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Krčmar S (2023) Diversity of flesh flies (Sarcophagidae, Sarcophaginae) of pond habitats in rural areas in the Croatian part of Baranja. ZooKeys 1159: 17-36. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1159.100878
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The diversity of grey flesh flies (Sarcophagidae: Sarcophaginae) from the Croatian part of Baranja was studied during 2019 to 2021, resulting in 37 species, of which the following are new for the area: Ravinia pernix (Harris, 1780); Sarcophaga (Het.) depressifrons Zetterstedt, 1845; S. (Het.) filia Rondani, 1860; S. (Het.) haemorrhoides Böttcher, 1913; S. (Het.) pumila Meigen, 1826; S. (Het.) vagans Meigen, 1826; S. (Lis.) dux Thomson, 1869; S. (Lis.) tuberosa Pandellé, 1896; S. (Meh.) sexpunctata (Fabricius, 1805); S. (Pan.) protuberans Pandellé, 1896; S. (Sar.) carnaria (Linnaeus, 1758); S. (Sar.) variegata (Scopoli, 1763), and S. (Pse.) spinosa Villeneuve, 1912. New locality records are provided for 25 species. Sarcophaga (Sar.) croatica Baranov, 1941 was the most abundant with 37%, followed by S. (Sar.) lehmanni Müller, 1922 (21%), and S. (Pas.) albiceps Meigen, 1826 (5%), making up 63% of all collected specimens. Most species (35) were collected in locality of Zmajevac, while the fewest (3) were collected in Bilje locality. During this study, S. (Pse.) spinosa was recorded in Croatia for the first time. Combined with previous records, 42 species of flesh flies have been recorded from Croatian Baranja, which comprise 27% of the flesh flies known to occur in Croatia. The total number of species of the family Sarcophagidae currently known in Croatia has increased to 156.
Baranja, Croatia, Diptera, flesh flies, Sarcophagidae, Sarcophaginae
The European fauna of flesh flies (Sarcophagidae) comprises 310 species (
Baranja is a Pannonian Plain region of Hungary (its northern portion) and Croatia (its southern portion). It is situated in the eastern part of Croatia and forms part of Osijek-Baranja County. Triangular in shape, it covers an area of 1147 km2 between the Drava, the Danube, and the state border with Hungary (
List of sampling sites around pond habitats in Croatian part of Baranja.
No. of locality | Locality | Geographical coordinates |
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1 | Bilje | 45°36'16"N, 18°44'39"E |
2 | Darda | 45°37'30"N, 18°41'21"E |
3 | Kotlina | 45°47'17"N, 18°44'16"E |
4 | Petlovac | 45°45'31"N, 18°31'41"E |
5 | Popovac | 45°48'22"N, 18°39'34"E |
6 | Suza | 45°46'55"N, 18°46'32"E |
7 | Zmajevac | 45°48'03"N, 18°48'29"E |
Collections of sarcophagids from pond habitats were made frequently over a period of seven months (April–October) from 2019 to 2021. During 2019 and 2020, from April to October, sampling at the pond habitat in Zmajevac was done 1–5 times a month. Samplings in 2021 were carried out once per month from May to August. Flesh flies were sampled from 1 pm to 5 pm using a standard insect sweep net to selectively collect flies resting on soil and vegetation, or attracted to animal faeces and the remains of discarded food. The collected specimens were preserved in 96% ethanol. Male terminalia were prepared for species identification following the method of
Subgeneric names are abbreviated as follows:
Bel. Bellieriomima
Ber. Bercaea
Hel. Helicophagella
Het. Heteronychia
Kra. Krameromyia
Lip. Liopygia
Lis. Liosarcophaga
Meh. Mehria
Myo. Myorhina
Pan. Pandelleana
Pas. Parasarcophaga
Pad. Pandelleisca
Pse. Pseudothyrsocnema
Rob. Robineauella
Ros. Rosellea
S.r. Sarcophaga
S.c. Sarcotachinella
Ser. Servaisia
Thy. Thyrsocnema
A total of 1293 flesh flies belonging to 37 species was collected (Table
Number of species and specimens of flesh flies from subfamily Sarcophaginae collected at seven localities in Croatian part of Baranja from 2018 to 2021.
