Tabanidae (Diptera) captured on horses in Amazon Forest fragments of the state of Rondonia, Brazil

Author(s)

de Oliveira Zamarchi, Tallita Beatriz ; Henriques, Augusto Loureiro ; Krolow, Tiago Kutter ; Kruger, Rodrigo Ferreira ; Rodrigues, Gratchela Dutra ; Munari, Amanda ; Costa Pessoa, Felipe Arley ; Marcelo Aranha Camargo, E. Luis

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: Acta Tropica; v. 237, p. 8-pg., 2022-11-12.

Abstract

Tabanidae is one of the most diverse families of hematophagous dipterans. Tabanids, in general, are mechanical vectors of some pathogens. Given the vector importance and the lack of knowledge of the tabanid fauna in horses in Amazon Forest fragments of the state of Rondonia, this work aimed to determine the season that the different species of horse flies prefer to carryout hematophagy on horses and verify whether the horse fly community remains the same throughout the year. The sampling areas for tabanid captures were in the municipality of Monte Negro, Western Amazon, Brazil. Four new occurrences were recorded for the state of Rondonia: Stenotabanus albilinearis, Tabanus fuscofasciatus, T. macquarti and T. restrepoensis, which increases the number of species for the state to 109. The horse flies were most frequently collected on the hind leg (43.15%) and front leg (31.11%), followed by the belly (7.41%) and the ear (5.18%). In the other anatomical regions, the collection frequency was 13.15% of the remaining individuals. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 18/09293-4 - Tabanidae fauna from the central region of Rondônia State: biology, ecology and transmisssion of pathogens
• Grantee: Luís Marcelo Aranha Camargo
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants