Dr. Murai Éva - Gubányi András szerk.: Parasitologia Hungarica 28. (Budapest, 1995)

In Hungary, S. lancea has been recorded from Vanellus vanellus and Philomachus pugnax (Murai et al. 1983, Dimitrova et al. 1990). Until now, Burhinus oedicnemus has not been reported in Hungary as a host of S. lancea. Fig. 3. Sphaerirostris picae (Rudolphi, 1819). A — Female, general view. B— Female, proboscis. C — Longitudinalrows of hooks, left — frontal view, right — lateral view; Scale-bars: A - 2.0 mm; B - 0.2 mm; C - 0.05 mm.