Abai, MR

6th International Congress of DipterologyKey Words: aNDVI, cecidomyiid gall, CHB, Fv/Fm, photosystemefficiency, photosynthetic reflectance properties, PRI, R/G∗∗∗∗∗∗∗∗∗∗Muscid flies associated with grazing cattle and waterbuffallos in TaiwanHuang, Y., H. Sasaki & S. ShinonagaLaboratory of Entomology, Rakuno Gakuen University, Ebetsu, Hokkaido 069-8501,JapanIn spite of the animal husbandry is well developed in Taiwan, theknowledge on the flies injurious to the grazing cattle and water buffalos isstill incomplete. Hence an investigation on muscid flies associated withgrazing cattle and water buffalos have been carried out at the 9 localities inTaiwan by the use of NZI traps and hand netting methods from 2002.From the results of this investigation, 10 non-biting species belongingto 2 genera, and 6 biting species belonging to 3 genera were recorded. Inaddition, 5 dung breeding species of 2 genera, and 2 genera and 2 speciestheir bionomics are unknown, are also recorded.The predominant non-biting species are Musca conducens, M.domestica and M. seniorwhitei. Those of biting species are Stomoxyscalcitrans and Haematobia irritans exigua.The species composition varied according to the surveyed locations.The most multiple population was obtained at the pasture of Hengchun, thesouthern part of Taiwan, where 7 genera and 18 species were captured.Key Words: Taiwan, Muscidae, cattle, water buffalo∗∗∗∗∗∗∗∗∗∗118