Tabanus petiolatus

Tabanus petiolatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Tabanidae
Subfamily: Tabaninae
Tribe: Tabanini
Genus: Tabanus
Species:
T. petiolatus
Binomial name
Tabanus petiolatus
Hine, 1917[1]
Synonyms

Tabanus petiolatus is a species of horse fly in the family Tabanidae.[3][4] Unlike many Tabanus species, the colour pattern of male eyes is found in the larger, upper lenses - appearing as a dark, brown streak across the light coloured lens. Females of this species have uniformly coloured dark brown eyes. Often confused with Tabanus melanocerus or Tabanus trimaculatus.

Distribution

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United States.

References

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  1. ^ Hine, J.S. (1917). "Descriptions of North American Tabanidae". Ohio Journal of Science. 17: 269–271.
  2. ^ Philip, C.B. (1950). "New North American Tabanidae (Diptera). Part II. Tabanidae [sic] [=Tabaninae]; III. Notes on Tabanus molestus and related horseflies with a prominent single row of triangles on the abdomen". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 43: 240–248.
  3. ^ Moucha, J. (1976). "Horse-flies (Diptera: Tabanidae) of the World. Synoptic Catalogue" (PDF). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae Supplements. 7: 1–320. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  4. ^ Burger, J. F. (1995). "Catalog of Tabanidae (Diptera) in North America north of Mexico". International Contributions on Entomology. 1 (1). Associated Publishers: 1–100.