This study was carried out in order to identify Tabanidae species in the Elazığ province between June and September 2003. A total of 434 Tabanidae specimens were collected at the localities including the centrum of Elazığ and its disticts including Sivrice, Keban and Pertek. Twenty species from three genera were identified during this study. Three species from Chrysops (C. flavipes, C. buxtoni, C. hamatus), 11 species from Tabanus (T. autumnalis, T. cordiger, T. eggeri, T. indrae, T. leleani, T. miki, T. oppugnator, T. regularis, T. spectabilis, T. spodopterus, T. unifasciatus), 6 species from Haematopota (H. bigoti, H. hennauxi, H. kemali, H. pallens, H. pluviali, H. sewelli) were identified.
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