Remarks on Behavior of Horse Guard Wasps (Hymenoptera, Crabronidae, Bembicinae) and Interrupted Hematophagism of Horse Flies (Diptera, Tabanidae)
Recent Advances in Biological Research Vol. 6,
Page 64-69
Abstract
During studies on tabanid fauna on Marambaia Island, Mangaratiba, Brazil, the authors captured 71specimens of two species of solitaire sand wasps hunting horseflies, Stictia punctata (Fabricius, 1775) and Stictia signata signata (Linnaeus, 1758). Wasps interact with horseflies demonstrating outstanding behavior, interrupting the hematophagism, which enhances tabanids ability to transmit pathogenic agents to natural hosts.
Keywords:
- Ethological factor
- mechanical transmission
- tabanids
- sand wasps
- vector epidemiology
How to Cite
Guimaraes, R. R., Junior, R. R. G., Buys, S., Storti, H. R. R., Guimarães, R. R., Wermelinger, E. D., & Carvalho, R. W. (2020). Remarks on Behavior of Horse Guard Wasps (Hymenoptera, Crabronidae, Bembicinae) and Interrupted Hematophagism of Horse Flies (Diptera, Tabanidae). Recent Advances in Biological Research Vol. 6, 64-69. Retrieved from https://stm1.bookpi.org/index.php/rabr-v6/article/view/864
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