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Natura Croatica Issue number: Natura Croatica, Vol. 30 No.2

First list of Scathophagid flies (Diptera: Scathophagidae) recorded in Croatia

Authors: Marija Ivković, František Šifner, Stjepan Krčmar

Authors and affiliation

  • Marija Ivković Division of Zoology, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Rooseveltov trg 6, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia
  • František Šifner V štíhlách 1311, CZ-14200 Praha 4 – Krč, Czech Republic
  • Stjepan Krčmar Department of Biology, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Cara Hadrijana 8/A, HR-3100 Osijek, Croatia

Abstract

The present faunistic report on Scathophagid flies (Diptera: Scathophagidae) has resulted in the recording of 17 species, of which Acanthocnema glaucescens (Loew, 1864) is the last recorded for the fauna of Croatia. Seventeen Scathophagid species are currently known from Croatia, classified in 10 genera. The genus Scathophaga is represented by six species, followed by Amaurosoma and Norellisoma with two species each, while genera Acanthocnema, Cleigastra, Coniosternum, Cordilura, Norellia, Paralleloma, Phrosia, are represented by one species each.

Keywords

Diptera, Scathophagidae, Plitvice Lakes, Croatia

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