This report finds leia arsona as a new alien species in Italy, highlighting its spread in the Mediterranean Sea.
Leia arsona Hutson, 1978 is a species of Diptera Mycetophilidae, not common in Europe. This species is widespread around the tropical Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea with records from the Cape Verde Islands, Madeira, Azores, Algeria, Tunisia, England, Switzerland, Malta and Israel. In Italy it is the first report as species, in Sicily it is the first report as genus and species.
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