Wednesday, 17 November 2004
D0566

Diptera of medical and veterinary significance in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Will K. Reeves, willr@clemson.edu, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, 1600 Clifton Rd., N. E, Atlanta, GA

I present the bionomics, distributions, host associations, and known or potential vector abilities of 113 species of Diptera representing 9 families in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. New Park or state records include the bird blow flies (Calliphoridae) Protocalliphora aenea, P. bennetti, P. braueri, and P. sialia; the mosquitoes (Culicidae) Aedes albopictus and Anopheles perplexens; the horse flies (Tabanidae) Atylotus duplex and Hybomitra microcephala; the bot fly (Oestridae) Cuterebra buccata; the bird fly (Hippoboscidae) Ornithomyia bequaerti; the black flies (Simuliidae) Simulium aranti, S. bracteatum, and S. infenestrum; and the biting snipe fly (Rhagionidae) Symphoromyia hirta. Most exotic species were found around human structures. Collections of Aedes aegypti, the yellow fever mosquito, indicate that this species continues to be reintroduced into the Park by summer visitors.


Species 1: Diptera Culicidae Aedes spp
Species 2: Diptera Oestridae Cuterebra spp
Species 3: Diptera Rhagionidae Symphoromyia hirta
Keywords: medical entomology, veterinary entomology

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