| emergence patterns and ecological associations of some haematophagous blackfly species along an oligotrophic hydrosystem. | emergence patterns of blackflies (diptera: simuliidae) were investigated for 2 years at nine sites in the plitvice lakes area of croatia, using pyramid-type traps. a total of 38 012 specimens representing 10 haematophagous species were collected. the dominant species was simulium angustipes edwards, 1915, a vector transmitting avian trypanosomes. water temperature, alkalinity, conductivity and habitat type represented the factors with the greatest degree of influence on blackfly species composit ... | 2014 | 23834394 |