Apatolestes

Apatolestes
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Tabanidae
Subfamily:	Pangoniinae
Tribe:	Pangoniini
Genus:	Apatolestes ; Williston, 1885
Type species
	Apatolestes comastes ; Williston, 1885

Last updated March 11, 2024

Apatolestes is a genus of horse flies (family Tabanidae).^[2]^[3]

Species

The genus contains the following species:

Apatolestes actites Philip & Steffan, 1962^[4]
Apatolestes affinis Philip, 1941^[5]
Apatolestes aitkeni Philip, 1941^[5]
Apatolestes albipilosus Brennan, 1935^[6]
Apatolestes ater Brennan, 1935^[6]
Apatolestes colei Philip, 1941^[5]
Apatolestes comastes Williston, 1885^[1]
Apatolestes hinei Brennan, 1935^[6]
Apatolestes parkeri Philip, 1941^[5]
Apatolestes philipi Pechuman, 1985^[7]
Apatolestes rossi Philip, 1950^[8] – (Ross's Apatalestes Tabanid Fly)
Apatolestes villosulus (Bigot, 1892)^[9]
Apatolestes willistoni Brennan, 1935^[6]^[10]
Apatolestes rugosus Middlekauff & Lane, 1976^[11]

The following are synonyms of other species:

Apatolestes belkini Philip, 1966^[12] Synonym of Brennania belkini (Philip, 1966)
Apatolestes bekini Philip, 1966(?): Synonym of Brennania belkini (Philip, 1966)
Apatolestes comastes var. fulvipes Philip, 1960: Synonym of A. willistoniBrennan, 1935^[10]
Apatolestes comastes var. willistoniBrennan, 1935: Synonym of A. willistoniBrennan, 1935^[10]
Apatolestes eiseniTownsend, 1895: Synonym of Zophina eiseni (Townsend, 1895)
Apatolestes lutulentusHutton, 1901: Synonym of Ectenopsis lutulenta (Hutton, 1901)
Apatolestes similisBrennan, 1935:^[6] Synonym of A. villosulus(Bigot, 1892)

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References

1 2 3 Williston, S. W. (1885). "On the classification of North American Diptera (second paper)". Entomologica Americana . 1: 10–13.
↑ 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. Associated Publishers. 1 (1): 1–100.
↑ Philip, C. B.; Steffan, W. A. (1962). "New North America Tabanidae. XIV. An undescribed Apatolestes from the California coast (Diptera)". Pan-Pacific Entomologist. 38: 41–43.
1 2 3 4 Philip, C. B. (1941). "Notes on three western genera of flies (Diptera, Tabanidae)". Bulletin of the Brooklyn Entomological Society . 36: 185–199.
1 2 3 4 5 Brennan, J. M. (1935). "The Pangoniinae of Nearctic America, Diptera: Tabanidae" (PDF). University of Kansas Science Bulletin. 22: 249–401.
↑ Pechuman, L. L. (1985). "Apatolestes philipi, a new horse fly from Texas (Diptera: Tabanidae)". In Arnaud, Paul H. Jr.; Lane, Robert S. (eds.). Contributions to the Study of Tabanidae (Diptera): In Honor of Cornelius Becker Philip on the Occasion of his 85th Birthday. Myia: A Publication on Diptera. Vol. 3. South San Francisco: Insect Associates. pp. 361–365.
↑ Philip, C. B. (1950). "New North American Tabanidae (Diptera) Part I. Pangoniinae". Annals of the Entomological Society of America . 42 (4): 451–460. doi:10.1093/aesa/42.4.451.
↑ Bigot, J. M. F. "Descriptions de Diptères nouveaux". Mémoires de la Société zoologique de France. 5: 602–691.
1 2 3 Middlekauff, W. W.; Lane, R. S. (1980). Adult and Immature Tabanidae (Diptera) of California (PDF). Bulletin of the California Insect Survey. Vol. 22. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520096042.
↑ Middlekauff, W. W.; Lane, R. S. (1976). "A new species of Apatolestes from California (Diptera: Tabanidae)". Pan-Pacific Entomologist. 52 (4): 311–313.
↑ Philip, C. B. (1966). "New North American Tabanidae. XVIII. New Species and Addenda to a Nearctic Catalog". Annals of the Entomological Society of America . 59 (3): 519–527. doi:10.1093/aesa/59.3.519.

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[Williston1885-1] 1 2 3 Williston, S. W. (1885). "On the classification of North American Diptera (second paper)". Entomologica Americana . 1: 10–13.

[Moucha1976-2] 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.

[Burger1995-3] Burger, J. F. (1995). "Catalog of Tabanidae (Diptera) in North America north of Mexico". International Contributions on Entomology. Associated Publishers. 1 (1): 1–100.

[4] Philip, C. B.; Steffan, W. A. (1962). "New North America Tabanidae. XIV. An undescribed Apatolestes from the California coast (Diptera)". Pan-Pacific Entomologist. 38: 41–43.

[Philip1941-5] 1 2 3 4 Philip, C. B. (1941). "Notes on three western genera of flies (Diptera, Tabanidae)". Bulletin of the Brooklyn Entomological Society . 36: 185–199.

[Brennan1935-6] 1 2 3 4 5 Brennan, J. M. (1935). "The Pangoniinae of Nearctic America, Diptera: Tabanidae" (PDF). University of Kansas Science Bulletin. 22: 249–401.

[7] Pechuman, L. L. (1985). "Apatolestes philipi, a new horse fly from Texas (Diptera: Tabanidae)". In Arnaud, Paul H. Jr.; Lane, Robert S. (eds.). Contributions to the Study of Tabanidae (Diptera): In Honor of Cornelius Becker Philip on the Occasion of his 85th Birthday. Myia: A Publication on Diptera. Vol. 3. South San Francisco: Insect Associates. pp. 361–365.

[Philip1950-8] Philip, C. B. (1950). "New North American Tabanidae (Diptera) Part I. Pangoniinae". Annals of the Entomological Society of America . 42 (4): 451–460. doi:10.1093/aesa/42.4.451.

[Bigot1892-9] Bigot, J. M. F. "Descriptions de Diptères nouveaux". Mémoires de la Société zoologique de France. 5: 602–691.

[MiddlekauffLane1980-10] 1 2 3 Middlekauff, W. W.; Lane, R. S. (1980). Adult and Immature Tabanidae (Diptera) of California (PDF). Bulletin of the California Insect Survey. Vol. 22. University of California Press. ISBN 9780520096042.

[11] Middlekauff, W. W.; Lane, R. S. (1976). "A new species of Apatolestes from California (Diptera: Tabanidae)". Pan-Pacific Entomologist. 52 (4): 311–313.

[Philip1966-12] Philip, C. B. (1966). "New North American Tabanidae. XVIII. New Species and Addenda to a Nearctic Catalog". Annals of the Entomological Society of America . 59 (3): 519–527. doi:10.1093/aesa/59.3.519.

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