Incompletely observed: niche estimation for six frequent European horsefly species (Diptera, Tabanoidea, Tabanidae).

ABSTRACT:

Background

More than 170 species of tabanids are known in Europe, with many occurring only in limited areas or having become very rare in the last decades. They continue to spread various diseases in animals and are responsible for livestock losses in developing countries. The current monitoring and recording of horseflies is mainly conducted throughout central Europe, with varying degrees of frequency depending on the country. To the detriment of tabanid research, little cooperation exists between western European and Eurasian countries.

Methods

For these reasons, we have compiled available sources in order to generate as complete a dataset as possible of six horsefly species common in Europe. We chose Haematopota pluvialis, Chrysops relictus, C. caecutiens, Tabanus bromius

SUBMITTER: Dorge DD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7488268 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature