Atylotus rusticus

Atylotus rusticus
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Tabanidae
Subfamily:	Tabaninae
Tribe:	Tabanini
Genus:	Atylotus
Species:	A. rusticus
Binomial name
	Atylotus rusticus; (Linnaeus, 1767)
Synonyms
	Tabanus rusticus Linnaeus, 1767; Tabanus ruralis Zetterstedt, 1838;

Last updated August 17, 2025

Atylotus rusticus is a species of horse-flies in the genus Atylotus . It is found in Europe, Asia and North Africa.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Atylotus rusticus belongs to the group of insects known as Holometabola (holometabolising insects), which go through metamorphosis during their life. The larvae are radically different from the full-grown insects. Between the larval stage and the grown stage is a pupal stage, where the fly's inner and outer organs develop.

References

1 2 Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae ... Ed. 12 (revised.) Vol. 1 (2). Holmiae [= Stockholm]: L.Salvii. pp. 533-1327 + [37] pp.
↑ Atylotus rusticus - Fauna Europaea - accessed: 11 February 2010
↑ Moucha, J. (1976). "Horse-flies (Diptera: Tabanidae) of the World. Synoptic Catalogue". Sborník Entomologického Oddelení Národního Musea v Praze Supplement. 7: 1–319.
↑ Chvála, Milan; Lyneborg, Leif; Moucha, Josef (1972). The Horse Flies of Europe (Diptera, Tabanidae). Copenhagen: Entomological Society of Copenhagen. pp. 598pp, 164figs. ISBN 978-09-00-84857-5.
↑ Stubbs, Alan E.; Drake, Martin (2001). British Soldierflies and their allies: A Field Guide to the Larger British Brachycera (Print). London: British Entomological and Natural History Society. pp. 528 pages. ISBN 1-899935-04-5.

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[Linnaeus1767-1] 1 2 Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae ... Ed. 12 (revised.) Vol. 1 (2). Holmiae [= Stockholm]: L.Salvii. pp. 533-1327 + [37] pp.

[2] Atylotus rusticus - Fauna Europaea - accessed: 11 February 2010

[Moucha1976-3] Moucha, J. (1976). "Horse-flies (Diptera: Tabanidae) of the World. Synoptic Catalogue". Sborník Entomologického Oddelení Národního Musea v Praze Supplement. 7: 1–319.

[Chvála-4] Chvála, Milan; Lyneborg, Leif; Moucha, Josef (1972). The Horse Flies of Europe (Diptera, Tabanidae). Copenhagen: Entomological Society of Copenhagen. pp. 598pp, 164figs. ISBN 978-09-00-84857-5.

[Stubbs-5] Stubbs, Alan E.; Drake, Martin (2001). British Soldierflies and their allies: A Field Guide to the Larger British Brachycera (Print). London: British Entomological and Natural History Society. pp. 528 pages. ISBN 1-899935-04-5.

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