Research Article

Tabanidae (Insecta: Diptera) Fauna of Kırıkkale Province

Volume: 14 Number: 1 April 15, 2021
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Tabanidae (Insecta: Diptera) Fauna of Kırıkkale Province

Abstract

The article presents the horsefly fauna (Diptera: Tabanidae) of the Kırıkkale province, Turkey. During the active periods in 2019 and 2020 a total of 2908 horseflies representing 40 species and classified in 3 subfamily. 36 species of these 40 sample are first record from Kırıkkale. The most common subfamily is Tabaninae represented with 34 species, followed by the subfamily Pangoninae – 1 and Chrysopsinae - 5 species, respectively. Species collected in pastures, highlands, forestlands, rural and urban areas around Kırıkkale province with Malaise and Nzi traps which were baited with 1-octen-3-ol. Worldwide distribution of the collected species is also given. Species except the Tabanus bromius Lınnaeus, 1758, Haematopota kemali SZILADY, 1923, Tabanus spectabilis LOEW, 1858 and Tabanus regularis JAENNICKE, 1866 are firstly recorded from Kırıkkale.

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Supporting Institution

Eskişehir Teknik Üniversitesi

Project Number

19ADP018

Thanks

This study was supported by the Research Foundation of Eskişehir Technical University (Project Number: 19ADP018).

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Conservation and Biodiversity

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

April 15, 2021

Submission Date

November 4, 2020

Acceptance Date

December 23, 2020

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Volume: 14 Number: 1

APA
Altunsoy, F., & Ayaz, B. (2021). Tabanidae (Insecta: Diptera) Fauna of Kırıkkale Province. Biological Diversity and Conservation, 14(1), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.46309/biodicon.2021.821015
AMA
1.Altunsoy F, Ayaz B. Tabanidae (Insecta: Diptera) Fauna of Kırıkkale Province. BioDiCon. 2021;14(1):1-12. doi:10.46309/biodicon.2021.821015
Chicago
Altunsoy, Ferhat, and Bahriye Ayaz. 2021. “Tabanidae (Insecta: Diptera) Fauna of Kırıkkale Province”. Biological Diversity and Conservation 14 (1): 1-12. https://doi.org/10.46309/biodicon.2021.821015.
EndNote
Altunsoy F, Ayaz B (April 1, 2021) Tabanidae (Insecta: Diptera) Fauna of Kırıkkale Province. Biological Diversity and Conservation 14 1 1–12.
IEEE
[1]F. Altunsoy and B. Ayaz, “Tabanidae (Insecta: Diptera) Fauna of Kırıkkale Province”, BioDiCon, vol. 14, no. 1, pp. 1–12, Apr. 2021, doi: 10.46309/biodicon.2021.821015.
ISNAD
Altunsoy, Ferhat - Ayaz, Bahriye. “Tabanidae (Insecta: Diptera) Fauna of Kırıkkale Province”. Biological Diversity and Conservation 14/1 (April 1, 2021): 1-12. https://doi.org/10.46309/biodicon.2021.821015.
JAMA
1.Altunsoy F, Ayaz B. Tabanidae (Insecta: Diptera) Fauna of Kırıkkale Province. BioDiCon. 2021;14:1–12.
MLA
Altunsoy, Ferhat, and Bahriye Ayaz. “Tabanidae (Insecta: Diptera) Fauna of Kırıkkale Province”. Biological Diversity and Conservation, vol. 14, no. 1, Apr. 2021, pp. 1-12, doi:10.46309/biodicon.2021.821015.
Vancouver
1.Ferhat Altunsoy, Bahriye Ayaz. Tabanidae (Insecta: Diptera) Fauna of Kırıkkale Province. BioDiCon. 2021 Apr. 1;14(1):1-12. doi:10.46309/biodicon.2021.821015

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