Importance and biology of Tabanidae of French Guiana.

Publication Type:Journal Article
Year of Publication:1986
Authors:H. L. Raymond
Journal:Bulletin de la Société Francaise de Parasitologie
Volume:4
Pagination:111-112
Date Published:1986
Keywords:Cryptotylus unicolor, French Guyana, Mechanical transmission, Parasitology, Phaeotabanus cajennensis, South America, Tabanidae, Tabanus importunus, Tabanus occidentalis, Tabanus wilkersoni, Trypanosoma, vivax
Abstract:

Tabanus importunus, T. occidentalis var. dorsovittatus, T. wilkersoni, Cryptotylus unicolor and Phaeotabanus cajennensis were the most abundant or the most noxious tabanids captured in studies conducted in French Guiana using traps baited with carbon dioxide. The tabanids caused considerable distress to cattle. Their importance as vectors of Trypanosoma vivax viennei and the agents of infectious anaemia and bovine anaplasmosis is discussed. Other observations on the biology of tabanids are given.

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