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 Chrysops cf. dimidiatus - Democratic Republic of Congo.
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 12-02-2007 18:08
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 Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
well... this is a long story. In last month, I talked with an old friend that is physicist/doctor now. He went work about 3 months to Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) - AFRICA (for those who don?t know where is it, take a look here: http://tinyurl.co... The capital is Kinshasa at 4?24r42;S 15?24r42;E. This country is a very dangerous place to stay. There are very few cities... and the rest is a risk everyday... risk of taking ebola virus with a bite of primates... risk of paludism and another various serious diseases, and no medicines to take... there are very few pharmacies... at this moment I write, SEC (Department of Portuguese Community State - Secretaria do Estado das Comunidades Portuguesas) says in their site that is not good idea to go DRC, there are big conflicts. He caught two flies. This is Tabanidae fly and the species is Chrysops cf. dimidiatus (probably there are no photos of this fly - if confirmed the ID - on the net. So this is can be the first photo taken to this species, almost sure. Curiously, you will find a beautiful spider with chrysops in its name, and bird as well.) I called this fly a musca non grata. Why is this musca non grata? I hope you know the famous Italian expression: "persona non grata".. The answer is simple: this fly is a vector of Loa loa filariasis disease that is caused by a nematode larva... it seems that this disease can be treated with the drug diethylcarbamazine (DEC). The other fly is one of the most infamous flies known... (i will put photos of that fly more later). jorgemotalmeida attached the following image:  [178.53Kb] Edited by jorgemotalmeida on 12-02-2007 22:38 |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 12-02-2007 18:10
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
head view: 3:1 magnifictation.
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 12-02-2007 18:11
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
another view
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 12-02-2007 18:13
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
other photo.
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 12-02-2007 22:09
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19299 Joined: 21.07.04 |
so, it is Chrysops dimidiatus, not Tabanus !! Theo Zeegers |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 12-02-2007 22:39
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
you are right, Theo. I mistake in the title, but in the text was right.  |
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