Diachlorus

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Diachlorus
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Diachlorus ferrugatus from Costa Rica
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Tabanidae
Subfamily: Tabaninae
Tribe: Diachlorini
Genus: Diachlorus
Osten Sacken, 1876

Diachlorus is a genus of biting horseflies of the family Tabanidae. D. ferrugatus ranges from the southeastern United States to Costa Rica. There are 27 species with a neotropical distribution, with the greatest diversity in Brazil, while 3 are found in Central America.[1]

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References[]

  1. ^ Brown, Brian Victor (2009). Manual of Central American Diptera. Vol. 1. NRC Research Press. p. 505. ISBN 9780660198330.
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