Hybomitra aterrima is a species of horse flies in the family Tabanidae.[4][5]
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| Hybomitra aterrima var. auripila. Female | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Tabanidae |
| Subfamily: | Tabaninae |
| Tribe: | Tabanini |
| Genus: | Hybomitra |
| Species: | H. aterrima
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| Hybomitra aterrima | |
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Distribution
editThis species can be found in most of Europe (Austria, Bosnia, Croatia, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Republic of Macedonia, Romania, Spain and Switzerland).[6]
Description
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Hybomitra aterrima can reach a length of 13–16 millimetres (0.51–0.63 in).[7]
The body is black and the wings are transparent, with a small dark patch at the base of the vein R4.[7][8]
Face is black haired, with high antennal bows. Palpi are blackish with black hairs. The compound eyes are well-developed in both sexes. They have an iridescent light green pigmentation, with three blue-reddish transversal bands.[7][8]
The Hybomitra aterrima var. auripila (Meigen) has the abdominal tergites more or less distinctly golden-yellow pubescent on posterior margins.[8]
Biology
editMales of these horse flies feed on plant juices, while female are bloodsuckers,[7] feeding mainly on mammalian blood, as they require a blood meal before they are able to reproduce. They may be very annoying for cattle, but usually they do not bite people.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b Meigen, J.W. (1820). Systematische Beschreibung der bekannten europäische n zweiflugeligen Insekten. Aachen: Zweiter Theil. Forstmann. pp. xxxvi + 363. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ^ Jaennicke, J.F. (1866). "Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Tabaniden Europa's". Berlin. Ent. Zeitschr. 10: 65–91. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ Catalogue of life
- ^ Chvála, Milan; Lyneborg, Leif; Moucha, Josef (1972). The Horse Flies of Europe (Diptera, Tabanidae). Copenhagen: Entomological Society of Copenhagen. pp. 598pp, 164figs. ISBN 978-09-00-84857-5.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Fauna europaea
- ^ a b c d e Insektenbox
- ^ a b c S. Krcmar et al.: Key to the horse flies fauna of Croatia (Diptera, Tabanidae)
External links
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Data related to Hybomitra aterrima at Wikispecies
Media related to Hybomitra aterrima at Wikimedia Commons- Diptera.info
- Cor Zonneveld Natural History Photographs
- Biodiversidad Virtual
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