Species / Locality | 1 Bilje | 2 Darda | 3 Kotlina | 4 Petlovac | 5 Popovac | 6 Suza | 7 Zmajevac | ∑ |
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Sarcophaga (Sar.) croatica | 20 | 32 | 17 | 41 | 1 | 33 | 328 | 472 |
S. (Sar.) lehmanni | 4 | - | 20 | 8 | 11 | 42 | 191 | 276 |
S. (Pas.) albiceps | 6 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 59 | 66 |
S. (Sar.) baranoffi | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | 4 | 52 | 62 |
S. (Thy.) incisilobata | - | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 44 | 59 |
S. (Lis.) emdeni | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 33 | 43 |
S. (Lis.) aegyptica | - | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 41 |
S. (Hel.) melanura | - | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | - | 33 | 38 |
S. (Het.) filia | - | - | - | 3 | - | 2 | 32 | 37 |
S. (Ros.) aratrix | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 5 | 25 | 32 |
S. (Hel.) noverca | - | - | - | - | - | - | 29 | 29 |
S. (Bel.) subulata | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18 | 18 |
S. (Pad.) similis | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | - | 13 | 17 |
Ravinia pernix | - | 1 | 2 | - | 6 | - | 6 | 15 |
S. (Myo.) soror | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 12 |
S. (Het.) haemorrhoa | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | 10 |
S. (Myo.) nigriventris | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 7 |
S. (Sar.) variegata | - | - | - | 4 | - | - | 3 | 7 |
S. (Hel.) crassimargo | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 6 |
S. (Het.) pseudobenaci | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | 4 | 6 |
S. (Het.) schineri | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 5 |
S. (Sar.) carnaria | - | - | 3 | - | - | - | 2 | 5 |
S. (Lip.) argyrostoma | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 3 | 4 |
S. (Rob.) caerulescens | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 4 |
S. (Het.) proxima | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 |
S. (Het.) vagans | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 |
S. (Ber.) africa | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 |
S. (Hel.) hirticrus | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 |
S. (Het.) haemorrhoides | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 |
S. (Het.) pumila | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
S. (Lis.) tuberosa | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
S. (Het.) depressifrons | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
S. (Lip.) crassipalpis | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
S. (Lis.) dux | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
S. (Meh.) sexpunctata | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
S. (Pan.) protuberans | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
S. (Pse.) spinosa | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
∑ = 37 | 30 | 41 | 51 | 74 | 30 | 101 | 966 | 1293 |
1. Ravinia pernix (Harris, 1780)
New records for Croatian Baranja. Zmajevac, 5.IX.2019, S. Krčmar leg. (1♂) (
2. Sarcophaga (Bellieriomima) subulata Pandellé, 1896
Records. Zmajevac, 9.V.2018, S. Krčmar leg. (4♂) (DBUO); same locality, 22.IV.2019, S. Krčmar leg. (1♂) (DBUO); same locality, 29.VII.2019, S. Krčmar leg. (8♂) (DBUO); same locality, 8.V.2020, S. Krčmar leg. (1♂) (DBUO); same locality, 12.VI.2020, S. Krčmar leg. (1♂) (DBUO); same locality, 12.VIII.2020, S. Krčmar leg. (2♂) (DBUO); same locality, 11.V.2021, S. Krčmar leg. (1♂) (DBUO).
3. Sarcophaga (Bercaea) africa (Wiedemann, 1824)
Records. Zmajevac, 16.V.2019, S. Krčmar leg. (1♂) (DBUO); same locality, 24.VIII.2019, S. Krčmar leg. (1♂) (DBUO).
