Remarks on Behavior of Horse Guard Wasps (Hymenoptera, Crabronidae, Bembicinae) and Interrupted Hematophagism of Horse Flies (Diptera, Tabanidae) | Chapter 06 | Recent Advances in Biological Research Vol. 6
During studies on tabanid fauna on Marambaia Island, Mangaratiba, Brazil, the authors captured 71specimens of two species of solitaire sand wasps hunting horseflies, Stictia punctata (Fabricius, 1775) and Stictia signata signata (Linnaeus, 1758). Wasps interact with horseflies demonstrating outstanding behavior, interrupting the hematophagism, which enhances tabanids ability to transmit pathogenic agents to natural hosts. Author(s) Details Ronald Rodrigues Guimaraes Escola Nacional de Saude Publica Sergio Arouca, Centro de Educacao e Pesquisas em Medicina Ambiental, Brazil. Ronald Rodrigues Guimaraes Junior Estudante de graduacao em Análise de Sistemas, na Associacao Brasileira de Ensino Universitario, Nova Iguacu, RJ., Brazil. Sandor Buys Colecao Entomologica do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Brazil. Harlan Ronald Rodrigues Storti Graduado em Letras-Ingles pela Universidade Iguacu, professor de ingles na “Cultura Inglesa” e “Curso Tamandare”. Proficiencia em ing...