Seasonal Abundance of Deer and Horse Flies (Diptera: Tabanidae) in the Northern Part of Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea

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.

Mutucas (Diptera: Tabanidae) do estado do Paraná, Brasil: chave de identificação pictórica para subfamílias, tribos e gêneros / Horse flies (Diptera: Tabanidae) of Paraná State, Brazil: pictorial identification key for subfamilies, tribes and genera

Foi realizado um levantamento das espécies de Tabanidae ocorrentes em todo o Estado do Paraná, com base em dados da literatura, registros da Coleção de Entomologia Pe. Jesus Santiago Moure depositada no Departamento de Zoologia da Universidade Federal do Paraná (DZUP), registros do Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo (MZUSP) e em coletas realizadas durante o primeiro ano do Projeto "Levantamento da fauna entomológica no Estado do Paraná" (PROFAUPAR). Foi elaborada uma chave de identificação pictórica para subfamílias, tribos e gêneros ocorrentes no Paraná. Foram confeccionados desenhos esquemáticos dos caracteres diagnósticos dos gêneros, correspondendo à morfologia da cabeça, asa, abdômen e pernas. São registradas 68 espécies, distribuídas em 23 gêneros, seis tribos e três subfamílias; 28 espécies foram registradas pela primeira vez no estado.

A survey of Tabanid species with occurrence in Paraná State was done in this paper, based on literature, records of the Collection of Entomology Padre Jesus Santiago Moure deposited in the Department of Zoology of the Federal University of Paraná (DZUP), records of the Museum of Zoology of the University of São Paulo (MZUSP) and on samplings done during the first year of the Project "Survey of the entomological fauna in Paraná State" (PROFAUPAR). A pictorial identification key for subfamilies, tribes and genera from Paraná was elaborated. Schematic drawings to illustrate the characters of genera have been done, corresponding to the morphology of head, wing, abdomen and legs. There are 68 species registered, distributed in 23 genera, six tribes and three subfamilies; 28 species are newly recorded for this State.