4. Sarcophaga (Helicophagella) crassimargo Pandellé, 1896
Records. Zmajevac, 17.VI.2019, S. Krčmar leg. (1♂) (
5. Sarcophaga (Helicophagella) hirticrus Pandellé, 1896
Records. Zmajevac, 5.IX.2019, S. Krčmar leg. (1♂) (
6. Sarcophaga (Helicophagella) melanura Meigen, 1826
Records. Zmajevac, 9.V.2018, S. Krčmar leg. (2♂) (DBUO); same locality, 19.VIII.2019, S. Krčmar leg. (1♂) (DBUO); same locality, 22.VIII.2019, S. Krčmar leg. (3♂) (DBUO); same locality, 24.VIII.2019, S. Krčmar leg. (1♂) (DBUO); same locality, 5.IX.2019, S. Krčmar leg. (3♂) (DBUO); same locality, 6.IX.2019, S. Krčmar leg. (9♂) (DBUO,
New records for Croatian Baranja. Popovac, 11.VI.2021, S. Krčmar leg. (1♂) (DBUO); same locality, 10.VII.2021, S. Krčmar leg. (2♂) (DBUO); Petlovac, 18.VI.2021, S. Krčmar leg. (1♂) (DBUO); Darda, 19.VIII.2021, S. Krčmar leg. (1♂) (DBUO).
7. Sarcophaga (Helicophagella) noverca Rondani, 1860
Records. Zmajevac, 9.V.2018, S. Krčmar leg. (6♂) (DBUO); same locality, 16.V.2019, S. Krčmar leg. (2♂) (DBUO); same locality, 22.V.2019, S. Krčmar leg. (12♂) (DBUO); same locality, 22.VIII.2019, S. Krčmar leg. (2♂) (DBUO); same locality, 5.IX.2019, S. Krčmar leg. (1♂) (DBUO); same locality, 6.IX.2019, S. Krčmar leg. (1♂) (DBUO); same locality, 13.IX.2019, S. Krčmar leg. (1♂) (
8. Sarcophaga (Heteronychia) depressifrons Zetterstedt, 1845
New records for Croatian Baranja. Zmajevac, 12.VIII.2020, S. Krčmar leg. (1♂) (DBUO).
9. Sarcophaga (Heteronychia) filia Rondani, 1860
New records for Croatian Baranja. Zmajevac, 6.IX.2019, S. Krčmar leg. (1♂) (
10. Sarcophaga (Heteronychia) haemorrhoa Meigen, 1826
Records. Zmajevac, 9.V.2018, S. Krčmar leg. (1♂) (
11. Sarcophaga (Heteronychia) haemorrhoides Böttcher, 1913
New records for Croatian Baranja. Zmajevac, 28.VI.2020, S. Krčmar leg. (1♂) (DBUO); same locality, 12.VIII.2020, S. Krčmar leg. (1♂) (DBUO).
12. Sarcophaga (Heteronychia) proxima Rondani, 1860
Records. Zmajevac, 22.V.2019, S. Krčmar leg. (1♂) (
13. Sarcophaga (Heteronychia) pseudobenaci (Baranov, 1942)
Records. Zmajevac, 29.VI.2019, S. Krčmar leg. (1♂) (DBUO); same locality, 8.V.2020, S. Krčmar leg. (1♂) (DBUO); same locality, 13.IX.2020, S. Krčmar leg. (2♂) (DBUO).
New records for Croatian Baranja. Petlovac, 29.VIII.2021, S. Krčmar leg. (2♂) (DBUO).
14. Sarcophaga (Heteronychia) pumila Meigen, 1826
New records for Croatian Baranja. Popovac, 11.VI.2021, S. Krčmar leg. (1♂) (DBUO); Zmajevac, 30.VII.2021, S. Krčmar leg. (1♂) (DBUO).
15. Sarcophaga (Heteronychia) schineri Bezzi, 1891
Records. Zmajevac, 9.V. 2018, S. Krčmar leg. (1♂) (
16. Sarcophaga (Heteronychia) vagans Meigen, 1826
New records for Croatian Baranja. Zmajevac, 19.VIII.2019, S. Krčmar leg. (1♂) (
17. Sarcophaga (Liopygia) argyrostoma (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830)
Records. Zmajevac, 29.VII.2019, S. Krčmar leg. (1♂) (DBUO); same locality, 22.VIII.2019, S. Krčmar leg. (1♂) (
New records for Croatian Baranja. Popovac, 13.VIII.2021, S. Krčmar leg. (1♂) (DBUO).
18. Sarcophaga (Liopygia) crassipalpis Macquart, 1839
New records for Croatian Baranja. Popovac, 10.VII.2021, S. Krčmar leg. (1♂) (DBUO).
