Relative Abundance of Tabanids in the Savanna Regions of Côte d'Ivoire ; Abundancia relativa de tabánidos en la región de las sabanas en Côte d'Ivoire ; Abondance relative des tabanidés dans la région des savanes de Côte d'Ivoire

Tabanids were caught with Nzi traps to study their presence, abundance, seasonal variation, ecological preferences and species diversity. The study was conducted over four seasons in four habitats (savanna, forest, gallery, and corral) in four townships in the main two livestock departments of North and Northwest Ivory Coast (Odienne and Korhogo). Out of 3104 caught specimens, 4 genera and 16 tabanid species were identified. The most abundant of caught species were Tabanus taeniola Palisot de Beauvois, 1807 (26.4%), T. par Walker, 1854 (15.6%), T. laverani Surcouf, 1907 (14.9%), and Chrysops d... Mehr ...