ROVARTANI KÖZLEMÉNYEK

LXII 2001 pp. 257-262

List of Tabanidae (Diptera) in Slovenia

S. Krcmar and T. Bogdanovic

List of Tabanidae (Diptera) in Slovenia — A total of 44 species of horse-flies belonging to nine gen­
era have been recorded in Slovenia to the present. Eight species, Tabanus bromius, T. bovinus, T. glau-
copis, T. maculicornis, T. quatuornotatus, T. tergestinus, Haematopota italica and H. pluvialis make up
84.71% of the fauna o f horse-flies in Slovenia. The determined sample also include 10 Mediterranean
species. The determined species were collected on 32 localities that cover 26 fields on the U T M grid o f
Slovenia.

Key words: Tabanidae, Diptera, Slovenia, Europe.

INTRODUCTION

The early research works and studies o f the entomofauna and the horse-fly fauna
were made by foreign entomologists. The first studies dealing w i t h horse-flies refer to
the Diptera Fauna o f Austro-Hungarian Empire (Brauer 1880). Thanks to a few
researchers, the number o f horse-fly species recorded i n Slovenia considerably increased
during the 1950s, 60s and 70s (Coe 1960; Danielova 1961; Leclercq 1960, 1965, 1968,
1976; Moucha 1959, 1965). The present manuscript is based on previous research and
published data as the starting point for further studies.

MATERIALS A N D METHODS

A l l species were established upon the basis o f the data published i n entomological
periodicals. However some specimens were found i n the collections o f the Croatian
Natural Museum i n Zagreb. Our classification follows that o f the Palaearctic Diptera
Species Catalogue o f C h v á l a (1988) as w e l l as the higher systematic categories (family,
subfamily, genus).
 RESULTS

A l l together 831 specimens were determined belonging to 44 species o f horse-flies

grouped into the subfamilies Chrysopsinae and Tabaninae and genera: Silvius, Chrysops,
Atylotus, Hybomitra, Tabanus, Heptatoma, Haematopota, Dasyrhamphis and
Philipomyia. Eight species, Tabanus bromius, T. bovinus, T. glaucopis, T. maculicornis,
T. quatuornotatus, T. tergestinus, Haematopota italica and H. pluvialis make up 8 4 . 7 1 %
o f the fauna o f horse-flies i n Slovenia, w h i l e 15.29% were representatives o f other
species.
The most numerous genus is Tabanus w i t h 681 (81.94%) determined specimens.
Next i n number are the genus Haematopota w i t h 86 (10.34%) determined specimens,
Atylotus w i t h 23 (2.76%), Chrysops w i t h 13 (1.56%), Hybomitra w i t h 13 (1.56%),
Philipomyia w i t h 9 (1.08%), Silvius w i t h 4 (0.48%), Heptatoma w i t h 1 (0.12%) and
finally the genus Dasyrhamphis w i t h 1 (0.12%) determined specimens. The collected
sample also includes 10 Mediterranean species: Tabanus eggeri, T. exclusus, T. bifarius,
T. nemoralis, T. reguláris, T. rupium, T. tinctus, Dasyrhamphis ater, D. umbrinus and
Philipomyia graeca. The determined species were collected on 32 localities that cover
26 fields on the U T M grid o f Slovenia (Fig. 1).

Fig. 1. Localities o f collected horse-flies indicated on the U T M grid in Slovenia

