Distribution of larval Tabanidae (Diptera) in a Spartina alterniflora salt marsh

Publication Type:Journal Article
Year of Publication:1974
Authors:J. C. Dukes, Edwards, T. D., Axtell, R. C.
Journal:Journal of Medical Entomology
Volume:11
Pagination:79-83
Date Published:1974
Keywords:Chrysops fuliginosus, Larvae, North Carolina, Tabanidae, Tabanus nigrovittatus, USA
Abstract:

Larvae of Chrysops fuliginosus Wied. and Tabanus nigrovittatus Macq. were recovered from the soil of a regularly flooded salt marsh bordering the Newport River, Carteret County, North Carolina, in which Spartina alterniflora was the dominant plant. The larvae were found throughout the sampling area with no consistently greater abundance adjacent to a natural drainage ditch. The larvae were about as frequent in areas of tall as in short grass (S. alterniflora).

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