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IDENTIFICATION OF MEDICALLY-IMPORTANT DIPTERAN SPECIES IN NUWEIBA CITY, SOUTH SINAI, EGYPT, AND THEIR RELATIVE ABUNDANCE

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Last updated: 03 Jan 2025

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Arthropods

Abstract

Nuweiba city, South Sinai, Egypt is one of the poorly-studied areas in terms of the presence of medically-important dipteran species. Therefore, in the current study a survey of flies (order: Diptera) of medical importance in Nuweiba city was carried out during winter and summer of 2019. Six traps baited with two sources of attractants – decayed fish pieces and a ready-made botanical extract – were used to collect the flies in four selected localities. A total of 374 individuals belonging to 11 species within 9 genera under 6 families (Culicidae, Ephydridae, Ulidiidae, Calliphoridae, Muscidae, and Sarcophagidae) were captured, and the identification key was provided. The highest numbers of adult flies were found in summer in “Habiba organic farm" using traps baited with decayed fish pieces (n=159). Two species (Musca domestica L. and Culex pipiens L.) were the most predominant species with a total of 141 and 100 captured specimens, respectively. The collected specimens included medically important species, as disease vectors and myiasis producers in humans and animals, which belong to three families (Calliphoridae, Muscidae, and Sarcophagidae); besides the two mosquito species (Culex pipiens and Culiseta longiareolata Macquart) that are known as vectors for many diseases of humans. In addition, Sarcophaga (Liopygia) surcoufi is newly recorded in Sinai. In conclusion, the aforementioned dipterous species may have the potential of transmitting diseases to the community dwellers in Nuweiba city; therefore, they must be controlled.

DOI

10.21608/ejz.2021.82773.1059

Keywords

Dipterous, Fauna, Flies, Relative abundance, South Sinai

Authors

First Name

Gawhara

Last Name

Abu El-Hassan

MiddleName

M. M.

Affiliation

Entomology Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

Email

gawhara_magdy@hotmail.com

City

Cairo

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First Name

Sohair

Last Name

Gad Allaha

MiddleName

M.

Affiliation

Entomology Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

Email

sm-entom@hotmail.com

City

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Orcid

-

First Name

Imam

Last Name

Ahmed

MiddleName

I.

Affiliation

Entomology Unit, Plant Protection Department, Desert Research Center, Cairo, Egypt

Email

aiimmam@yahoo.com

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

Amina

Last Name

Rashad

MiddleName

A.

Affiliation

Entomology Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

Email

aminaabdalaziz73@yahoo.com

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

Magdi

Last Name

Shehata

MiddleName

G.

Affiliation

Entomology Department, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

Email

mgdshehata@yahoo.com

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-

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Volume

76

Article Issue

76

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29231

Issue Date

2021-12-01

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2021-07-12

Publish Date

2021-12-01

Page Start

52

Page End

65

Print ISSN

1110-6344

Online ISSN

2682-3160

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https://ejz.journals.ekb.eg/article_193240.html

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Original Research Papers

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684

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Journal

Publication Title

Egyptian Journal of Zoology

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https://ejz.journals.ekb.eg/

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IDENTIFICATION OF MEDICALLY-IMPORTANT DIPTERAN SPECIES IN NUWEIBA CITY, SOUTH SINAI, EGYPT, AND THEIR RELATIVE ABUNDANCE

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22 Jan 2023