Tham Ko Rang Ka Chiu [CP0037]
10.318520,99.300399
Location
On an island 8 km offshore in the Gulf of Thailand.
Description
Caves on the island are used for collecting bird's nests.
Fauna
Ornithodoros collocaliae Hoogstraal, Kadarsan, Kaiser et Van Peenen, 1974 (Arthropoda: Acari: Ixodida: Argasidae) (Chittsamart et al. 2015) Phlebotomus (Anaphlebotomus) stantoni Newstead, 1914 (Arthropoda, Insecta, Diptera, Culicidae) (Chittsamart et al. 2015) Sergentomyia anodontis Quate and Fairchild, 1961 (Arthropoda, Insecta, Diptera, Culicidae) (Chittsamart et al. 2015) Sergentomyia bailyi Sinton, 1931 (Arthropoda, Insecta, Diptera, Culicidae) (Chittsamart et al. 2015) Sergentomyia (Neophlebotomus) gemmea Lewis et Jeffery, 1978 (Arthropoda, Insecta, Diptera, Culicidae) (Chittsamart et al. 2015) Sergentomyia (Neophlebotomus) hodgsoni hodgsoni Sinton, 1933 (Arthropoda, Insecta, Diptera, Culicidae) (Chittsamart et al. 2015) Sergentomyia (Sergentomyia) punjabensis (Sinton, 1933) (Arthropoda, Insecta, Diptera, Culicidae) (Chittsamart et al. 2015)
Documents
Bibliography 23/07/2019- +Chittsamart, Boonruam; Samruayphol, Suchada; Sungvorayothin, Sangsit; Pothiwat, Ratcharin; Samung, Yudthana; Apiwathnasorn, Chmanarn (2015) "Phlebotomine sand flies of edible-nest swiftlet cave of Lang Ga Jiew Island, Chumphon province, Thailand" Tropical Biomedicine Vol. 32 No. 3 pp402-406 +DUNKLEY, JOHN ROBERT (1995) "The Caves of Thailand" Speleological Research Council, Sydney ISBN 0-9589253-9-9 +Sumruayphol, Suchada; Chittsamart, Boonruam; Polseela, Raxsina; Sriwichai, Patchara; Samung, Yudthana; Apiwathnasorn, Chamnarn; Dujardin, Jean-Pierre (2017) "Wing geometry of Phlebotomus stantoni and Sergentomyia hodgsoni from different geographical locations in Thailand" Comptes Rendus Biologies Issue 340 pp37-46
History
Sandflies were collected from June 2010 to May 2011 as part of a study by Chittsamart.
Caves nearby
| Distance (km) | Name | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | Ko Ka Caves [CP0131] | ||
| 7.3 | Tham Pong Pang [CP0108] | ||
| 7.8 | Ko Mapraw Caves [CP0132] | ||
| 10.7 | Tham Pha Sing - KA0221 | ||
| 12.1 | Tham Chaeng [CP0134] | ||
| 12.3 | Tham Rong [CP0135] | ||
| 15.0 | Tham Khao Lan - CP0043 | ||
| 16.5 | Ban Na Tham - CP0045 | ||
| 17.7 | Ko Thalu Cave 2 - CP0050 |