Protozoology and Medical Arthropodology

This report is based on the tabanid flies collected from Konya, Eskişehir, Adana and Hakkari during the summer of the years, 1960- 1963. The speci-mens were identified by Dr. Cornelius B. Philip and Dr. H. Oldroyd. As far as we know, there is not much information on the tabanid fauna in the Middle East and Httle is known of the species in Turkey. There is no doubt that, tabanid flies are densely populated and cause harmful effects on Hvestock as a blood sueker and transmitter of the causative agents of several diseases in the couritry. Several authors have given their attention to this subject. Heretofore one species has been reported from Erzincan (9) and 9 species from Malatya, Elazığ, and Diyarbakır (3). it has been daimed that 2 out of ıo species have been found to be common in Turkey (5). Material and Method A total of 452 specimens of tabanid flies were 'examined to determine their species. The flies were attracted to a live horse used as a bait on pasture and were trapped by means of a prepared eyanide bottle when they started to feed on blood. The dead fHestaken from the killing bottle were freshly mounted on pins by direct pinning and brought to the laboratory for identification. Results As it is shown in the table, 452 representatives of tabanid flies collected from Konya, Eskişehir, Adana and Hakkari were group ed into 5 genuses, 20 species and a variation of anather species. Of these specimens, 200 were from Konya and identified as Tabanus arabicus Macq., T. spectabilis Lw., T. leleani The authors wish to extend their appreciatian to Dr. Oldroyd and Dr. Philip for the ıdentification of the speciment