The Tabanidae (Diptera) of Mali

More than 18 000 tabanid adults, representing 44 species in 6 genera, were collected in Mali between July 1977 and June 1981. In addition, 868 adults, representing 20 species, were reared from field-collected larvae and pupae; 3 of the reared species were not captured as adults. Fourteen of the 15 species previously reported for Mali were among the 47 species collected, as were 3 new species, the previously unknown males of 6 species of Tabanus and the previously unknown larvae and pupae of 20 species, which are all described. Keys to the immature stages and adults of the species and genera of the Malian fauna are given. Data on species distributions and adult flight seasons are summarized. Notes on rearing, collecting methods and hosts are also included.