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Microtabanus

Microtabanus is a genus of horse flies in the family Tabanidae. There is at least one described species in Microtabanus, M. pygmaeus.

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Microtabanus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Tabanidae
Subfamily: Tabaninae
Tribe: Diachlorini
Genus: Microtabanus
Fairchild, 19371
Type species
Tabanus pygmaeus
Synonyms

Microtabanus is a genus of horse flies in the family Tabanidae. There is at least one described species in Microtabanus, M. pygmaeus.45

References

References

  1. Fairchild, G.B. (1937). "A preliminary list of the Tabanidae (Diptera) of Florida [concl.]". Florida Entomologist. 20: 10–11.
  2. Williston, S.W. (1887). "Notes and descriptions of North American Tabanidae". Trans. Kans. Acad. Sci. 10: 129–142. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  3. Lutz, A. (1922). "Zoologia Medica. Tabanidae ou Motucas". Folh Medica, Rio de Janeiro. 3 (19): 146–148.
  4. 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.
  5. Burger, J. F. (1995). "Catalog of Tabanidae (Diptera) in North America north of Mexico". International Contributions on Entomology. 1 (1). Associated Publishers: 1–100.