Striped Bodypainting Protects Against Horseflies [PDF]
Royal Society Open Science, 2019 Bodypainting is widespread in African, Australian and Papua New Guinean indigenous communities. Many bodypaintings use white or bright yellow/grey/beige stripes on brown skin.
Susanne Åkesson +2 more
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Description of Tabanus rondoniensis (Diptera: Tabanidae), a new species of horsefly from the State of Rondônia, Brazil [PDF]
Biodiversity Data Journal, 2022 The genus Tabanus Linnaeus has a worldwide distribution and is the richest in species; however, it is probably not monophyletic. In the Neotropical Region, its richness is certainly underestimated, mainly due to the large number of species and the ...
Augusto Henriques +3 more
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DNA barcoding of the horsefly fauna (Diptera, Tabanidae) of Croatia with notes on the morphology and taxonomy of selected species from Chrysopsinae and Tabaninae [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2022 In the Croatian fauna, horseflies (Tabanidae) are represented by 78 species belonging to two subfamilies, five tribes, and 10 genera. Identification of these species is based on morphological characteristics.
Stjepan Krčmar +3 more
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Molecular of Anaplasma marginale Theiler (Rickettsiales: Anaplasmataceae) in horseflies (Diptera: Tabanidae) in Uruguay [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2022 Anaplasma marginale is transmitted biologically by infected ticks or mechanically by biting flies and contaminated fomites. In tick-free areas, such as southern Uruguay, horseflies could be the principal vectors of this pathogen for bovines, causing ...
Gratchela D. Rodrigues +13 more
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Developmental and Ultrastructural Characterization of Trypanosoma theileri-like Flagellates in a Horsefly Hybomitra montana [PDF]
PathogensThe subgenus Megatrypanum Hoare, 1964, with the type species Trypanosoma theileri Laveran, 1902, comprises stercorarian trypanosomes of mammals. A substantial portion of this subgenus consists of T.
Alexander O. Frolov +8 more
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Incompletely observed: niche estimation for six frequent European horsefly species (Diptera, Tabanoidea, Tabanidae) [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 2020 Background More than 170 species of tabanids are known in Europe, with many occurring only in limited areas or having become very rare in the last decades.
Dorian D. Dörge +2 more
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Predicting global distribution shifts of Tabanus taeniola under different climate change scenarios [PDF]
Scientific ReportsClimate change poses a significant threat to global biodiversity, altering species ranges and ecological dynamics. This study investigates the impact of climate change on Tabanus taeniola (Diptera: Tabanidae), a widely distributed horsefly with ...
Abdalrahman E. Afifi +5 more
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Compartmentalization of Free Fatty Acids in Blood-Feeding Tabanus bovinus Females [PDF]
InsectsLipids play vital roles in insect physiology, functioning as energy reserves, membrane constituents, and cuticular protectants. However, few studies have examined the anatomical distribution of lipids in blood-feeding Diptera and compared the ...
Mikołaj Drozdowski +1 more
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Microbiota profile in organs of the horseflies (Diptera: Tabanidae) in Northeastern China [PDF]
Frontiers in MicrobiologyTabanids, commonly known as horseflies and belonging to the family Tabanidae, are blood-feeding arthropods (BFA) found worldwide. They are known for their ability to mechanically and biologically transmit various animal pathogens.
Hong-Yu Qiu +9 more
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Antimicrobial peptide CEC-TY1: a potential antibacterial drug against carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae [PDF]
Microbiology SpectrumCarbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CRKP) infections in hospitals and the issues arising from their rapid spread have become significant public health challenges.
Yaozhu Yang +7 more
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