LIST OF SPECIES

Silvius alpinus (Scopoli, 1763) — Sentvid

( V M 50), 29. V I . 1964. (1 female),
(Moucha 1965); Medno ( V M 50), 18. V I I . 1965. (2 females), (Leclercq 1968); Premani
( V L 35), 19. V I I . 1960. (1 female), (Leclercq 1960).
 Chrysops caecutiens (Linnaeus, 1758) — Kalce ( V L 38), 30. V I . 1964. (2 females);
Sentvid ( V M 50), 29. V I . 1964. (2 females), (Moucha 1965); Sempeter ( W M 12), 20.
V I I I . 1975. (1 female), (Leclercq 1976); Postojna ( V L 37), 16. V I I . 1958. (4 females),
(Coe 1960); Dolina Rakovo, 25. V I I . 1958. (2 females), (Coe 1960).
Chrysops relictus Meigen, 1820 — Dolina Rakovo, 25. V I I . 1958. (1 female), (Coe
1960).
Chrysops viduatus (Fabricius, 1794) — Sentvid
( V M 50), 29. V I . 1964. (1 female),
(Moucha 1965).
Atylotus fulvus (Meigen, 1804) — Kozina ( V L 15), 1. V I I I . 1975. (1 female),
(Leclercq 1976); Pivka ( V L 36), 28. V I I . 1958. (3 females), (Coe 1960); Jurisce ( V L 45),
2. V I I . 1957. (8 females), (Danielova 1961); Gorica ( U L 99) - (Strobl 1893).
Atylotus loewianus (Villeneuve, 1920) — Podgorje ( V L 14), 11. V I I . 1966. (1
female), (Leclercq 1968); Premani ( V L 35), 19. V I I . 1960. (2 females), (Leclercq 1960);
Kozina ( V L 15), 1. V I I I . 1975. (1 female); Tomaj ( V L 16), 20. V I I I . 1975. (1 female);
Dornberk ( V L 08), 20. V I I I . 1975. (1 female); Sempeter ( W M 12), 20. V I I I . 1975. (4
females), (Leclercq 1976).
Atylotus rusticus (Linné, 1767) — Krsko ( W L 39), 28. V I I I . 1980. (1 male), ( A p a r t
of the collection o f horse-flies in the Croatian Natural Museum in Zagreb).
Hybomitra auripila (Meigen, 1820) — Dolina Vrata, 2. V I I . 1964. (1 female),
(Moucha 1965); Pohorje ( W M 23), 15. V I I . 1971. (1 female), ( A part o f the collection
of horse-flies i n the Croatian Natural Museum in Zagreb).
Hybomitra borealis (Fabricius, 1781) — (Moucha 1959).
Hybomitra bimaculata (Macquart, 1826) — Sentvid ( V M 50), 29. V I . 1964. (3
females), (Moucha 1965).
Hybomitra distinguenda (Verrall, 1909) — Jurisce ( V L 45), 2. V I I . 1957. (2
females), (Danielova 1961); Sentvid ( V M 50), 29. V I . 1964. (1 female), (Moucha 1965).
Hybomitra lundbecki Lyneborg, 1959 — Kamniska Bistrica ( V M 63), 26. V I . 1957.
(1 female); Jurisce ( V L 4 5 ) , 2. V I I . 1957. (1 female), (Danielova 1961).
Hybomitra montana (Meigen, 1820) — (Moucha 1959).
Hybomitra pilosa (Loew, 1858) — (Moucha 1959).
Hybomitra tropica (Linnaeus, 1758) —Postojna ( V L 37), 15. V I I . 1958. (1 female),
(Coe 1960).
Hybomitra solstitialis (Meigen, 1820) — K a m n i s k a Bistrica ( V M 63), 26. V I . 1957.
(2 females), (Danielova 1961).
Tabanus autumnalis Linnaeus, 1761 — (Moucha 1959).
Tabanus bifarius Loew, 1858 — Izola ( U L 94), 8. V I I . 1966. (1 female), (Leclercq
1968).
Tabanus bovinus Linnaeus, 1758 — Sentvid ( V M 50), 29. V I . 1964. (6 females),
(Moucha 1965); Kamniska Bistrica ( V M 63), 26. V I . 1957. (10 females); Brezovica
( V M 60), 30. V I . 1957. (1 female); Jurisce ( V L 4 5 ) , 30. V I . - 2 . V I I . 1957. (18 females),
(Danielova 1961).
Tabanus briani Leclercq, 1962 — Sentvid ( V M 50), 29. V I . 1964. (1 female),
(Moucha 1965).
Tabanus bromius Linnaeus, 1758 — Kalce ( V L 38), 30. V I . 1964. (3 females);
Dolina Vrata, 2. V I I . 1964. (2 females), (Moucha 1965); Postojna ( V L 37), 3. V I I . 1960.
(1 female); Premani ( V L 35), 19.VII.1960. (4 females); Kranj ( V M 52), 19. V I I . 1960.
(10 females), (Leclercq 1960); Maribor ( W M 45), 16-17. V I I . 1963. (15 females);
Breznica, 17. V I I . 1963. (6 females), (Leclercq 1965); Medno ( V M 50), 18. V I I . 1965.
(8 females), (Leclercq 1968); Kozina ( V L 15), 1. V I I I . 1975. (2 females); Vrhnika ( V L
49), 1. V I I I . 1975. (1 female); Tomaj ( V L 16), 20. V I I I . 1975. (4 females); â e m p e t e r
( W M 12), 20. V I I I . 1975. (12 females); Bovec ( U M 83), 20. V I I I . 1975. (3 females),
(Leclercq 1976); Postojna ( V L 37), 15. V I I . 1958. (3 maies, 12 females); Pivka ( V L 36),
28. V I I . 1958. (2 females); Skocijanske jame ( V L 25), 30. V I I . 1958. (4 maies), (Coe
1960); Ljubljana ( V M 60), 29. V I . 1957. (1 female); Retece ( V M 41), 28. V I . 1957. (1
female); Brezovica ( V M 60), 30. V I . 1957. (13 females); Postojna ( V L 37), 30. V I . 1957.
(2 females); Koper ( U L 94), 2. V I I . 1957. (4 females); Jurisce ( V L 45), 2. V I I . 1957.
(318 females), (Danielova 1961).
Tabanus cordiger Meigen, 1820 — Dolina Vrata, 2. V I I . 1964. (1 female), (Moucha
1965); Kamniska Bistrica ( V M 63), 26. V I . 1957. (1 female), ( Danielova 1961).
Tabanus eggeri Schiner, 1868 — Kozina ( V L 15), 1. V I I I . 1975. (1 female),
(Leclercq 1976).
Tabanus exclusus P a n d e l l é , 1883 — Kozina ( V L 15), 1. V I I I . 1975. (4 females),
Tomaj ( V L 16), 20. V I I I . 1975. (4 females), (Leclercq 1976).
Tabanus glaucopis Meigen, 1820 — Litija ( V M 80), 25. V I I I . 1934. (1 female),
(Moucha 1959); Dolina Vrata, 2. V I I . 1964. (1 female), (Moucha 1965); Tomaj ( V L 16),
20. V I I I . 1975. (28 females); Bovec ( U M 83), 20. V I I I . 1975. (22 females), (Leclercq
1976).
Tabanus maculicornis Zetterstedt, 1842 — Sentvid ( V M 50), 29. V I . 1964. (4
females), (Moucha 1965); Murska Sobota ( W M 86), 18. V I . 1957. (3 females);
Kamniska Bistrica ( V M 63), 26. V I . 1957. (7 females); Koper ( U L 94), 2. V I I . 1957. (1
female); Jurisce ( V L 4 5 ) , 2. V I I . 1957. (8 females), (Danielova 1961).
Tabanus miki Brauer, 1880 — Breznica, 16-17. V I I . 1963. (1 female), (Leclercq
1965); Jurisce ( V L 45), 2. V I I . 1957. (16 females), (Danielova 1961).
Tabanus nemoralis Meigen, 1820 — Premani ( V L 35), 19. V I I . 1960. (1 female);
Kranj ( V M 52), 19. V I I . 1960. (1 female), (Leclercq 1960).
Tabanus paradoxus Jaennicke, 1866 — (Moucha 1959).
Tabanus quatuornotatus Meigen, 1820 — Postojna ( V L 37), 22. V I I . 1958. (1
female), (Coe 1960); Jurisce ( V L 45), 2. V I I . 1957. (23 females); Kamniska Bistrica
( V M 63), 20. V I . 1957. (1 female), (Danielova 1961).
Tabanus reguláris Jaennicke, 1866 — Tomaj ( V L 16), 20. V I I I . 1975. (1 female),
(Leclercq 1976).
Tabanus rupium Brauer, 1880 — (Moucha 1959).
Tabanus sudeticus Zeller, 1842 — Sentvid ( V M 50), 29. V I . 1964. (1 female),
(Moucha 1965); Kozina ( V L 15), 1. V I I I . 1975. (1 female); Tomaj ( V L 16), 20. V I I I .
1975. (1 female), (Leclercq 1976).
Tabanus tergestinus Egger, 1859 — Kranj ( V M 52), 19. V I I . 1960. (10 females);
Postojna ( V L 37), 19. V I I . 1960. (2 females); Premani ( V L 35), 19. V I I . 1960. (19
females), (Leclercq 1960); Maribor ( W M 45), 16-17. V I I . 1963. (1 female), (Leclercq
1965); Podgorje ( V L 14), 11. V I I . 1966. (4 females); Izola ( U L 94), 8. V I I . 1966. (1
female), (Leclercq 1968); Kozina ( V L 15), 1. V I I I . 1975. (1 female); Tomaj ( V L 16), 20.
V I I I . 1975. (1 female), (Leclercq 1976); Postojna ( V L 37), 18. V I I . 1958. (2 females, 1
male), 16. V I I . 1958. (3 females); Rakovo Dolina, 30. V I I . 1958. (1 female), (Coe 1960);
Ljubljana ( V M 60), 28. V I . 1957. (1 female); Brezovica ( V M 60), 30. V I . 1957. (1
female); Kamniska Bistrica ( V M 63), 26. V I . 1957. (1 female); Postojna ( V L 37), 2. V I I .
1957. (1 female); Jurisce ( V L 4 5 ) , 2. V I I . 1957. (16 females), (Danielova 1961).
