First report of the dog louse fly Hippobosca longipennis in Romania.

Surprisingly, I H. longipennis i was described at high prevalence on domestic dogs being walked in municipality parks in cities in central Poland as one of four species of hippoboscids infesting the dogs (Sokól & Galecki, 2017). In a recently published article entitled 'First report of the dog louse fly I Hippobosca longipennis i in Romania' (Mihalca I et al i ., Med. According to observations by dog owners and veterinary practitioners in Germany, I L. fortisetosa i infested dogs exhibited substantial discomfort, itching and irritation (Rehbein I et al i ., 2015), which probably questions the role of dogs as a suitable host. [Extracted from the article]