19. Sarcophaga (Liosarcophaga) aegyptica Salem, 1935
Records. Zmajevac, 22.VIII.2019, S. Krčmar leg. (1♂) (DBUO); same locality, 24.VIII.2019, S. Krčmar leg. (2♂) (DBUO); same locality, 30.VIII.2019, S. Krčmar leg. (2♂) (
New records for Croatian Baranja. Kotlina, 18.V.2021, S. Krčmar leg. (1♂) (DBUO); Darda, 17.VI.2021, S. Krčmar leg. (1♂) (DBUO); Petlovac, 18.VI.2021, S. Krčmar leg. (5♂) (DBUO); same locality, 20.VII.2021, S. Krčmar leg. (1♂) (DBUO); Suza, 25.VI.2021, S. Krčmar leg. (1♂) (DBUO); Popovac, 10.VII.2021, S. Krčmar leg. (2♂) (DBUO); same locality, 13.VIII.2021, S. Krčmar leg. (1♂) (DBUO).
20. Sarcophaga (Liosarcophaga) dux Thomson, 1869
New records for Croatian Baranja. Darda, 17.VI. 2021, S. Krčmar leg. (1♂) (DBUO).
21. Sarcophaga (Liosarcophaga) emdeni (Rohdendorf, 1969)
Records. Zmajevac, 9.V.2018, S. Krčmar leg. (1♂) (DBUO); same locality, 16.V.2019, S. Krčmar leg. (4♂) (DBUO); same locality, 22.V.2019, S. Krčmar leg. (3♂) (DBUO); same locality, 17.VI.2019, S. Krčmar leg. (2♂) (DBUO); same locality, 6.VII.2019, S. Krčmar leg. (4♂) (DBUO); same locality, 29.VII.2019, S. Krčmar leg. (2♂) (DBUO); same locality, 22.VIII.2019, S. Krčmar leg. (1♂) (DBUO); same locality, 24.VIII.2019, S. Krčmar leg. (2♂) (DBUO); same locality, 30.VIII.2019, S. Krčmar leg. (2♂) (DBUO); same locality, 5.IX.2019, S. Krčmar leg. (1♂) (DBUO); same locality, 13.IX.2019, S. Krčmar leg. (1♂) (DBUO); same locality, 8.V.2020, S. Krčmar leg. (1♂) (DBUO); same locality, 12.VI.2020, S. Krčmar leg. (1♂) (DBUO); same locality, 19.VI.2020, S. Krčmar leg. (1♂) (DBUO); same locality, 28.VI.2020, S. Krčmar leg. (4♂) (DBUO); same locality, 13.IX.2020, S. Krčmar leg. (1♂) (DBUO); same locality, 11.V.2021, S. Krčmar leg. (2♂) (DBUO).
New records for Croatian Baranja. Suza, 18.V.2021, S. Krčmar leg. (1♂) (DBUO); same locality, 11.VII.2021, S. Krčmar leg. (7♂) (DBUO); same locality, 12.VIII.2021, S. Krčmar leg. (2♂) (DBUO).
22. Sarcophaga (Liosarcophaga) tuberosa Pandellé, 1896
New records for Croatian Baranja. Zmajevac, 17.VI.2019, S. Krčmar leg. (1♂) (DBUO); Suza, 18.V.2021, S. Krčmar leg. (1♂) (DBUO).
23. Sarcophaga (Mehria) sexpunctata (Fabricius, 1805)
New records for Croatian Baranja. Zmajevac, 12.VI.2020, S. Krčmar leg. (1♂) (DBUO).
24. Sarcophaga (Myorhina) nigriventris Meigen, 1826
Records. Zmajevac, 16.V.2019, S. Krčmar leg. (1♂) (
25. Sarcophaga (Myorhina) soror Rondani, 1860
Records. Zmajevac, 9.V.2018, S. Krčmar leg. (1♂) (DBUO); same locality, 16.V.2019, S. Krčmar leg. (3♂) (
26. Sarcophaga (Pandelleana) protuberans Pandellé, 1896
New records for Croatian Baranja. Zmajevac, 28.VI.2020, S. Krčmar leg. (1♂) (DBUO).
