Abai, MR

More documents

Recommendations

Info

6th International Congress of DipterologyThe total number of Empididae and Hybotidae in New Zealand is likely tobe 300-450 species; double or triple the current number. Accuratequantification will require further taxonomic revisions and the adoption ofsystematic sampling methods to fully interrogate all available biotopes.Key Words: Empididae, Hybotidae, New Zealand, diversity∗∗∗∗∗∗∗∗∗∗Videotaped feeding behaviour of some DolichopodidaePogonin, S. (1), O. Negrobov (2) & P. Grootaert (3)(1) Oksky Nature Reserve, Ryazan Prov., Russia. E-mail: pogoninsv@yandex.ru(2) Voronezh State University, Russia. E-mail: ins285@bio.vsu.ru(3) Department of Entomology, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Vautierstraat29, B-1000 Brussels. E-mail: Patrick.Grootaert@naturalsciences.beA movie dealing with feeding behaviour of some Dolichopodidae(Dolichopus, Hydrophorus, Campsicnemus and Sciapus) will be shown.The observations were made in the central part of European Russia (OkskyNature Reserve). A wide variety of food resources is used by thedolichopodids. Videotaping also provides ample details that can be usedfor analysis of feeding mechanisms and behaviour.Key Words: Dolichopodidae, feeding behaviour∗∗∗∗∗∗∗∗∗∗196
6th International Congress of DipterologyBlack flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) and their Diptera predatorsPont, A.C. (1) & D. Werner (2)(1) Oxford University Museum of Natural History, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PW, UK(2) Institute of Biology (Cytogenetics), Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Chausseestrasse117, D-10115 Berlin, GermanyBlack flies are attacked in all their life stages by a wide variety oforganisms, ranging from birds and fishes at one end of the scale toprotozoans and nematodes at the other. Some act as internal parasites,attacking mainly the larval stages. Others are predators and scavengers,and attack egg, larval, pupal and adult stages.Insects from at least 9 orders are known to feed on black flies. The mostimportant of these are undoubtedly the caddis flies (Trichoptera). Equallyimportant, but under-estimated and certainly under-investigated, are theDiptera, many of which are obligate predators as larvae or adults or both.Our research activities based on literature searches and fieldwork over thelast few years have shown that there are 15 families of Diptera that prey onblack flies. Some of these associations are undoubtedly fortuitous oropportunistic, but others indicate a significant and close associationbetween black flies and their predators. Contrary to what is generallywritten and accepted about predation, not all predators are promiscuous intheir choice of prey. It is clear that there are some very specificassociations between certain Diptera predators and black flies, and this isparticularly clear in the families Empididae and Muscidae which includethe most significant Diptera antagonists of black flies.Within the broad context of the “management” of black fly populations,the Diptera predators undoubtedly have a role to play. Our work has shownthat this is not an insignificant role, and our ongoing investigations of bothlarval and adult predators are not only expected to confirm this and toreveal additional associations, but will also provide base-line informationon the natural regulatory mechanisms of black fly populations.197
Page 2 and 3:
6th INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OFDIPTER
Page 6 and 7:
6th International Congress of Dipte
Page 8 and 9:
Page 11 and 12:
Page 13 and 14:
Page 15 and 16:
Page 17 and 18:
Page 19 and 20:
Page 21 and 22:
Page 23 and 24:
Page 25 and 26:
Page 27 and 28:
Page 29 and 30:
Page 31 and 32:
Page 33 and 34:
Page 35 and 36:
Page 37 and 38:
Page 39 and 40:
Page 41 and 42:
Page 43 and 44:
Page 45 and 46:
Page 47 and 48:
Page 49 and 50:
Page 51 and 52:
Page 53 and 54:
Page 55 and 56:
Page 57 and 58:
Page 59 and 60:
Page 61 and 62:
Page 63 and 64:
Page 65 and 66:
Page 67 and 68:
Page 69 and 70:
Page 71 and 72:
Page 73 and 74:
Page 75 and 76:
Page 77 and 78:
Page 79 and 80:
Page 81 and 82:
Page 83 and 84:
Page 85 and 86:
Page 87 and 88:
Page 89 and 90:
Page 91 and 92:
Page 93 and 94:
Page 95 and 96:
Page 97 and 98:
Page 99 and 100:
Page 101 and 102:
Page 103 and 104:
Page 105 and 106:
Page 107 and 108:
Page 109 and 110:
Page 111 and 112:
Page 113 and 114:
Page 115 and 116:
Page 117 and 118:
Page 119 and 120:
Page 121 and 122:
Page 123 and 124:
Page 125 and 126:
Page 127 and 128:
Page 129 and 130:
Page 131 and 132:
Page 133 and 134:
Page 135 and 136:
Page 137 and 138:
Page 139 and 140:
Page 141 and 142:
Page 143 and 144:
Page 145 and 146:
Page 147 and 148:
Page 149 and 150: 6th International Congress of Dipte
Page 199: 6th International Congress of Dipte
Page 251 and 252:
Page 253 and 254:
Page 255 and 256:
Page 257 and 258:
Page 259 and 260:
Page 261 and 262:
Page 263 and 264:
Page 265 and 266:
Page 267 and 268:
Page 269 and 270:
Page 271 and 272:
Page 273 and 274:
Page 275 and 276:
Page 277 and 278:
Page 279 and 280:
Page 281 and 282:
Page 283 and 284:
Page 285 and 286:
Page 287 and 288:
Page 289 and 290:
Page 291 and 292:
Page 293 and 294:
Page 295 and 296:
Page 297 and 298:
Page 299 and 300:
Page 301 and 302:
Page 303 and 304:
Page 305 and 306:
Page 307 and 308:
Page 309 and 310:
Page 311 and 312:
Page 313 and 314:
Page 315 and 316:
Page 317 and 318:
Page 319 and 320:
Page 321 and 322:
Page 323 and 324:
Page 325 and 326:
Page 327 and 328:
Page 329 and 330:
Page 331 and 332:
Page 333 and 334:
Page 335 and 336:
Page 337 and 338:
Page 339 and 340:
Page 341 and 342:
Page 343 and 344:
Page 345 and 346:
Page 347 and 348:
Page 349 and 350:
Page 351 and 352:
Page 353 and 354:
Page 355 and 356:
Page 357 and 358:
Page 359:
show all

Abai, MR

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

Delete template?

Save as template?