| Chrysops carbonarius | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Tabanidae |
| Subfamily: | Chrysopsinae |
| Tribe: | Chrysopsini |
| Genus: | Chrysops |
| Species: | C. carbonarius |
| Binomial name | |
| Chrysops carbonarius | |
Chrysops carbonarius is a species of deer fly in the family Tabanidae. [2] [3]
Horse-flies or horseflies are true flies in the family Tabanidae in the insect order Diptera. They are often large and agile in flight, and the females bite animals, including humans, to obtain blood. They prefer to fly in sunlight, avoiding dark and shady areas, and are inactive at night. They are found all over the world except for some islands and the polar regions. Both horse-flies and botflies (Oestridae) are sometimes referred to as gadflies.
Harold Oldroyd (24 December 1913 – 3 September 1978) was a British entomologist. He specialised in the biology of flies, and wrote many books, especially popular science that helped entomology to reach a broader public. His The Natural History of Flies is considered to be the "fly Bible". Although his speciality was the Diptera, he acknowledged that they are not a popular topic: "Breeding in dung, carrion, sewage and even living flesh, flies are a subject of disgust...not to be discussed in polite society". It was Oldroyd who proposed the idea of hyphenating the names of true flies (Diptera) to distinguish them from other insects with "fly" in their names. Thus, the "house-fly", "crane-fly" and "blow-fly" would be true flies, while the "dragonfly", "scorpion fly" and so on belong to other orders. He also debunked the calculation that a single pair of house-flies, if allowed to reproduce without inhibitions could, within nine months, number 5.6×1012 individuals, enough to cover the Earth to a thickness of 14.3 m (47 ft). Oldroyd calculated that such a layer would only cover Germany, but remarked "that is still a lot of flies".
Haematopota is a genus of flies in the horse-fly family, Tabanidae. Among the horse-flies, they are most commonly known as clegs. Many species have colorful, sinuously patterned eyes in life, a character that fades after death. The wings are typically patterned with spots of grey. The genus is named from the Ancient Greek for blood-drinker: αἷμα, haîma, blood; πότης, pótës, drinker. Some species are known to be vectors of livestock diseases.
Hybomitra is a genus of horse flies in the family Tabanidae. There are at least 240 described species in Hybomitra.
Haematopota pluvialis, the common horse fly or notch-horned cleg fly, or simply cleg in Scotland and northern parts of Ireland, is a species belonging to the family Tabanidae subfamily Tabaninae.
Atylotus fulvus is a species of 'horse flies' belonging to the family Tabanidae.
Hybomitra procyon is a species of horse flies in the family Tabanidae.
Tabaninae is a subfamily of horse flies in the family Tabanidae. There are more than 3000 described species in Tabaninae.
Hybomitra trepida is a species of horse flies in the family Tabanidae.
Atylotus duplex is a species of horse fly in the family Tabanidae.
Atylotus is a genus of horse flies in the family Tabanidae.
Chrysops callidus is a species of deer fly in the family Tabanidae.
Chrysopsinae is a subfamily of deer flies in the family Tabanidae.
Chrysops divisus is a species of deer fly in the family Tabanidae.
Chrysops fulvistigma is a species of deer fly in the family Tabanidae.
Chrysops furcatus is a species of deer fly in the family Tabanidae.
Atylotus bicolor is a species of horse flies in the family Tabanidae.
Chrysops atlanticus is a species of deer fly in the family Tabanidae.
Chrysops clavicornis is a species of deer fly in the family Tabanidae.
Chrysops aestuans is a species of deer fly in the family Tabanidae.
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