27. Sarcophaga (Pandelleisca) similis Meade, 1876
Records. Zmajevac, 16.V.2019, S. Krčmar leg. (1♂) (DBUO); same locality, 22.V.2019, S. Krčmar leg. (3♂) (DBUO); same locality, 24.VIII.2019, S. Krčmar leg. (1♂) (DBUO); same locality, 30.VIII.2019, S. Krčmar leg. (2♂) (
New records for Croatian Baranja. Popovac, 11.VI.2021, S. Krčmar leg. (1♂) (DBUO); Petlovac, 18.VI.2021, S. Krčmar leg. (1♂) (DBUO); same locality, 20.VII.2021, S. Krčmar leg. (1♂) (DBUO); Darda, 19.VIII.2021, S. Krčmar leg. (1♂) (DBUO).
28. Sarcophaga (Parasarcophaga) albiceps Meigen, 1826
Records. Zmajevac, 16.V.2019, S. Krčmar leg. (1♂) (DBUO); same locality, 22.V.2019, S. Krčmar leg. (3♂) (DBUO); same locality, 29.VII.2019, S. Krčmar leg. (5♂) (DBUO); same locality, 19.VIII.2019, S. Krčmar leg. (1♂) (DBUO); same locality, 22.VIII.2019, S. Krčmar leg. (5♂) (DBUO); same locality, 24.VIII.2019, S. Krčmar leg. (4♂) (DBUO); same locality, 5.IX.2019, S. Krčmar leg. (5♂) (DBUO); same locality, 6.IX.2019, S. Krčmar leg. (16♂) (DBUO,
New records for Croatian Baranja. Bilje, 24.VII.2021, S. Krčmar leg. (6♂) (DBUO); Kotlina, 12.VIII.2021, S. Krčmar leg. (1♂) (DBUO).
29. Sarcophaga (Robineauella) caerulescens Zetterstedt, 1838
Records. Zmajevac, 22.V.2019, S. Krčmar leg. (1♂) (
30. Sarcophaga (Rosellea) aratrix Pandellé, 1896
Records. Zmajevac, 9.V.2018, S. Krčmar leg. (1♂) (DBUO); same locality, 22.IV.2019, S. Krčmar leg. (1♂) (
New records for Croatian Baranja. Suza, 18.V.2021, S. Krčmar leg. (3♂) (DBUO); same locality, 11.VII.2021, S. Krčmar leg. (1♂) (DBUO); Petlovac, 20.VII.2021, S. Krčmar leg. (1♂) (DBUO); Darda, 24.VII.2021, S. Krčmar leg. (1♂) (DBUO); Popovac, 13.VIII.2021, S. Krčmar leg. (1♂) (DBUO).
31. Sarcophaga (Sarcophaga) baranoffi Rohdendorf, 1937
Records. Zmajevac, 9.V.2018, S. Krčmar leg. (2♂) (DBUO); same locality, 16.V.2019, S. Krčmar leg. (8♂) (DBUO,
New records for Croatian Baranja. Kotlina, 18.V.2021, S. Krčmar leg. (2♂) (DBUO); Suza, 25.VI.2021, S. Krčmar leg. (2♂) (DBUO); same locality, 12.VIII.2021, S. Krčmar leg. (2♂) (DBUO); Darda, 24.VII.2021, S. Krčmar leg. (2♂) (DBUO); Petlovac, 29.VIII.2021, S. Krčmar leg. (2♂) (DBUO).
32. Sarcophaga (Sarcophaga) carnaria (Linnaeus, 1758)
New records for Croatian Baranja. Zmajevac, 13.IX.2019, S. Krčmar leg. (1♂) (DBUO); same locality, 20.VI.2021, S. Krčmar leg. (1♂) (DBUO); Kotlina, 18.V.2021, S. Krčmar leg. (3♂) (DBUO).
