Insects of the gnus complex (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae, Culicidae, Simuliidae, Tabanidae) in the Kurgalskii peninsula in Leningrad province

Publication Type:Journal Article
Year of Publication:2009
Authors:S. V. Aibulatov
Journal:Entomologicheskoe Obozrenie
Volume:88
Pagination:343-359
Type of Article:Article
ISBN Number:0367-1445
Keywords:Ecology, Eurasia, Kurgalskii Peninsula / faunal list]., Land zones, Nematocera, Nematocera (Diptera)., Palaearctic region, Province, Tabanidae (Orthorrhapha)., Tabanidae [Community structure / / ] [Russia / Leningrad
Abstract:

The Kurgal’skii Peninsula fauna of the blood-sucking dipterans comprises 73 species; of these, 34 species belong to mosquitoes (Culicidae), 18, to black flies (Simuliidae), 5, to biting midges (Ceratopogonidae, genus Culicoides), and 16 species, to the horse flies (Tabanidae). Nine species of the gnus complex found in the Kurgal’skii Peninsula are new to Leningrad Province, 6 of them are also recorded for the first time for the neighbouring territories of Estonia and southern Finland.

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