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The seasonal abundance of horse and deer flies (family Tabanidae) was analyzed using Mosquito Magnet(R) traps at 5 sites located near/in the demilitarized zone, northern Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea from late April to early October for 4 consecutive years (2010-2013). A total of 2,999 horse and deer flies (tabanids) belonging to 5 genera and 20 species were collected. Chrysops mlokosiewiczi (90.9%) was the most frequently collected, followed by Haematopota koryoensis (4.8%) and C. suavis (1.0%). The remaining 17 species comprised only of 3.3% of all species collected. C. mlokosiewiczi demonstrated bimodal peak populations during mid-June and early August, while H. koryoensis demonstrated a unimodal peak during mid-July. Overall numbers of tabanids collected were influenced by the previous year's winter temperatures and precipitation. Population abundance was influenced by habitat with most of tabanids collected from habitats near forested areas, followed by rice paddies, and a beef farm.
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Animals , Female , Male , Diptera/classification , Ecosystem , Population Dynamics , Republic of Korea , SeasonsABSTRACT
Some corrections and omitted taxonomic information for the "Catalogue of Neotropical Diptera. Tabanidae" are presented. Fifteen recently described species are listed for the Neotropical region. Presently, the Neotropical region has 1,205 Tabanidae species, besides 35 unrecognized species and 29 nomina nuda.
São apresentadas correções e informações taxonômicas omitidas no "Catalogue of Neotropical Diptera. Tabanidae". Quinze espécies recentemente descritas para a região Neotropical são adicionadas. Atualmente a Região Neotropical possui 1.205 espécies de Tabanidae, além de 35 espécies não reconhecidas e 29 nomina nuda.
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The Neotropical genus AcanthoceraMacquart is redefined. 28 species are presented with synonymic list, figures, diagnosis and key to females. The subgenus NothocanthoceraFairchild of Dichelacerais transferred to Acanthocera,except for D. melanopteraHine and one species is described: A. distincta,n. sp. The subgenus MimodynerusEnderlein is synonymized with Acanthocera. A. hequaertiFairchild & Aitken is revalidated. A. lutzi(Enderlein) is synonymized with A. coarctata(Wiedemann). The female of polistiformisFairchild is described. A new lectotype is designated for A. tenuicornis.
O gênero AcanthoceraMacquart é redefinido e apresentado lista sinonimica, diagnose, figuras e chave para fêmeas das 28 espécies. O subgênero NothocanthoceraFairchild do gênero Dichelaceraé transferido para Acanthocera,exceto D. melanopteraHine, e descrita uma espécie: A. distincta,sp. n. O subgênero MimodynerusEnderlein é sinonimizado sob A. {Acanthocera). A. bequaertiFairchüd & Aitken é revalidada. A. luizi(Enderlein) é sinonimizada sob A. coarctata(Wiedemann). A fêmea de A. polistiformisFairchild é descrita. Um novo lectótipo é designado para A. tenuicornis.
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Female and male of Dasybasis diaguita n. sp. from high area of NW of Argentina is described and illustrated.
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Animals , Tropical Climate , Diptera/genetics , Dasyproctidae/classification , ArgentinaABSTRACT
The author redescribes the males of Fidena (Leptofidena) morio (Wulp, 1881) based on details of external morphology and of the dissected genitalia hitherto not studied.