33. Sarcophaga (Sarcophaga) croatica Baranov, 1941
Records. Zmajevac, 9.V.2018, S. Krčmar leg. (14♂) (DBUO); same locality, 22.IV.2019, S. Krčmar leg. (17♂) (DBUO,
New records for Croatian Baranja. Kotlina, 18.V.2021, S. Krčmar leg. (8♂) (DBUO); same locality, 18.VI.2021, S. Krčmar leg. (9♂) (DBUO); Petlovac, 18.V.2021, S. Krčmar leg. (9♂) (DBUO); same locality, 18.VI.2021, S. Krčmar leg. (22♂) (DBUO); same locality, 20.VII.2021, S. Krčmar leg. (10♂) (DBUO); Suza, 18.V.2021, S. Krčmar leg. (6♂) (DBUO); same locality, 25.VI.2021, S. Krčmar leg. (17♂) (DBUO); same locality, 11.VII.2021, S. Krčmar leg. (5♂) (DBUO); same locality, 12.VIII.2021, S. Krčmar leg. (5♂) (DBUO); Popovac, 11.VI.2021, S. Krčmar leg. (1♂) (DBUO); Bilje, 17.VI.2021, S. Krčmar leg. (17♂) (DBUO); same locality, 19.VIII.2021, S. Krčmar leg. (3♂) (DBUO); Darda, 17.VI.2021, S. Krčmar leg. (2♂) (DBUO); same locality, 24.VII.2021, S. Krčmar leg. (16♂) (DBUO); same locality, 19.VIII.2021, S. Krčmar leg. (14♂) (DBUO).
34. Sarcophaga (Sarcophaga) lehmanni Müller, 1922
Records. Zmajevac, 22.IV.2019, S. Krčmar leg. (4♂) (DBUO,
New records for Croatian Baranja. Kotlina, 18.V.2021, S. Krčmar leg. (9♂) (DBUO); same locality, 18.VI.2021, S. Krčmar leg. (10♂) (DBUO); same locality, 12.VIII.2021, S. Krčmar leg. (1♂) (DBUO); Petlovac, 18.V.2021, S. Krčmar leg. (3♂) (DBUO); same locality, 18.VI.2021, S. Krčmar leg. (3♂) (DBUO); same locality, 20.VII.2021, S. Krčmar leg. (2♂) (DBUO); Suza, 18.V.2021, S. Krčmar leg. (4♂) (DBUO); same locality, 25.VI.2021, S. Krčmar leg. (2♂) (DBUO); same locality, 11.VII.2021, S. Krčmar leg. (29♂) (DBUO); same locality, 12.VIII.2021, S. Krčmar leg. (7♂) (DBUO); Popovac, 11.VI.2021, S. Krčmar leg. (9♂) (DBUO); same locality, 13.VIII.2021, S. Krčmar leg. (2♂) (DBUO); Bilje, 17.VI.2021, S. Krčmar leg. (4♂) (DBUO).
35. Sarcophaga (Sarcophaga) variegata (Scopoli, 1763)
New records for Croatian Baranja. Zmajevac, 30.VIII.2019, S. Krčmar leg. (2♂) (
36. Sarcophaga (Thyrsocnema) incisilobata Pandellé, 1896
Records. Zmajevac, 16.V.2019, S. Krčmar leg. (2♂) (DBUO,
New records for Croatian Baranja. Petlovac, 18.V.2021, S. Krčmar leg. (3♂) (DBUO); same locality, 18.VI.2021, S. Krčmar leg. (1♂) (DBUO); same locality, 20.VII.2021, S. Krčmar leg. (1♂) (DBUO); Suza, 18.V.2021, S. Krčmar leg. (1♂) (DBUO); same locality, 25.VI.2021, S. Krčmar leg. (1♂) (DBUO); same locality, 11.VII.2021, S. Krčmar leg. (1♂) (DBUO); Darda, 17.VI.2021, S. Krčmar leg. (1♂) (DBUO); Kotlina, 18.VI.2021, S. Krčmar leg. (1♂) (DBUO); same locality, 20.VII.2021, S. Krčmar leg. (1♂) (DBUO); same locality, 12.VIII.2021, S. Krčmar leg. (3♂) (DBUO); Popovac, 13.VIII.2021, S. Krčmar leg. (1♂) (DBUO).
