SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VARIATION OF QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION OFCERATOPOGONIDAE LARVAE (DIPTERA) ON NATURAL SUBSTRATA (SAKADAŠ LAKE)

Istraživanje faune ličinki Ceratopogonidae (komarčića) različitih tipova prirodnih supstrata je provedeno u Kopačkom ritu s ciljem utvrđivanja prostorne i vremenske varijacije kvalitativnog i kvantitativnog sastava ličinki Ceratopogonidae te s ciljem utvrđivanja prisutnosti ličinki iz rodova bioloških vektora bolesti. Utvrđenoj e 6 rodova ličinki Ceratopogonidae, s rodom Bezzia kao najzastupljenijim. Utvrđene su statistički značajne razlike u broju ličinki i zastupljenosti pojedinih rodova između različitih tipova prirodnih supstrata.The research of Ceratopogonidae larvae (biting midges) fauna in Kopački rit of different types of natural substrata was conducted to determine the spatial and temporal variations of the qualitative and quantitative composition of the Ceratopogonidae larvae and to determine the presence of the genera which are the biological vector of the diseases. Six genera of Ceratopogonidae larvae were found, with genus Bezzia as the most frequentand abundant one. Significant correlations were found between Ceratopogonidae larvae abundance and thepresence of certain genera on different types of natural substrat