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. 2020 Nov 30;4:97–104. doi: 10.5414/ALX02123E

Table 3. Occurrence of proteins/allergens with homology to known Hymenoptera venom allergens in blood-feeding insects.

Antigen 5-like Hyaluroni-dase PLA1 PLA2 Serine protease
Honeybee Api m 2 Api m 1 Api m 7
Wasps Ves v 5 Ves v 2 Ves v 1 Pol d 4
Mosquitoes + + + + +
Black flies ++ +
Biting midges ++ ++ ++
Sand flies + +
Horse flies ++ ++
Tsetse flies ++
Fleas ++ +
Kissing bugs + +

+ = detected as protein; ++ = identified as allergen; PLA = phospholipase A.