Haematopota

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Haematopota
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Haematopota pseudolusitanica
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Tabanidae
Subfamily: Tabaninae
Tribe: Haematopotini
Genus: Haematopota
Meigen, 1803
Type species
Tabanus pluvialis
Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms

Chrysozona Meigen, 1800

Haematopota is a genus of flies in the horse-fly family, Tabanidae. Among the horse-flies, they are most commonly known as clegs. Many species have colorful, sinuously patterned eyes in life, a character that fades after death. The wings are typically patterned with spots of grey.[1] The genus is named from the Ancient Greek for blood-drinker: αἷμα, haîma, blood; πότης, pótës, drinker.[2] Some species are known to be vectors of livestock diseases.

The genus has more than 500 species mainly in the Old World tropics[3] which include:[4][5]

References[]

  1. ^ Chainey, John E. (1993). "Horse-flies, deer-flies and clegs (Tabanidae)". Medical Insects and Arachnids. pp. 310–332. doi:10.1007/978-94-011-1554-4_8. ISBN 978-94-010-4679-4.
  2. ^ Agassiz, Louis; Corti, Elio. "Nomenclator Zoologicus". Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  3. ^ Burger, J.F.; Pechuman, L.L. (1986-07-28). "A Review of the Genus Haematopota (Diptera: Tabanidae) in North America1". Journal of Medical Entomology. 23 (4): 345–352. doi:10.1093/jmedent/23.4.345. ISSN 1938-2928.
  4. ^ Stubbs, A.; Drake, M. (2001). British Soldierflies and Their Allies: A Field Guide to the Larger British Brachycera. British Entomological & Natural History Society. pp. 512 pp. ISBN 978-1-899935-04-8.
  5. ^ Stone, A.L.; Philip, B. (August 1974). The Oriental Species of the Tribe Haematopotini (Diptera, Tabanidae). Technical Bulletin. Vol. 1489. Washington D.C.: United States Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Research Service. p. 240.

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