FAUNISTICAL AND ECOLOGICAL CAHARACTERISTICS OF HORSE FLIES (TABANIDAE) OF CETINA RIVER

Na području uz rijeku Cetinu u razdoblju od svibnja do kraja rujna 2018. godine obavljena su istraživanja faunističko-ekoloških značajki obada (Tabanidae) na 12 različitih lokaliteta. Sakupljene su 662 jedinke koje su svrstane u 21 vrstu, 6 rodova i 2 podporodice. Pregledom literaturnih podataka i obada u zbirkama kukaca Odjela za biologiju utvđeno je ukupno 35 vrsta obada za istraživano područje. Za područje rijeke Cetine utvrđene su tri nove vrste obada: Hybomitra ciureai, Tabanus lunatus i Philipomyia aprica. Najveći broj obada uzorkovan je na lokalitetu Donje Maovice, a najmanji u Trilju. Najbrojnije vrste obada na istraživanom području su: Tabanus bromius, Tabanus glaucopis i Tabanus tergestinus. Najveću sličnosti faune obada pokazuju lokaliteti Glavice i Naklice, a najmanju lokaliteti Donje Maovice i Trilj (12,5%)On the area of Cetina river, from May till the end of September 2018, studies of faunistical and ecological characteristics of horse flies (Tabanidae) were carried out in twelve localities. 662 specimens of horse flies were collected and classified into 21 species, 6 genera and 2 subfamilies. Reviewing the literature data and horse flies from insect collections of Department of Biology 35 species were determined for the study area. Three new species of horse flies were determined for the area of Cetina river: Hybomitra ciureai, Tabanus lunatus and Philipomyia aprica. The largest number of horse flies was collected in locality of Donje Maovice, while the smallest number of specimens was collected in Trilj. The most common species for the study area were: Tabanus bromius, Tabanus glaucopis and Tabanus tergestinus. The highest faunistical similarity was shown between localities Glavice and Naklice (80%), while between localities Donje Maovice and Trilj the lowest (12,5%)