| Publication Type: | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication: | 1972 |
| Authors: | B. H. Wilson, Lieux M. |
| Journal: | Annals of the Entomological Society of America |
| Volume: | 65 |
| Pagination: | 1264-1266 |
| Date Published: | 1972 |
| Keywords: | Hybomitra lasiophthalma, Louisiana, Pollen, Sugar Feeding, Tabanidae, Tabanus americanus, Tabanus fuscicostatus, Tabanus lineola, Tabanus nigripes, Tabanus pallidescens, Tabanus proximus, Tabanus sulcifrons, Tabanus wilsoni, USA |
| Abstract: | ollen grains in the oesophageal diverticulum and mid-gut of field-collected females indicate that Tabanids (of 12 species) obtain carbohydrates from a variety of plants in Louisiana. In alluvial areas, pollen of oak (Quercus) was most frequently observed in gut contents. In salt marsh areas, pollen of grass (Gramineae), Compositae and oak were most abundant. |
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