Teskeyellus cyanommatus
Appearance
Teskeyellus cyanommatus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Tabanidae |
Genus: | Teskeyellus |
Species: | T. cyanommatus
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Binomial name | |
Teskeyellus cyanommatus Henriques & Carmo, 2017
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Teskeyellus cyanommatus is a species of horsefly in the family Tabanidae discovered in Manaus, Brazil in 2017.[1]
Description
[edit]The fly's abdomen and thorax are completely covered in bright yellow and black striped fur, imitative of a sand wasp, and females are thought to not require blood meals to reproduce, unlike most tabanids. Little is known so far about its ecology and habitat, but it likely has a wider range in the Amazon Basin.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Citizen science observations for Teskeyellus cyanommatus at iNaturalist
- ^ Carmo, Henriques. "Notes on Teskeyellus Philip & Fairchild (Diptera: Tabanidae: Diachlorini) and Description of T. cyanommatus Sp. Nov., a Non-blood Sucking Horsefly from the Amazon Basin". Neotropical Entomology. Retrieved 10 August 2024.