Tabanus taeniola

Tabanus taeniola
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Tabanidae
Genus:	Tabanus
Species:	T. taeniola
Binomial name
Tabanus taeniola Palisot de Beauvois (1806) [1]
Synonyms [1]
Tabanus exclamationis Girard, 1881 Tabanus hirsuta Tendeiro, 1965 Tabanus longitudinalis Loew, 1852 Tabanus macrops Walker, 1848 Tabanus picticeps Becker, 1922 Tabanus proximus Corti, 1895 Tabanus rubicundus Walker, 1848 Tabanus sagittarius Macquart, 1838 Tabanus serratus Loew, 1858 Tabanus socius Walker, 1848 Tabanus subelongatus Macquart, 1846 Tabanus variatus Walker, 1850 Tabanus virgatus Austen, 1906

Tabanus taeniola is a species of horse fly in the family Tabanidae. ^[1]

Distribution

Originally described as Tabanus taeniola in 1806 by Palisot de Beauvois from a specimen collected in Nigeria. ^[2] Afrotropical and Palearctic, widespread in Africa penetrating the Palearctic to the East Mediterranean coast through Egypt, Cyprus and the Levant eastwards to Saudi Arabia. ^{[3] [4]} Regular migrant in the Levant and Cyprus. ^[5]

Blood feeding hosts and veterinary relevance

Known hosts in Europe and the Levant are horses, donkeys, camels, dogs, and men, ^{[6] [7]} in Africa—horses and cattle. ^{[8] [9]} In Africa 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. ^{[10] [11] [12]}

References

1. "Tabanus taeniola Palisot de Beauvois, 1806". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 2 March 2025.
2. Palisot de Beauvois, Ambroise Marie François Joseph (1806). Insectes recueillis en Afrique et en Amérique : dans les royaumes d'Oware et de Benin, à Saint-Dominique et dans les États-Unis, pendant les années 1786–1797. Paris: Paris Imprimerie de Fain et compagnie.
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. 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 .
6. 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.
7. 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 .
8. 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 .
9. 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.
10. 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.
11. 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.
12. 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.