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CONTRIBUTION TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF BLACK FLY (DIPTERA, SIMULIIDAE) FAUNA AT PLITVICE LAKES NATIONAL PARK

Black flies (Simuliidae) were collected during 2007 and 2008 at three tufa barriers at Plitvice lakes National Park using pyramid type emergence traps. A total of nine species were recorded all belonging to genus Simulium from which Simulium (Eusimulium) angustipes Edwards, 1915 ; Simulium (Obuchovia) auricoma Meigen, 1818 ; Simulium (Nevermannia) costatum Friederichs, 1920 ; Simulium (Simulium) trifasciatum Curtis, 1839 ; and Simulium (Simulium) variegatum Meigen, 1818 were recorded for the first time in Croatia. The most abundant species was Simulium (Eusimulium) angustipes, followed by Simulium (Nevermannia) costatum.

black flies; Plitvice lakes; tufa barriers

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