1 Univ. do Estado de Santa Catarina, Centro de Ciências Agroveterinárias, Depto. de Produçao Animal e Alimentos, Av Luis de Camões 2090, 88520-000, Lages, SC. susan_byo@yahoo.com.br
The article describes the construction of a simple new device, for the storage of live tabanids during field collections and their transportation to the laboratory, avoiding the loss of specimens.