Distribution of Tabanidae at the Chakwenga Game Reserve, Republic of Zambia

Publication Type:Journal Article
Year of Publication:1976
Authors:S. N. Okiwelu
Journal:Mosquito News
Volume:36
Pagination:277-279
Date Published:1976
Keywords:Africa, Survey, Tabanidae, Zambia
Abstract:

In further studies on tabanids in Chakwenga Game Reserve, Zambia [cf. RAE/B 64, 1277, 1836], the numbers of tabanids collected in Malaise traps baited with carbon dioxide from 3 vegetation types (headwater grassland, riverine grassland, miombo [Brachystegia-Isoberlinia] woodland) from November 1974 to October 1975, were significantly different; the greatest numbers were recorded from the woodland and the least from the riverine grassland. In all vegetation types, the abundance of tabanids coincided with the warm rainy season in November-April; all species recorded during the study were represented in each type.

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