Atylotus palus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Tabanidae |
Subfamily: | Tabaninae |
Tribe: | Tabanini |
Genus: | Atylotus |
Species: | A. palus |
Binomial name | |
Atylotus palus Teskey, 1985 [1] | |
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