Chrysops pikei

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Chrysops pikei
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Tabanidae
Subfamily: Chrysopsinae
Tribe: Chrysopsini
Genus: Chrysops
Species:
C. pikei
Binomial name
Chrysops pikei
Whitney, 1904 [1]

Chrysops pikei is a species of deer fly in the family Tabanidae. [2] [3]

Distribution

Canada, United States.

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References

  1. ↑ Whitney, C.P. (1904). "Descriptions of some new species of Tabanidae". The Canadian Entomologist. 36: 205–207. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  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.


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