Tabanus sufis

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Tabanus sufis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Tabanidae
Genus: Tabanus
Species:
T. sufis
Binomial name
Tabanus sufis
Jaennicke, 1867 [1]

Tabanus sufis, also called estuary horsefly, is a species of horse fly in the family Tabanidae. [1]

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Distribution

Originally described as Tabanus sufis in 1867 by Johann Friedrich Jaennicke from specimens collected in Sudan [as "Nubia"]. [2] Afrotropical and Palearctic species. [3] Widespread in Africa [4] penetrating the Palearctic realm through the East Mediterranean from Egypt [5] and Cyprus [6] to Saudi Arabia and the Levant [7] north and eastwards to Iraq, Iran, Pakistan and India. [8]

Blood feeding hosts and veterinary relevance

Known hosts in Europe and the Levant are horses, donkeys, camels and men, [9] [10] in Africa—horses, cattle, [11] and men. [12] In Africa and the Arabian Peninsula this species is an important vector for Trypanosoma parasites causing the disease called surra. Surra is a major disease in camels, equines, cattle, and dogs, in which it can often be fatal. [13] [14] [15]

References

  1. 1 2 "Tabanus sufis Jaennicke, 1867". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 2 March 2025.
  2. ↑ Jaennicke, Johann F. (1867). "Neue exotische Dipteren". Abhandlungen der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft (in German). 6: 311–408.
  3. ↑ "Nomenclator Detail Record". diptera.org. Retrieved 2025-03-02.
  4. ↑ Oldroyd, Harold (1954). The Horseflies (Diptera: Tabanidae) of the Ethiopian Region. Vol. 2: Tabanus and related genera. London: British Museum (Natural History). p. 114.
  5. ↑ El-Hassan, G. M. M. A.; Badrawy, H. B. M.; Fadl, H. H.; Mohammad, S. K. (2013). "A review of the genus Tabanus Linnaeus, 1758 (Diptera: Tabanidae) from Egypt". Zootaxa. 3691 (5): 559–576. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3691.5.3. PMID   26167603.
  6. ↑ Müller, Günter C.; Prozorov, Alexey M.; Traore, Mohamed M.; Revay, Edita E.; Hogsette, Jerome A.; Kline, Daniel; Chaskopoulou, Alexandra; Prozorova, Tatiana A.; Volkova, Julia S.; Diarra, Rabiatou A.; Petrányi, Gergely; Schneider, Tom; Beck, Robert H.-T.; Ignatev, Nikolai; Yakovlev, Roman V. (2023). "The Tabanidae (Diptera) of the Greek islands and Cyprus: An annotated checklist with remarks on ecology, zoogeography, and new records on the East Mediterranean fauna". Ecologica Montenegrina. 67: 45–65. doi:10.37828/em.2023.67.7.
  7. ↑ Müller, G. C.; Zeegers, T.; Hogsette, J. A.; Revay, Edita E.; Kravchenko, V. D.; Leshvanov, A.; Schlein, Y. (2012). "An annotated checklist of the horse flies (Diptera: Tabanidae) of Lebanon with remarks on ecology and zoogeography: Pangoniinae and Chrysopsinae". Journal of Vector Ecology. 37 (1): 216–220. doi:10.1111/j.1948-7134.2012.00219.x. PMID   22548556.
  8. ↑ Burger, J. F. (1984). "Notes on Tabanidae (Diptera) of the Oriental Region II. Distribution records of some Tabanidae from southeastern Pakistan and a list of species from Pakistan and adjacent areas". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 86 (3): 643–647.
  9. ↑ Müller, G. C.; Revay, E. E.; Hogsette, J. A.; Zeegers, T.; Kline, D.; Kravchenko, V. D.; Schlein, Y. (2012). "An annotated checklist of the horse flies (Diptera: Tabanidae) of the Sinai Peninsula Egypt with remarks on ecology and zoogeography". Acta Tropica. 122 (2): 205–211. doi:10.1016/j.actatropica.2012.01.013. PMID   22289670.
  10. ↑ Müller, Günter C.; Prozorov, Alexey M.; Traore, Mohamed M.; Revay, Edita E.; Hogsette, Jerome A.; Kline, Daniel; Chaskopoulou, Alexandra; Prozorova, Tatiana A.; Volkova, Julia S.; Diarra, Rabiatou A.; Petrányi, Gergely; Schneider, Tom; Beck, Robert H.-T.; Ignatev, Nikolai; Yakovlev, Roman V. (2023). "The Tabanidae (Diptera) of the Greek islands and Cyprus: An annotated checklist with remarks on ecology, zoogeography, and new records on the East Mediterranean fauna". Ecologica Montenegrina. 67: 45–65. doi:10.37828/em.2023.67.7.
  11. ↑ Abah, S.; Sevidzem, S. L.; Njan Nloga, A. M.; Paguem, A.; Mamoudou, A.; Mavoungou, J. F.; Zoli, A. (2020). ""Silent" circulation of Trypanosoma spp. in Tabanids (Diptera: Tabanidae) and Cattle in a Tsetse free Range land of Ngaoundere (Adamawa-Cameroon)". International Journal of Biological and Chemical Sciences. 14 (7): 2611–2618. doi:10.4314/ijbcs.v14i7.19.
  12. ↑ Mohamed-Ahmed, M. M.; Mihok, S. (2009). "Alighting of Tabanidae and muscids on natural and simulated hosts in the Sudan". Bulletin of Entomological Research. 99 (6): 561–571. doi:10.1017/S0007485309006580. PMID   19203405.
  13. ↑ Foil, L. D. (1989). "Tabanids as vectors of disease agents". Parasitology Today. 5 (3): 88–96. doi:10.1016/0169-4758(89)90009-4. PMID   15463186.
  14. ↑ Desquesnes, M.; Dia, M. L. (2003). "Mechanical transmission of Trypanosoma congolense in cattle by the African tabanid Atylotus agrestis". Experimental Parasitology. 105 (3–4): 226–231. doi:10.1016/j.exppara.2003.12.014. PMID   14990316.
  15. ↑ Desquesnes, M.; Holzmuller, Ph.; Lai, D.-H.; Dargantes, A.; Lun, Zh.-R.; Jittaplapong, S. (2013). "Trypanosoma evansi and Surra: A Review and Perspectives on Origin, History, Distribution, Taxonomy, Morphology, Hosts, and Pathogenic Effects". BioMed Research International. 2013: 1–22. doi: 10.1155/2013/194176 . PMC   3760267 . PMID   24024184.


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