<p class="HeadingRunIn"><strong>Blackflies (Diptera: Simuliidae) in Croatia: species richness, distribution and relationship to surrounding countries</strong></p>

MARIJA IVKOVIĆ; MATUŠ KÚDELA; TATIANA KÚDELOVÁ

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4109.1.2

Issue: Vol. 4109 No. 1: 5 May 2016

Type: Article

Published: 2016-05-05

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4109.1.2

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Blackflies (Diptera: Simuliidae) in Croatia: species richness, distribution and relationship to surrounding countries

MARIJA IVKOVIĆ⁺⁻
MATUŠ KÚDELA⁺⁻
TATIANA KÚDELOVÁ⁺⁻

Division of Zoology, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Rooseveltov trg 6, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia

Department of Zoology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava, Ilkovičova 6, SK-84215 Bratislava, Slovakia

Prosimulium Simulium species list ecoregions Palearctic Croatia Diptera

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Abstract

All records of blackflies (Simuliidae) from the territory of Croatia are summarized, including previously unpublished data. The blackfly fauna of Croatia consists of 28 species. Simulium (Nevermannia) angustitarse (Lundström), Simulium (Nevermannia) cryophilum (Rubtsov) complex, Simulium (Nevermannia) lundstromi (Enderlein), Simulium (Nevermannia) vernum Macquart complex, Simulium (Simulium) argyreatum Meigen, Simulium (Simulium) bezzii (Corti) complex, Simulium paraequinum Puri and Simulium pseudequinum Séguy are reported for the first time from Croatia. Information related to the ecoregions, in which species were found and specific species traits are given. Genus Prosimulium Roubaud is represented by one species only. Genus Simulium Latreille is represented by 27 species in six subgenera, with subgenus Simulium Latreille s. str. being most species rich (13 species) and subgenera Boophthora Enderlein and Trichodagmia Enderlein represented each by only one species. Compared to the neighboring countries, the Croatian species assemblage is most similar to the fauna of Slovenia and least similar to that of Italy. The relatively low number of species, presence of several species complexes and unclear identity of other species show that further research of blackflies in Croatia is needed.

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