Tabanus australicus
Appearance
Tabanus australicus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Tabanidae |
Subfamily: | Tabaninae |
Tribe: | Tabanini |
Genus: | Tabanus |
Species: | T. australicus
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Binomial name | |
Tabanus australicus Taylor 1919[1]
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Tabanus australicus, commonly known as Australian common March fly, is a species of horse-fly in the family Tabanus.[2] It is endemic to Australia and found in the Queensland area.[3][4][5]
The species was first identified by Australian entomologist Frank Henry Taylor (1886–1945) in 1919. It was incorrectly identified as Tabanus queenslandii by Ferguson in 1920.
It is blackish-brown in colour, 13–15 mm (0.51–0.59 in) in length, with 10 mm (0.39 in) grey wings. The ocelli is rudimentary or absent, the antennal flagellum usually with a basal plate and 4-annulate. On the wings the basicosta are without setulate, and the proboscis is relatively stout with large labella.
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Taylor, F.H. (1919). "Australian Tabanidae (Dipt.)". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 44: 41–71. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Tabanus australicus Taylor, 1919". Atlas of Living Australia. Archived from the original on 2 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- ^ "Tabanus australicus Taylor, 1919". GBIF. Archived from the original on 2 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- ^ "Tabanus australicus Taylor 1919". Encyclopedia of life. Retrieved 2 September 2022.