Naslov
Distribution of halophilous species of horse flies in Croatia (Diptera: Tabanidae)

Autori
Krčmar, Stjepan ; Mikuška, Alma

Izvornik
Aquatic insects (0165-0424) 34 (2012), S1; 3-10

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Tabanidae; Chrysops; Hybomitra; halophilous species; immature stages; distribution; Croatia

Sažetak
In the past 20 years, fauna and ecology of horse flies (Tabanidae) were intensively studied in Croatia, especially in the Ramsar sites as wetlands of international importance. Different habitat requirements of larvae were recognised and adults of 78 species in 10 genera were recorded. The true aquatic and semiaquatic larvae are represented by several species of the genera Chrysops Meigen, 1803 Hybomitra Enderlein, 1922. Some species from this ecological group are typical inhabitants of saline biotopes. In Croatian fauna three halophilous species were recorded: Chrysops italicus Meigen, 1804, Hybomitra acuminata (Loew, 1858) and H. expollicata (Pandellé, 1883). The distribution of these species in Croatia covers 7, 17 and 3 UTM (Universal Transverse Mercator)grids, respectively. Specimens were primarily collected in habitats with brackish water along the Adriatic coast, such as Vransko Lake, the mouth of the River Cetina, the delta of the River Neretva and Mljet Island. Only specimens of H. acuminata were recorded in the continental part of Croatia. They were sporadically collected on localities along the Danube floodplain and on four localities near the river Drava. The distribution of H. acuminata in the continental part indicates otherwise rare saline habitats along the Drava and Danube rivers (1.38% of the total catch of the Hybomitra – species from the floodplain).

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Biologija

Napomena
Rad je prezentiran na skupu IXth European Congress of Entomology "The Aquatic Insects Symposium", održanom od 22.-27.08.2010.g., Budimpešta, Mađarska.

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