Tabanid flies at the Sasagamine pasture in Myoko Highland, Niigata Prefecture

Abstract

Twenty species and seven genera of tabanid ies were collected through surveys conducted at the Sasagamine Pasture, Niigata Prefecture, Japan. Our results showed an abundance of Tabanus nipponicus in this pasture. Meanwhile, Hybomitra montana, Hybomitra brevis and Haematopota ru pennis also showed a higher abundance in the study site than in the highland pastures of neighboring prefectures.