Abstract
The article presents the horsefly fauna (Diptera: Tabanidae) of the Kırıkkale province, Turkey. During the active periods in 2019 and 2020 a total of 2908 horseflies representing 40 species and classified in 3 subfamily. 36 species of these 40 sample are first record from Kırıkkale. The most common subfamily is Tabaninae represented with 34 species, followed by the subfamily Pangoninae – 1 and Chrysopsinae - 5 species, respectively. Species collected in pastures, highlands, forestlands, rural and urban areas around Kırıkkale province with Malaise and Nzi traps which were baited with 1-octen-3-ol. Worldwide distribution of the collected species is also given. Species except the Tabanus bromius Lınnaeus, 1758, Haematopota kemali SZILADY, 1923, Tabanus spectabilis LOEW, 1858 and Tabanus regularis JAENNICKE, 1866 are firstly recorded from Kırıkkale.
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