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Morphological re-description and molecular identification of Tabanidae (Diptera) in East Africa

ZooKeys, 2018
Biting flies of the family Tabanidae are important vectors of human and animal diseases across continents. However, records of Africa tabanids are fragmentary and mostly cursory.
Claire M. Mugasa, Jandouwe Villinger, Joseph Gitau, Nelly Ndungu, Marc Ciosi, Daniel Masiga   +5 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Tabanidae (Diptera: Insecta) attacking Tapirus terrestris (Linnaeus) (Mammalia: Tapiridae) in Central Amazon, Brazil [PDF]

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
Tabanidae (Diptera) is a cosmopolitan family of flies with a wide distribution in South America. Female flies feed on various hosts, including domestic animals, wildlife, and humans, based on host specificity. This study used a tapir, Tapirus terrestris,
RUTH LEILA FERREIRA-KEPPLER, JOSÉ CAMILO H. GUERRERO, RENATO T. MARTINS, JOSÉ A. RAFAEL   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Taxonomic study of the genus Tabanus Linnaeus, 1758 (Diptera: Tabanidae) in East Azarbaijan province with three species as new records for the Iranian fauna [PDF]

Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics, 2018
Based on specimens collected from East Azarbaijan province during 2016–2017 as well as specimens which already had been collected during 2007–2015 and deposited at ICHMM, overall 18 species of the genus Tabanus were recognized which among them, Tabanus ...
Fatemeh Moayyed Mazraeh, Samad Khaghaninia, Shahzad Iranipour, Ali Yavuz Kilic   +3 more
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DNA barcoding and geometric morphometry of tabanid flies (Diptera: Tabanidae) in Thailand and a new record of a Thai horse fly

Medical and Veterinary Entomology, EarlyView.
Tabanus tenens identified in this study is a newly recorded species in Thailand. DNA barcoding using the cox1 gene identified tabanid species in the present study. WGM data from different sites served as a reference for species identification. Abstract Tabanid flies are gaining high medical and veterinary importance due to their role as a vector of ...
Nantatchaporn Klaiklueng, Weluga Bootsongkorn, Patsharaporn T. Sarasombath, Pichet Ruenchit, Sirichit Wongkamchai   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Individual and combined effects of shading and habitat complexity on benthic macroinvertebrate communities in a mesocosm stream experiment (São Paulo, Brazil)

Restoration Ecology, EarlyView.
Abstract Introduction Agricultural activities are a major driver of biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation in subtropical streams, often altering macroinvertebrate community structure and associated ecosystem functions. Although restoration strategies increasingly target these impacts, the relative importance of riparian shading and in‐stream ...
Mariana Morilla, Karoline V. Serpa, Matheus E. K. Ogasawara, Jeremy J. Piggott, Marcin Penk, Marcelo S. Moretti, Christoph D. Matthaei, Silvio F. B. Ferraz, Ricardo H. Taniwaki   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

First records of egg phoretic flies of Dermatobia hominis (Linnaeus, 1781) (Diptera: Cuterebridae) in Ecuador

Revista Chilena de Entomología
Myiasis is a widely known human and veterinary public health problem in tropical and subtropical America. Dermatobia hominis (L.) is the main species causing myiasis.
Alex Pazmiño-Palomino, Cristhian Cusicondor-Loza   +1 more
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Control of Bovicola equi infestation in a herd of horses using an environmentally sustainable treatment protocol

Veterinary Record Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 1, February 2026.
Abstract In March 2024, a Slovenian warmblood gelding presented with severe pruritus and skin lesions throughout its head, neck and around the base of the tail. The owners had observed increased pruritus in multiple animals within the herd. After careful examination, Bovicola equi were found in all five horses, but not the pony.
Petra Bandelj, Andrew Peregrine, Anja Joachim   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A New Genus and Species of Neotropical Horsefly (Diptera: Tabanidae)

Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, 1963
The Neotropical Tabanidae are remarkable for the number of bizarre forms which have developed, especiaIly in the Tribe Diachlorini. Of the 146 generic names proposed at one time or another to include Neotropical Tabanidae, 65 were proposed for ...
G. B. Fairchild
doaj   +1 more source

Deer Flies, Yellow Flies and Horse Flies, Chrysops, Diachlorus, and Tabanus spp.

EDIS, 2003
The family Tabanidae, commonly known as horse flies, and deer flies, contains pests of cattle, horses and humans. In Florida there are 35 species of Tabanidae that are classed as economically important.
Jason M. Squitier
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Tabanid flies (Insecta: Diptera) from Chhattisgarh, India

Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2015
The paper presents an account on the Tabanidae (Diptera) from Chhattisgarh, which includes 16 species representing five genera under three subfamilies: Pangoniinae, Chrysopsinae and Tabaninae.
Kailash Chandra, Sumana Halder, Angshuman Raha, Panchanan Parui, Dhriti Banerjee   +4 more
doaj   +3 more sources