title: First Case of a Human Being Bitten by a Water Boatman (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Corixidae) from Chile.
abstract: The first record of a water boatman (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Corixidae) biting humans is described. The case is from Chile, and the biting species was identified as Sigara trimaculata (Le Guillou, 1841). The possible causes of the bites are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Entomology Department, North Dakota State University, School of Natural Resource Sciences, Dept. 7650, P.O. Box 6050, Fargo, ND, Departamento de Zoología Médica, Centro de Estudios en Biodiversidad (CEBCh), Magallanes, 1979, Osorno, Chile, ed.faundez@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Eduardo I
authors.initials: EI
authors.lastname: Faúndez
authors.affiliation: NARP Exhibition Center, El Sauce, San Pedro, Melipilla, Chile (webmasternajash@gmail.com).
authors.forename: Nicolas A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Rojas-Porras
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D020062:Heteroptera; D006801:Humans; D007299:Insect Bites and Stings; D008297:Male
keywords: Corixidae; Hemiptera; Heteroptera; Sigara trimaculata; adventitious bite