Atylotus palus

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Atylotus palus
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Domain: Eukaryota
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]

Atylotus palus is a species of horse flies in the family Tabanidae. [2] [3]

Distribution

United States.

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References

  1. Teskey, H.J. (1985). "A review of eastern North American species of Atylotus (Diptera: Tabanidae) with keys to adult and immature stages". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Ontario. 114: 21–43.
  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.
  3. Burger, J. F. (1995). "Catalog of Tabanidae (Diptera) in North America north of Mexico". International Contributions on Entomology. 1 (1). Associated Publishers: 1–100.