Tabanus arenivagus (Diptera: Tabanidae) attracted to ultraviolet light suction traps in Israel.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

1995

Original Publication

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volume

11

Series / Issue

Issue: 4

Pages

489-490

Contributed by

American Mosquito Control Association

Notes

Author(s) - Braverman Y.Chizov-Ginzburg A.Galker E.

 

Abstract

Suction blacklight trappings have been conducted at Bet Dagan since 1978. Tabanus arenivagus has been caught only during 1992-94. Seventy-one specimens, all females, were caught by these traps, demonstrating that females are attracted to the wavelength range of 340-380 nm radiated by the mercury-vapor lamps of these traps. This constitutes a new finding among the Tabanidae species of the Mediterranean region.

Notes

Author(s) - Braverman Y.Chizov-Ginzburg A.Galker E.