ZOOPHILOUS FLIES OF YAKUTIA (REVIEW)

Abstract

The study of zoophilous flies in Yakutia was undertaken in the 80–90 years of the last century. More than 35 years have passed since then. The first data on the species composition of Muscidae in Yakutia were given in the monograph by L.S. Zimin, which lists 10 species for Central Yakutia. G.A. Veselkin conducted research of zoophilous flies in South and Southwest Yakutia, where the author noted the dominance of Muscidae (32 species), which accounted for 74% of the total zoophilic complex. A.V. Vinokurova discovered 9 species of Muscidae in Central Yakutia. Only in 2016, the collection material kept at the Institute for Biological Problems of Cryolithozone of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, of the species composition of Muscidae found in Yakutia where there are 108 species from 29 genera, was processed. An analysis of the available literature indicates that zoophilous flies are widespread in Yakutia and remain poorly understood. Based on this, the study of the species composition of zoophilous flies, bioecology and their pathogens will substantiate the system of measures for the protection of animals in Yakutia.