The Palearctic blackfly Simulium equinum (Diptera: Simuliidae) as a biting pest of captive nyala antelopes (Tragelaphus angasii).
Wilhelmia
barcoding
blood-feeding
lesions
phylogeny
zoo
Journal
Zoo biology
ISSN: 1098-2361
Titre abrégé: Zoo Biol
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8807837
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jan 2023
Jan 2023
Historique:
revised:
13
06
2022
received:
28
03
2022
accepted:
22
06
2022
pubmed:
8
7
2022
medline:
10
2
2023
entrez:
7
7
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Blackflies (Diptera: Simuliidae) are cosmopolitan nuisance pests of great economic importance as well as vectors of many pathogens. After reports of massive blackfly biting of captive nyala antelopes in the Vienna Zoo, Austria, this study aimed to identify the species causing multiple skin lesions on the antelope hosts. The Palearctic species Simulium equinum, belonging to the medically and veterinary important Wilhelmia subgenus, was identified as the most likely causative agent. Barcoding and maximum likelihood analysis supported morphological species identification and highlighted the complex phylogeny of the subgenus Wilhelmia. Our study gives first evidence of the multi-host feeding blackfly S. equinum in the Vienna Zoo, thereby raising the question whether other hosts could also be bitten on a regular basis. The preliminary results urge for further analysis of blackfly breeding sites as well as the clarification of the host spectrum to assess the medical and veterinary importance of blackflies in the Zoo.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35795895
doi: 10.1002/zoo.21719
pmc: PMC10084230
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
150-156Subventions
Organisme : Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften
Informations de copyright
© 2022 The Authors. Zoo Biology published by Wiley Periodicals LLC.
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