Contrubition to Tabanidae fauna of West Aegean Region (Insecta: Diptera)

Abstract :

This study is conducted to determine West Aegean Region Tabanidae fauna in 2012 to 2013. As a result 3 subfamilies, 10 genera and 52 species are determined. 16 species are firstly reported from region. These species are Atylotus loewianus Villeneue, 1920, Therioplectes tunicatus Szilady, 1927, Hybomitra caucasi Szilady, 1923, Tabanus cordiger Meigen, 1820, Tabanus fraseri Austen, 1924, Tabanus maculicornis Zettersted, 1842, Tabanus miki (Brauer, 1880), Tabanus nemoralis Meigen, 1820, Tabanus oppugnator Austen, 1925, Tabanus portschinskii Olsufjev, 1937, Tabanus spodopteroides Olsufjev, Moucha & Chvála, 1969, Tabanus sudeticus Zeller 1842, Tabanus tergestinus Egger, 1859, Tabanus unifasciatus Loew, 1858, Haematopota italica Meigen, 1804, Philipomyia aprica(Meigen, 1820). As a conclusions number of species which are distributing in the region reach to 67.


Keyword :

West Aegean, Fauna, Horse fly, Tabanidae, Diptera, Turkey
 


Author(s) : Altunsoy, F., Kılıç, A. Y.
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Published Issue : 2016 Vol. 11 Number 1


2016 Vol. 11 Number 1