37. Sarcophaga (Pseudothyrsocnema) spinosa Villeneuve, 1912 ▲
New records for Croatian Baranja. Zmajevac, 12.VIII.2020, S. Krčmar leg. (1♂) (
The first samples of flesh flies from Croatian Baranja were collected from 2014 to 2017 in the localities Zmajevac and Kamenac, at which time 29 species were recorded (
Number of collected flesh flies from subfamily Sarcophaginae according to sampling years in the Croatian part of Baranja.
Species / Year | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | ∑ |
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Sarcophaga (Sar.) croatica | 14 | 190 | 90 | 178 | 472 |
S. (Sar.) lehmanni | - | 91 | 81 | 104 | 276 |
S. (Pas.) albiceps | - | 40 | 12 | 14 | 66 |
S. (Sar.) baranoffi | 2 | 34 | 5 | 21 | 62 |
S. (Thy.) incisilobata | - | 23 | 16 | 20 | 59 |
S. (Lis.) emdeni | 1 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 43 |
S. (Lis.) aegyptica | - | 23 | 4 | 14 | 41 |
S. (Hel.) melanura | 2 | 20 | 2 | 14 | 38 |
S. (Het.) filia | - | 1 | 31 | 5 | 37 |
S. (Ros.) aratrix | 1 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 32 |
S. (Hel.) noverca | 6 | 19 | 4 | - | 29 |
S. (Bel.) subulata | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 18 |
S. (Pad.) similis | - | 12 | 1 | 4 | 17 |
Ravinia pernix | - | 1 | 4 | 10 | 15 |
S. (Myo.) soror | 1 | 8 | 3 | - | 12 |
S. (Het.) haemorrhoa | 1 | 3 | 6 | - | 10 |
S. (Myo.) nigriventris | - | 3 | 4 | - | 7 |
S. (Sar.) variegata | - | 2 | - | 5 | 7 |
S. (Hel.) crassimargo | - | 2 | 4 | - | 6 |
S. (Het.) pseudobenaci | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
S. (Het.) schineri | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | 5 |
S. (Sar.) carnaria | - | 1 | - | 4 | 5 |
S. (Lip.) argyrostoma | - | 3 | - | 1 | 4 |
S. (Rob.) caerulescens | - | 2 | 2 | - | 4 |
S. (Het.) proxima | - | 3 | - | - | 3 |
S. (Het.) vagans | - | 1 | 2 | - | 3 |
S. (Ber.) africa | - | 2 | - | - | 2 |
S. (Hel.) hirticrus | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
S. (Het.) haemorrhoides | - | - | 2 | - | 2 |
S. (Het.) pumila | - | - | - | 2 | 2 |
S. (Lis.) tuberosa | - | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
S. (Het.) depressifrons | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
S. (Lip.) crassipalpis | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
S. (Lis.) dux | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
S. (Meh.) sexpunctata | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
S. (Pan.) protuberans | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
S. (Pse.) spinosa | - | - | 1 | - | 1 |
∑ = 37 | 33 | 533 | 302 | 425 | 1293 |
The species S. (Sar.) croatica and S. (Sar.) lehmanni were recorded from almost all sampling sites around pond habitats in the Croatian part of Baranja. They belong to the most widespread and abundant flesh flies in Croatia and have been recorded in all three biogeographic regions: Alpine, Mediterranean, and Pannonian–Peripannonian. By merging data from earlier studies (2014–2017) and this study, altogether 42 species of flesh flies were recorded in the Croatian part of Baranja. The species S. (Pse.) spinosa is recorded as new for the Croatian fauna, thus increasing the total number of recorded species of flesh flies in Croatia to 156.
I am very grateful to Daniel Whitmore (Naturkunde Museum, Stuttgart, Germany) for the identification of newly recorded species of flesh flies for the Croatian fauna, as well as to Thomas Pape (Natural History Museum of Denmark) for help with literature. I am also grateful to reviewers for all improvements in this paper and to Stephen M. Smith, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada for his linguistic corrections and improvements. This study was funded by the Department of Biology, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek under the project OZB-ZP2021 (Sarcophagidae- 31053) “Diversity of flesh flies fauna from subfamily Sarcophaginae (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) in pond habitats in rural settlements in Croatian part of Baranja“ and the Foundation of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts from the project “Comparison of repellent activity of different essential oils and plant extracts against hard ticks (Acari: Ixodidae)“.