Black flies (Diptera: Simuliidae) of Turkish Thrace, with a new record for Turkey Author Sirin, Uemit Davut Author Caliskan, Hakan Author Sahin, Yalcin text Biodiversity Data Journal 2015 3 4834 4834 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.3.e4834 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.3.e4834 1314-2828-3-4834 Simulium (Simulium) argyreatum Meigen, 1838 Materials Type status: Other material . Occurrence: lifeStage: 5 pupae , 4 larvae ; Taxon: scientificName: Simulium (Simulium) argyreatum Meigen, 1838; kingdom: Animalia; phylum: Arthropoda; class: Insecta; order: Diptera; family: Simuliidae; genus: Simulium; subgenus: Simulium; scientificNameAuthorship: Meigen, 1838; Location: continent: Europe; country: Turkey ; stateProvince: Kirklareli ; county: Demirkoey ; locationRemarks: 33; verbatimLatitude: 41°49'22.89"N ; verbatimLongitude: 27°45'48.04"E ; Identification: identificationID: esoguent-th-id- 144; Event: eventDate: 05/25/2002 Type status: Other material . Occurrence: lifeStage: 5 pupae ; Taxon: scientificName: Simulium (Simulium) argyreatum Meigen, 1838; kingdom: Animalia; phylum: Arthropoda; class: Insecta; order: Diptera; family: Simuliidae; genus: Simulium; subgenus: Simulium; scientificNameAuthorship: Meigen, 1838; Location: continent: Europe; country: Turkey ; stateProvince: Kirklareli ; county: Demirkoey ; locationRemarks: 37; verbatimLatitude: 41°48'24.50"N ; verbatimLongitude: 27°49'21.60"E ; Identification: identificationID: esoguent-th-id- 145; Event: eventDate: 05/26/2002 Type status: Other material . Occurrence: lifeStage: 9 pupae , 3 larvae ; Taxon: scientificName: Simulium (Simulium) argyreatum Meigen, 1838; kingdom: Animalia; phylum: Arthropoda; class: Insecta; order: Diptera; family: Simuliidae; genus: Simulium; subgenus: Simulium; scientificNameAuthorship: Meigen, 1838; Location: continent: Europe; country: Turkey ; stateProvince: Kirklareli ; county: Derekoey ; locationRemarks: 43; verbatimLatitude: 41°54'58.26"N ; verbatimLongitude: 27°21'31.80"E ; Identification: identificationID: esoguent-th-id- 146; Event: eventDate: 05/27/2002 Type status: Other material . Occurrence: lifeStage: 3 pupae , 2 larvae ; Taxon: scientificName: Simulium (Simulium) argyreatum Meigen, 1838; kingdom: Animalia; phylum: Arthropoda; class: Insecta; order: Diptera; family: Simuliidae; genus: Simulium; subgenus: Simulium; scientificNameAuthorship: Meigen, 1838; Location: continent: Europe; country: Turkey ; stateProvince: Edirne; county: Havsa; locationRemarks: 67; verbatimLatitude: 41°22'5.91"N ; verbatimLongitude: 26°40'1.43"E ; Identification: identificationID: esoguent-th-id- 147; Event: eventDate: 06/01/2002 Notes This species was reported from the Yedi Goeller region in Bolu Province as a new record for Turkey ( Kazanci and Ertunc 2008 ), and then recorded from Eastern Marmara Region ( Sirin et al. 2014 ). It also is known from adjacent Balkan countries such as Bulgaria and Romania. We encountered the species at four localities, and identified it by pupal gill characters, using the keys of Knoz (1965) , Jedlicka et al. (2004) and Yankovsky (2003) : the filaments are directed downward at the base and then curve anteriorly; they lie close together proximally.