Host and Feeding Side Preferences of the Horse Flies (Diptera: Tabanidae)

Altunsoy F.

JOURNAL OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL RESEARCH SOCIETY, vol.17, pp.107-115, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 17
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL RESEARCH SOCIETY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.107-115
  • Keywords: Tabanidae, horse flies, host preference, feeding sides, Diptera, Insecta, VECTORS, DISEASE, BRAZIL
  • Anadolu University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

This study observed the preferential host and feeding sites of horse fly species. A total of 2705 samples including 7 genera and 14 species were collected. Eight most abundant species were used in the analysis while Tabanus lunatus was ranked first with a rate of 50.55%. As a result of the analysis, eight species (T. lunatus, T. regularis, T. spodopterus, T. miki, T. bromius, T. bifarius, Silvius alpinus, Haematopoda subcylindrica) preferred the foot of hosts with a rate of 66.93%, while the back areas were used with a rate of 4.69%. Kruskall-Wallis test analysis showed that horse flies do not randomize their hosts and feeding sides on the hosts.