Heptatoma

Heptatoma is a genus of European flies belonging to the subfamily Tabaninae.[2][3]

recorded distribution of Heptatoma
recorded distribution of Heptatoma

Heptatoma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Tabanidae
Subfamily: Tabaninae
Tribe: Haematopotini
Genus: Heptatoma
Meigen, 1803[1]

This is effectively a monotypic genus, containing the extant species Heptatoma pellucens (Fabricius, 1776):[4] of which there are two subspecies (as shown above). The locality of the extinct species †Heptatoma oeningensis (Heer, 1865) is also shown.

Species

References

  1. Meigen, J. W. (1803). "Versuch einer neuen Gattungs-Eintheilung der europaischen zweiflugligen Insekten". Mag. Insektenkd. 2: 259–281.
  2. "Heptatoma Meigen, 1803 | Fauna Europaea". fauna-eu.org. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  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. BioLib.cz: genus Heptatoma Meigen, 1803 (retrieved 8 August 2021)
  5. Heer, O. (1864). Urwelt der Schweiz. Diptera pp. 393-396. Zurich: F. Schulthess. pp. xxix + 622 ppl., 11 pls.
  6. Fabricius, J.C. (1777). Genera insectorum. Chilonii [= Kiel]: M. F. Bartschii. pp. 16 + 310 pp.
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