Tabanus americanus, the American horse fly, is a species of horse-fly in the family Tabanidae.[4][5]
| Tabanus americanus | |
|---|---|
| |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Tabanidae |
| Subfamily: | Tabaninae |
| Tribe: | Tabanini |
| Genus: | Tabanus |
| Species: | T. americanus
|
| Binomial name | |
| Tabanus americanus | |
| Synonyms | |
Distribution
editHabitat
editThese flies tend to stay around open pasture areas where cattle or livestock tend to be. They like ponds or any water source as this is where they lay their eggs.[6]
References
edit- ^ Forster, J.R. (1771). Novae species insectorum. Centuria I. London: Davies & White. pp. viii + 100 pp. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
- ^ Drury, D. (1770–1773). Illustrations of natural history... Vol. 1,. London: Printed for the author; sold by White. pp. xxviii + 130 pp., 4 figs., 50 pls.
- ^ Fabricius, J.C. (1775). Systema entomologiae, sistens insectorum classes, ordines, genera, species, adiectis synonymis, locis, descriptionibus, observationibus. Flensbvrgi et Lipsiae [= Flensburg & Leipzig]: Kortii. pp. [32] + 832. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Choi, Kwang Shik, et al. “Seasonal Surveillance of Deer and Horse Flies (Diptera: Tabanidae), Gyeonggi Province, Republic of Korea.” Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology, vol. 23, no. 2, 2020, pp. 315–19, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aspen.2020.02.005.
 | This article related to members of the fly superfamily Tabanoidea is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |