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A list of 30 species of the family Tabanidae recorded in Belgorod Province is provided, and data on the landscape-zonal distribution, typical biotopes, and dates of flight in the region are given for each species. The greatest number of horsefly species (24) was recorded in the southern forest-steppe subzone, and smaller numbers, in the central forest-steppe subzone (18) and the steppe zone (16). Half of the forest and forest-steppe species extend into the steppe zone while some southern species penetrate into the forest-steppe zone. The pattern of horsefly distribution is determined by the biotopic conditions. The boundaries of distribution of individual species do not distinctly correspond to those of the landscape subzones.
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Original Russian Text © Yu.A. Prisniy, 2016, published in Parazitologiya, 2016, Vol. 50, No. 2, pp. 136–149.
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Prisniy, Y.A. Species composition and landscape-zonal distribution of horseflies (Diptera, Tabanidae) in the territory of Belgorod Province. Entmol. Rev. 96, 611–619 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0013873816050079
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