedings © 2009 Accademia Nazionale Italiana di Entomologia 50125 Firenze - Via Lanciola 12/a www.accademiaentomologia.it ISBN 978-88-96493-00-7 Tipografia Coppini - Firenze, maggio 2009 ENTI PROMOTORI Accademia Nazionale Italiana di Entomologia Società Entomologica Italiana COMITATO D’ONORE Baccio Baccetti Presidente dell'Accademia Nazionale Italiana di Entomologia Marco Pacetti Magnifico Rettore Università Politecnica delle Marche Paolo Petrini Vicepresidente della Regione Marche Assessore Regionale dell’Agricoltura Natale G. Frega Preside della Facoltà di Agraria Università Politecnica delle Marche Augusto Vigna Taglianti Presidente della Società Entomologica Italiana PATROCINATORI E SPONSORS BAYER Cropscience Srl Milano Società Entomologica Italiana Assessorato al Turismo della Regione Marche Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Jesi Provincia di Ancona Provincia di Macerata Provincia di Ascoli Piceno Belchim Crop Protection Isagro SpA KF Technology P.B.E. srl. M-MEDICAL s.r.l. Agenzia Servizi Settore Agroalimentare delle Marche III SESSIONI E COMITATO SCIENTIFICO I. MORFOLOGIA FUNZIONALE, SISTEMATICA & FILOGENESI Achille Casale (Università di Sassari) Romano Dallai (Università di Siena) Nunzio Isidoro (Università Politecnica delle Marche) Massimo Mazzini (Università della Tuscia - Viterbo) Alessandro Minelli (Università di Padova) Giorgio Nuzzaci (Università di Bari) Roberto Poggi (Museo Civico di Storia Naturale, Genova) Valerio Sbordoni (Università di Roma "Tor Vergata") II. FAUNISTICA & BIOGEOGRAFIA Paolo Audisio (Università di Roma) Maurizio Biondi (Università dell’Aquila) Marco Bologna (Università di Roma 3) Pasquale Trematerra (Università del Molise) Augusto Vigna Taglianti (Università di Roma "La Sapienza") Sergio Zangheri (Università di Padova) Alberto Zilli (Museo Civico Zoologia Roma) III. INSETTI SOCIALI & APIDOLOGIA Graziella Bolchi-Serini (Università di Milano) Giorgio Celli (Università di Bologna) Ignazio Floris (Università di Sassari) Franco Frilli (Università di Udine) Santi Longo (Università di Catania) Stefano Turillazzi (Università di Firenze) IV. ENTOMOLOGIA FORESTALE Andrea Battisti (Università di Padova) Andrea Binazzi (Istituto Sperimentale per la Zoologia Agraria, Firenze) Pietro Luciano (Università di Sassari) V Luigi Masutti (Università di Padova) Riziero Tiberi (Università di Firenze) V. ECOLOGIA & ETOLOGIA Pietro Brandmayr (Università della Calabria ) Stefano Colazza (Università di Palermo) Giovanni Costa (Università di Catania) Antonio De Cristofaro (Università del Molise) Carmelo Rapisarda (Università di Catania) Carlo Ricci (Università di Perugia) Giuseppe Rotundo (Università del Molise) VI. ENTOMOLOGIA AGRARIA Alberto Alma (Università di Torino) Alessandra Arzone (Università di Torino) Piero Cravedi (Università Cattolica Milano-Piacenza) Vincenzo Girolami (Università di Padova) Salvatore Ortu (Università di Sassari) Claudio Pucci (Università della Tuscia - Viterbo) VII. ENTOMOLOGIA MEDICA/VETERINARIA e FORENSE Alessandra Della Torre (Università di Roma) Francesco Introna (Università di Bari) Michele Maroli (Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Roma) Roberto