Abstract
Thirty six species of horse flies (Tabanidae) were previously known from Serbia (Europe). The present faunistic study of horse flies (Tabanidae) has resulted in the recording of the 4 new species Atylotus fulvus (Meigen, 1804); Tabanus miki Brauer in Brauer and Bergenstamm, 1880; Tabanus unifasciatus Loew, 1858; and Heptatoma pellucens (Fabricius, 1776), in the fauna of Serbia. The genus Heptatoma Meigen, 1803 is cited for the first time in the fauna of Serbia. 40 species are currently known from Serbia, belonging to nine genera. The fauna can be considered relatively poorly studied. Most of the species belong to the Boreal-Eurasian type of fauna 23, followed by the South European group with 8 species, the Mediterranean group with 6 species, European group with 2 species and Central European group with 1 species.
Highlights
The Tabanidae family contains over 4,000 described species found throughout the world (Chainey 1993)
Four species: Tabanus glaucopis, Tabanus exclusus, Haematopota pluvialis, and Tabanus tergestinus made up 81% of the fauna of horse flies in the researched area, while 19% were representatives of other species (Table 1)
The third new species Tabanus unifasciatus was collected in Brankovac on 24 July 2006 (1♀), and 10 August 2006 (3♀), while two females were collected at the locality in Zmajevac on Species Tabanus glaucopis Tabanus exclusus Haematopota pluvialis Tabanus tergestinus Haematopota bigoti Tabanus bromius Tabanus sudeticus Hybomitra ciureai Tabanus unifasciatus Tabanus autumnalis Atylotus rusticus Atylotus fulvus Tabanus maculicornis Atylotus loewianus Chrysops caecutiens Haematopota italica Chrysops viduatus Hybomitra bimaculata Hybomitra solstitialis Tabanus bovinus Tabanus cordiger Tabanus miki Heptatoma pellucens Haematopota pandazisi Total: 24
Summary
The Tabanidae family contains over 4,000 described species found throughout the world (Chainey 1993). During the last thirty years numerous studies into the effectiveness of synthetic and natural attractants in the sampling of horse flies have been carried out around the world This work is based on literature findings and data obtained from a faunal survey conducted in the summer of 2004 and during the spring and summer months of 2006
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