An updated list of Tabanidae (Diptera: Insecta) in Ivory Coast

Geneviève Lydie, Acapovi-Yao; Lendzele, Sevidzem Silas; Desquesnes, Marc; Dia, Mamadou Lamine

doi:10.52547/jibs.3.1.69

An updated list of Tabanidae (Diptera: Insecta) in Ivory Coast

Authors

Acapovi-Yao Geneviève Lydie ¹

Sevidzem Silas Lendzele ²

Marc Desquesnes ³

Mamadou Lamine Dia ⁴

¹ Laboratoire de Zoologie et Biologie Animale, Faculté des Sciences, Université de Félix Houphouët - Boigny, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.

² Vector-Borne Infectious Disease Unit, Laboratory of Applied Biology and Ecology (VBID-LABEA), Department of Animal Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Dschang, P.O. Box 067, Dschang, Cameroon.

³ Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (CIRAD), UMR Intertryp, 34398 Montpellier, France.

⁴ National Center of Livestock and Veterinary Researches (CNERV)BP 167 Nouakchott, Mauritania.

10.52547/jibs.3.1.69

Abstract

The inventory of tabanids of Ivory Coast includes both a review of historical datasets as well as the results of recent targeted field investigations in the North of Ivory Coast from 2000 to 2002 and Banco forest in 2012. The family Tabanidae known as horse flies has been estimated to consist of 4,500 existing species throughout the world. Four genera are known to be of medico-veterinary importance and include: Haematopota, Tabanus, Atylotus and Chrysops. The documented results of 28 sites provide significant information to update on the Tabanidae list of Ivory Coast. 70 species and 14 genera have been identified till date such as genus Tabanus with 40 species (57.14 %), genus Haematopota with 10 species (14.29 %), genera Atylotus, Chrysops and Hippocentrum with three species (4.29 %), genera Ancala, Rhigioglossa with two species (2.86%). Seven genera with only one species identified. T. taeniola, T. besti, T. secedens, T. thoracinus, H. decora, H. griseicoxa and H. torquens were captured in at least five regions.

Graphical Abstract

An updated list of Tabanidae (Diptera: Insecta) in Ivory Coast

Keywords

Tabanids

Diptera

inventory

Ivory Coast

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