Nannelli (Istituto Sperim. Zool. Agraria Firenze) Roberto Romi (Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Roma) VIII. BIOTECNOLOGIE ENTOMOLOGICHE Barbara Giordana (Università di Milano) Carla Malva (Istituto di Genetica e Biofisica CNR, Napoli) Francesco Pennacchio (Università della Basilicata) Antonio Tranfaglia (Università della Basilicata) Ermenegildo Tremblay (Università di Napoli) VI IX. ENTOMOLOGIA MERCEOLOGICA e URBANA Giovanni Liotta (Università di Palermo) Marco Pagani (Università Cattolica Piacenza) Agatino Russo (Università di Catania) Luciano Santini (Università di Pisa) Luciano Süss (Università di Milano) X. CONTROLLO BIOLOGICO Ferdinando Bin (Università di Perugia) Stefano Maini (Università di Bologna) Salvatore Ragusa (Università di Palermo) Gennaro Viggiani (Università di Napoli) VII COMITATO ORGANIZZATORE Università Politecnica delle Marche Nunzio Isidoro (Presidente) Paola Riolo Roberto Romani Sara Ruschioni Lucia Landi Roxana Minuz David Belfiore SEGRETERIA AMMINISTRATIVA Dipartimento di Scienze Ambientali e delle Produzioni Vegetali (Dip. S.A.PRO.V.) dell’Università Politecnica delle Marche Paola Riolo Sara Ruschioni Roxana Minuz Valentina D’Addazio Carla Avizzano Servizi interni multimediali Franco Mattei Personale esterno Università Sandro Nardi (Sevizio Fitosanitario ASSAM) Roberto Bruni (docente ITAS) REDAZIONE INFORMATICA DEI PROCEEDINGS Daniela Fortini IX PARTECIPANTI (elenco provvisorio al 30-04-2009) ABIDALLA Muhamad T., POTENZA COLETTI Alessia, PERUGIA AGRÒ Alfonso, PALERMO COLOMBARI Fernanda, LEGNARO (PD) ALFIERI Maria Carmela, RENDE (CS) CONTI Barbara, PISA ALMA Alberto, Grugliasco (TO) CONTI Eric, PERUGIA ALTINI Enrico, BARI CONVERTINI Stefano, BARI ANACLERIO Matteo, PIACENZA COPPOLA Mariangela PORTICI (NA) ANFORA Gianfranco, S. MICHELE ADIGE (TN) COPPOLA Valentina, PORTICI (NA) ANNOSCIA Desiderato, UDINE CORALLINI Carla, PERUGIA BARBARO Andrea, UDINE COSI Elena, CASCINE DEL RICCIO (FI) BARBUTO Giuseppina, RENDE (CS) COSTA Cecilia, REGGIO EMILIA BARONIO Piero, BOLOGNA CRAVEDI Piero, PIACENZA BASEGGIO Alberto, PADOVA CRISTOFARO Massimo, ROMA BATTAGLIA Donatella, POTENZA CROCI Francesco, BARBERINO V.D'ELSA (FI) BATTISTI Andrea, LEGNARO (PD) D' ERRICO Giada, CAMPOBASSO BAVIERA Cosimo, MESSINA DALLAI Romano, SIENA BELARDINELLI Mariacristina, VITERBO DE CRISTOFARO Antonio, CAMPOBASSO BELFIORE David, ANCONA DE GRAZIA Alessandra, REGGIO CALABRIA BELLA Salvatore, CATANIA DE LILLO Enrico, BARI BENASSAI Daniele, FIGLINE VALDARNO (FI) DEFILIPPO Francesco, REGGIO EMILIA BENFATTO Domenico, ACIRALE (CT) DELIPERI Salvatore, SASSARI BENVENUTI Claudia, FIRENZE DELRIO Gavino, SASSARI BERNARDINELLI Iris, UDINE DI DOMENICO Davide, ZOLA PREDOSA (BO) BIONE Alessandro, BOLOGNA DI FRANCO Francesca, ACIREALE (CT) BO Tiziano, ALESSANDRIA DI GIOVANNI Maria Vittoria, PERUGIA BOLOGNA Marco A., ROMA DI GIULIO Andrea, ROMA BONACCI Teresa, RENDE (CS) DI MARTINO Enrico, MUSCOLINE (BS) BOSCO Domenico, GRUGLIASCO (TO) DI PRISCO Gennaro, PORTICI (NA) BRACALINI Matteo, FIRENZE DIAMANTE Barbara, MILANO BRANDMAYR Pietro, RENDE (CT) DIGILIO Maria Cristina, PORTICI (NA) BRUNI Roberto, ASCOLI PICENO DINDO Maria Luisa, BOLOGNA BURGIO Giovanni, BOLOGNA DUSO Carlo, LEGNARO (PD) CALDARELLA Cesare Giuseppe, PALERMO FACCOLI Massimo, LEGNARO (PD) CALECA Virgilio, PALERMO FALABELLA Patrizia, POTENZA CAMERINI Giuseppe, PAVIA FAVILLI Leonardo, SIENA CAMPOLO Orlando, REGGIO CALABRIA FERRAZZI Paola, GRUGLIASCO (TO) CANALE Angelo, PISA FIANDRA Luisa, MILANO CAPIZZI Amedeo, S.DONATO MILANESE (MI) FLORIS Ignazio, SASSARI CAPRIO Emilio, PORTICI (NA) FOIS Francesco, CAGLIARI CARGNUS Elena, UDINE FORTUNATO Laura, UDINE CARLETTI Beatrice, FIRENZE FOXI Cipriano, SASSARI CASARTELLI Morena, MILANO FRANCARDI Valeria, CASCINE RICCIO (FI) CASCONE Pasquale, PORTICI (NA) FRATI Francesca, PERUGIA CASTELLI Ilaria, MILANO GAINO Elda, PERUGIA CASTRACANI Cristina, PARMA GAMBIN Claudette, TOLLO (CH) CERVO Rita, FIRENZE GARONNA Antonio Pietro, PORTICI (NA) CHIAPPINI Elisabetta, PIACENZA GATTI Fabio, PARMA CHIERA Eleonora, REGGIO CALABRIA GERMINARA Giacinto Salvatore, FOGGIA CIANFICCONI Fernanda, PERUGIA GIGLIO Anita, RENDE (CS) CIGOLINI Manuela, PIACENZA GILIOLI Gianni, REGGIO CALABRIA COCCO Arturo, SASSARI GIORDANA Barbara, MILANO COLAZZA Stefano, PALERMO GIORGINI Massimo, PORTICI (NA) XI GIROLAMI Vincenzo, LEGNARO (PD) PANDOLFI Antonio, TORTORETO (TE) GIUSTI Fabiola, SIENA PANZAVOLTA Tiziana, FIRENZE GOBBI Mauro, TRENTO PAPARATTI Bruno, VITERBO GONELLA Elena, GRUGLIASCO (TO) PATETTA Augusto, GRUGLIASCO (TO) GRANCHIETTI Aurelio, FIRENZE PENNACCHIO Francesco, PORTICI (NA) GROPPALI Riccardo, PAVIA PERETTI Paola, PARMA GUBELLINI Leonardo, PESARO PERI Ezio, PALERMO GUERRIERI Emilio, PORTICI (NA) PETRELLI Antonella, POTENZA IMPERATO Annalisa, PORTICI (NA), PETRUCCO TOFFOLO Edoardo, LEGNARO PD INFUSINO Marco, MESSINA PIEROTTI Helio, TREVISO ISIDORO Nunzio, ANCONA PIERSANTI Silvana, PERUGIA LA PERGOLA Alessandra, CATANIA PIRAS Pierpaola, CAGLIARI LA TORRE Ivan, CATANIA PIRODDA Elisabetta, READING (U.K.) LAMBIASE Simonetta, PAVIA POGGI Roberto, GENOVA LANDI Lucia, ANCONA PORCELLI Francesco, BARI LANZONI Alberto BOLOGNA PORPORATO Marco, GRUGLIASCO (TO) LAUDONIA Stefania, PORTICI PORRINI Claudio, BOLOGNA LAURINO Daniela, GRUGLIASCO (TO) POZZEBON Alberto, LEGNARO (PD) LENTINI Andrea, SASSARI RADEGHIERI Paolo, BOLOGNA LEONARDI Maria Giovanna, MILANO RAGUSA Ernesto, PALERMO LO PINTO Mirella, PALERMO RAGUSA Salvatore, PALERMO LO VERDE Gabriella, PALERMO RAINATO Alessio, LEGNARO (PD) LONGO Santi, CATANIA RAO Rosa, PORTICI (NA) LUPI Daniela, MILANO RASPI Alfio, PISA MACCAGNANI Bettina, BOLOGNA REBORA Manuela, PERUGIA MAINI Stefano, BOLOGNA RIOLO Paola, ANCONA MAISTRELLO Lara, REGGIO EMILIA ROMANI Roberto, PERUGIA MANINO Aulo, GRUGLIASCO (TO) ROSSI Elisabetta, PISA MARCHETTI Elisa, BOLOGNA ROSSI STACCONI Marco Valerio, PERUGIA MARINI Lorenzo, LEGNARO (PD) ROTUNDO Giuseppe, CAMPOBASSO MAROLI Michele, ROMA RUSCHIONI Sara, ANCONA MARTINEZ SANUDO Isabel, LEGNARO (PD) RUMINE Pietro, FIRENZE MARULLO Rita, REGGIO CALABRIA SACCHETTI Patrizia, FIRENZE MARZARO Matteo, LEGNARO (PD) SALADINI Matteo Alessandro, TORINO MASSA Bruno, PALERMO SALERNO Gianandrea, PERUGIA MASUTTI Luigi, LEGNARO (PD) SANNINO Luigi, SCAFATI (SA) MAURIZI Emanuela,
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