Publication: Species diversity and abundance of Tabanus spp. (Diptera: Tabanidae) in different habitats of Thailand
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2018-03-01
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12268615
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Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology. Vol.21, No.1 (2018), 134-139
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Tanasak Changbunjong, Poonyapat Sedwisi, Thekhawet Weluwanarak, Eakanan Nitiyamatawat, Rattana Sariwongchan, Theeraphap Chareonviriyaphap Species diversity and abundance of Tabanus spp. (Diptera: Tabanidae) in different habitats of Thailand. Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology. Vol.21, No.1 (2018), 134-139. doi:10.1016/j.aspen.2017.11.013 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/44801
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Species diversity and abundance of Tabanus spp. (Diptera: Tabanidae) in different habitats of Thailand
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© 2017 Tabanus spp. or horse flies (Diptera: Tabanidae) are haematophagous flies of medical and veterinary importance. They are known to cause trypanosomosis or surra in domestic and wild animals in Thailand. This study conducted an entomological survey of horse flies from different sites in Thailand. Horse flies were collected from three different habitats: primary forests, secondary forests and villages using Nzi traps between April 2012 and December 2016. A total of 1835 female horse flies were collected and 45 species were identified. The five most abundant species were T. striatus (25.45%), followed by T. megalops (21.36%), T. rubidus (14.82%), T. tamthaiorum (7.90%) and T. oxybeles (6.38%). The highest proportion of horse flies was collected in villages (39.13%), followed by primary forests (34%) and secondary forests (26.87%). The species diversity of horse flies in primary forests was higher than in other habitats. The results of this study may be used for a horse fly control program.