Larval Tabanidae (Diptera) of the Great Swamp, New Jersey1

Abstract

Studies defining the distribution of larvae in extensive tabanid breeding habitats have been restricted mostly to salt-marsh species. The purpose of my study was to define the breeding habitats of the dominant Tabanidae of an inland swamp in north-central New Jersey and to test a method of sampling these species with emergence traps. Previously described were the 3 habitats studied, a maple swamp bed, a stream bank (“stream”), and a pond margin (“opening”) (Thompson 1969); and the physiography and vegetation of Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge (GS) (Thompson 1967).