The Tabanus striatus complex (Diptera: Tabanidae): a revision of some oriental horse fly vectors of surra

Publication Type:Journal Article
Year of Publication:1981
Authors:J. F. Burger, Thompson F. C.
Journal:Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington
Volume:83
Pagination:339-358
Date Published:1981
Keywords:Asia, China, Disease, evansi, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Phillipines, Reference, Review, Sri Lanka, Tabanidae, Tabanus striatus, Taxonomy, Thailand, Trypanosoma
Abstract:

Revision of the species Tabanus striatus F., which has been incriminated as a vector of surra of horses in oriental regions, showed that 3 species have been confused under that name: the true T. striatus from Pakistan through India and Sri Lanka to China; T. partitus Wlk. in Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines and Micronesia; and T. triceps Thnb. from Sri Lanka, India and Pakistan. Illustrations and a key to these 3 species are given, with a review of the literature and notes on taxonomic morphology.

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