1993 年 44 巻 4 号 p. 407-412
The fauna and distribution of blackflies were investigated by collecting immature stages of flies from streams in 36 localities in Nara Prefecture in Nonvember, 1986. A total of 2,128 larvae and 500 pupae belonging to two genera, 17 species, were collected at the sites. The predominant species was Simulium (Simulium) japonicum (24.2%), followed by S. (S.) quinquestriatum (20.9%), Prosimulium (Prosimulium) kiotoense (13.6%), S. (Gnus) bidentatum (12.2%) and S. (Nevermannia) uchidai (10.4%). The most widely distributed species was S. (S.) japonicum (18 sites), followed by S. (Gn.) bidentatum (15 sites), S. (N.) uchidai (12 sites) and Pro. (Pro.) kiotoense (11 sites). The species most widely distributed from lowland areas to highland were S. (N.) uchidai and S. (S.) suzukii, followed by S. (S.) japonicum and S. (Gn.) bidentatum.