Tabanus arenivagus (diptera: tabanidae) attracted to ultraviolet light suction traps in Israel.
Suction blacklight trappings have been conducted at Bet Dagan since 1978. Tabanus arenivagus has been caught only during 1992-94. Seventy-one specimens, all females, were caught by these traps, demonstrating that females are attracted to the wavelength range of 340-380 nm radiated by the mercury-vapor lamps of these traps. This constitutes a new finding among the Tabanidae species of the Mediterranean region.
Braverman
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Department of Entomology, Kimron Veterinary Institute, Bet Dagan, Israel.
Chizov-Ginzburg
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Galker
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D000818:Animals; D004175:Diptera; D005260:Female; D007300:Insect Control / Q000379:methods*; D007557:Israel; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays