02776nas a2200169 4500008004100000245016200041210006900203260001500272300001200287490000800299520216400307100002302471700002402494700002302518700001902541856004602560 2016 eng d00aA preliminary account of the fly fauna in Jabal Shada al-A’la Nature Reserve, Saudi Arabia, with new records and biogeographical remarks (Diptera, Insecta)0 apreliminary account of the fly fauna in Jabal Shada alA la Natur c2016/11/24 a107-1390 v6363 a

The first list of insects of Al-Baha Province, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia  (KSA) was published in 2013 and contained a total of 582 species; an  addendum to this list was published in 2015 adding 142 species and bringing the total number recorded from the province to 724 insect species representing 17 orders. The previous two studies excluded Jabal Shada al-A'la Nature Reserve (SANR), so the present study in SANR, as belonging to Al-Baha Province, are complementary to the previous two. The present study presents a preliminary list of Diptera (Insecta) in SANR, with remarks on their zoogeography, and is the first of a series of planned ecological and systematic studies on different insect orders as one of the outputs of a project proposed to study the entire insect fauna of SANR. A total number of 119 Diptera species belonging to 87 genera, 31 tribes, 42 subfamilies, and representing 30 families has been recorded from SANR in the present study. Some species have been identified only to the genus level and listed herein only because this is the first time to record their genera in KSA. Fourteen of the species are recorded for the first time for KSA, namely: Forcipomyia sahariensis Kieffer, 1923 (Ceratopogonidae); Chaetosciara sp. (Sciaridae); Neolophonotus sp. 1; Neolophonotus sp. 2; Promachus sinaiticus Efflatoun, 1934; Saropogon longicornis (Macquart, 1838); Saropogon sp. (Asilidae); Spogostylum tripunctatum (Pallas in Wiedemann, 1818) (Bombyliidae); Phycus sp. (Therevidae); Hemeromyia sp.; Meoneura palaestinensis Hennig, 1937 (Carnidae); Desmometopa inaurata Lamb, 1914 (Milichiidae); Stomoxys niger Macquart, 1851 (Muscidae); and Sarcophaga palestinensis (Lehrer, 1998) (Sarcophagidae). Zoogeographic affinities of recorded fly species suggest a closer affiliation to the Afrotropical region (46%) than to the Palearctic region (23.5%) or the Oriental region (2.5%). This supports the previous studies' conclusions and emphasizes the fact that parts of the Arabian Peninsula, including Al-Baha Province, ought to be a part of the Afrotropical Region rather than of the Palaearctic Region or the Eremic Zone.

1 aEl-Hawagry, M., S.1 aAbdel-Dayem, M., S.1 aElgharbawy, A., A.1 aDha, H., M. Al uhttps://diptera.myspecies.info/node/1050302899nas a2200265 4500008004100000245009200041210006900133300001000202490000800212520209400220653001802314653002202332653002802354653002402382653002502406653001602431100002002447700001802467700002102485700002202506700002402528700002002552700001502572856004602587 2016 eng d00aNest ecology of blood parasites in the European roller and its ectoparasitic carnid fly0 aNest ecology of blood parasites in the European roller and its e a71-800 v1653 a

Haemosporidian parasites are considered the most important vector-borne parasites. However, vector identity and ecology is unknown for most such hostevectoreparasite systems. In this study, we employ microscopic and molecular analyses to examine haemosporidian prevalence in a migratory, cavitynesting bird, European roller Coracias garrulus, and its nidicolous blood-feeding ectoparasite Carnus hemapterus. This system is unique in that the ectoparasite is confined to a near-closed environment, in contrast to the free-wandering system of haematophagous dipterans such as mosquitoes. Blood film analysis confirms previous works in that Haemoproteus parasites are widely prevalent in adult rollers and belong to a single species, Haemoproteus coraciae. Leucocytozoon sp. and Trypanosoma sp. also are detected in adult rollers at low intensities with this technique. By means of molecular analysis, we report for the first time Plasmodium sp. presence in C. garrulus. Based on PCR results, Plasmodium parasites are relatively less prevalent than Haemoproteus parasites (20% vs. 31%) in rollers. In contrast, haemosporidian prevalences show the opposite trend for Carnus flies: Plasmodium sp. occurrence (62%) clearly predominates over that of Haemoproteus sp. (5%). A comparison between roller and Carnus samples reveals a significantly higher prevalence of Plasmodium sp. in Carnus samples. Insect survey and phylogenetic analysis suggest Culicoides flies as Haemoproteus sp. vectors, which appear to readily transmit the parasite in southern Spain. This study does not find support for Carnus flies to serve as biological or mechanical vectors of haemosporidians. In spite of this, nidicolous blood-feeding ectoparasites, such as carnid flies, appear as a suitable model for studies on the occurrence and temporal dynamics of avian haemosporidians such as Plasmodium sp. present at low intensities.

10aAvian malaria10aCarnus hemapterus10aNidicolous ectoparasite10as Coracias garrulus10aTransmission ecology10aTrypanosoma1 aVaclav, Radovan1 aBetáková, T1 aŠvančarová, P1 aPérez-Serrano, J1 aCriado-Fornelio, Á1 aŠkorvanová, L1 aValera, F. uhttps://diptera.myspecies.info/node/1044801017nas a2200205 4500008004100000245012400041210006900165260001500234300001000249490000700259520038400266653001300650653001500663653001600678653001000694653001900704653002000723100002200743856004600765 2016 eng d00aTwo acalyptrate species new for science and a new record for Spain (Diptera: Carnidae, Sphaeroceridae, Trixoscelididae)0 aTwo acalyptrate species new for science and a new record for Spa c2016/06/30 a53-360 v583 a

Two new acalyptrate species, Meoneura obtusangula sp. n. (Carnidae) and Trixoscelis anichtiri sp. n. (Trixoscelididae), are described from Spain. Furthermore, the sphaerocerid Coproica rufifrons Hayashi, 1991 is recorded from the Iberian Peninsula (in Spain) for the first time. All of them were collected with traps baited with a dead piglet.

10aCarnidae10afaunistics10anew species10aSpain10aSphaeroceridae10aTrixoscelididae1 aCarles-Tolrá, M. uhttps://diptera.myspecies.info/node/10417