Tabanus lineola
Appearance
Tabanus lineola | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Tabanidae |
Subfamily: | Tabaninae |
Tribe: | Tabanini |
Genus: | Tabanus |
Species: | T. lineola
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Binomial name | |
Tabanus lineola |
Tabanus lineola, also known as the striped horse fly, is a species of biting horse-fly. It is known from the eastern coast of North America and the Gulf coast of Mexico.[2][3][4]
Description
[edit]Tabanus lineola females have a pale median stripe on their abdomen and are known for biting. The male does not bite and lacks hair on eyes.
References
[edit]- ^ Fabricius, J.C. (1794). Entomologia systematica emendata et aucta. Vol. 4. Hafniae [=Copenhagen]: C. G. Proft. pp. [6] + 472 + [5] pp.
- ^ Cornelius B. Philip (1942). Notes on Nearctic Tabaninæ. Part III. The Tabanus Lineola Complex. Vol. 49. Psyche. pp. 25–40.
- ^ 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. 1 (1). Associated Publishers: 1–100.
- Media related to Tabanus lineola at Wikimedia Commons