Tabanus tinctus Walker, 1850 — Postojna ( V L 37), 13. V I I . L - V I I I . 1958. (8
females, 2 males); Pivka ( V L 36), 28. V I I . 1958. (1 female); Skocijanske Jame ( V L 25),
30. V I I . 1958. (1 female), (Coe 1960); Podgorje ( V L 14), 11. V I I I . 1966. (1 female),
(Leclercq 1968).
Tabanus unifasciatus Loew, 1858 — (Moucha 1959), Gorica ( U L 99) - (Strobl
1893).
Heptatoma pellucens (Fabricius, 1776) — Sentvid
( V M 50), 29. V I . 1964. (1
female), (Moucha 1965).
Haematopota italica Meigen, 1804 — Litija ( V M 80), 25. V I I I . 1934. (1 female);
Sentvid ( V M 50), 29. V I . 1964. (5 females), (Moucha 1965); M a r i b o r ( W M 45), 7. V I I .
1962. (24 females), (Leclercq 1965); Kamniska Bistrica ( V M 63), 26. V I . 1957. (2
females), (Danielova 1961); Krsko ( W L 3 9 ) , 17. V I . 1978. (1 female), ( A p a r t o f the col-
lection o f horse-flies i n the Croatian Natural Museum i n Zagreb).
Haematopota pandazisi (Kröber, 1936) — Tomaj ( V L 16), 20. V I I I . 1975. (8
females); Dornberk ( V L 08), 20. V I I I . 1975. (3 females); Sempeter ( W M 12), 20. V I I I .
1975. (3 females), (Leclercq 1976); Gorica ( U L 99) - (Strobl 1893).
Haematopota pluvialis (Linnaeus, 1758) — L i t i j a ( V M 80), 25. V I I I . 1934. (2
females), (Moucha 1959); Sentvid ( V M 50), 29. V I . 1964. (3 females); K a m n i k ( V M
61), 1. V I I . 1964. (1 female), (Moucha 1965); Kranj ( V M 52), 19. V I I . 1960. (7 females),
(Leclercq 1960); Maribor ( W M 45), 7. V I I . 1962. (16 females), (Leclercq 1965);
V r h n i k a ( V L 4 9 ) , 1. V I I I . 1975. (4 females); Bovec ( U M 83), 20. V I I I . 1975. (3 females),
(Leclercq 1976); Dolina Rakovo, 30. V I I . 1958. (1 female), (Coe 1960); Brezovica ( V M
60), 30. V I . 1957. (1 female); Murska Sobota ( W M 86), 18. V I . 1957. (1 female),
(Danielova 1961).
Dasyrhamphis ater (Rossi, 1790) — Podgorje ( V L 14), 1. V I I . 1966. (1 female),
(Leclercq 1968); Gorica ( U L 99) - (Strobl 1893).
Dasyrhamphis umbrinus (Meigen, 1820) — (Moucha 1959).
Philipomyia aprica (Meigen, 1820) — Premani ( V L 35), 19. V I I . 1960. (2 females),
(Leclercq 1960).
Philipomyia graeca (Fabricius, 1794) — Postojna ( V L 37), 13. V I I . l . - V I I I . 1958.
(4 females); Dolina Rakovo, 30. V I I . 1958. (1 male), (Coe 1960); Jurisce ( V L 45), 30.
V I . 2 . - V I I . 1957. (2 females), (Danielova 1961).

DISCUSSION

Faunistic w o r k i n Slovenia is complicated by the fact that certain areas were former-
ly part o f Austro-Hungarian Empire and so a great deal o f relèvent information is scat-
tered throughout the older Austrian literature. Brauer (1880) only mentioned 22 species
from Slovenia. Thanks to a few researchers, the number o f horse-fly species recorded i n
Slovenia considerably increased during the 1950s, 60s and 70s. There are no exact data
about the specimens, location and dates o f collection for the species Hybomitra borealis,
H. montana, H. pilosa, Tabanus autumnalis, T. paradoxus, T. rupium, T. unifasciatus and
Dasyrhamphis umbrinus. Moucha (1959) mentions the presence o f this species i n
Slovenia without any further data. I n the horse-fly fauna o f Slovenia, i n addition to bore-
al; Eurasian species, there are also a few Mediterranean species because Slovenia touch-
es the Adriatic Sea as the part o f the Mediterranean that most deeply penetrates towards
the center o f Europe. The 44 determined species o f horse-flies indicate the necessity to
continue w i t h faunistical research, because this is certainly not the final number o f
species o f horse-flies i n Slovenia.

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(Received: 14th May, 2001)

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