Activities of tabanids (Diptera, Tabanidae) attacking domestic duck-Cairina moschata (Linnaeus) (Aves, Anatidae), introduced in a forest area in the Central Amazon, Manaus, Brazil

Activities of tabanids (Diptera, Tabanidae) attacking domestic duck-Cairina moschata (Linnaeus) (Aves, Anatidae), introduced in a forest area in the Central Amazon, Manaus, Brazil

Presented here are the feeding habits, attack behavior, daily and annual activity of adult of Phorcotabanus cinereus (Wiedeman, 1821), Chrysops laetus (Fabricius, 1805) and Phaeotabanus cajennensis (Fabricius, 1787), while biting a domestic duck, Cairina moschata (Linnaeus, 1758). The last two speci...

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Main Authors: Ruth L. M. Ferreira, José A. Rafael
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Entomologia 2004-06-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Entomologia
Subjects:
Amazônia
mutucas
pato doméstico
Tabanidae
Amazon
domestic duck
horseflies
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0085-56262004000200018

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