Tabanus petiolatus
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.
| Tabanus petiolatus | |
|---|---|
Scientific 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] | |
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Distribution
References
- Hine, J.S. (1917). "Descriptions of North American Tabanidae". Ohio Journal of Science. 17: 269–271.
- 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.
- 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.
- Burger, J. F. (1995). "Catalog of Tabanidae (Diptera) in North America north of Mexico". International Contributions on Entomology. Associated Publishers. 1 (1): 1–100.
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