| Elephantotus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Tabanidae |
| Subfamily: | Tabaninae |
| Tribe: | Diachlorini |
| Genus: | Elephantotus Gorayeb, 2014 [1] |
| Type species | |
| Elephantotus tracuateuensis Gorayeb, 2014 [1] | |
Elephantotus is a genus of horse flies in the family Tabanidae. [2]
Horse-flies and deer flies are true flies in the family Tabanidae in the insect order Diptera. The adults are often large and agile in flight. Only female horseflies bite land vertebrates, 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.
Esenbeckia is a genus of neotropical horse flies in the family Tabanidae.
Superfamily Tabanoidea are insects in the order Diptera.
Dichelacera is a genus of horse flies in the family Tabanidae.
Tabaninae is a subfamily in the family Tabanidae commonly known as horse flies. There are more than 3000 described species in Tabaninae.
Diachlorini is a tribe of horse flies in the family Tabanidae.
Tabanini is a tribe of horse and deer flies in the family Tabanidae. There are at least 220 described species in Tabanini.
Chrysopsinae is an insect subfamily in the family Tabanidae commonly known as deer flies or sheep flies and are bloodsucking insects considered pests to humans and cattle. They are large flies with large brightly-coloured compound eyes, and large clear wings with dark bands. They are larger than the common housefly and smaller than the horse-fly.
Pangoniinae is a subfamily of horse-flies in the order Diptera, containing at seven tribes and over 40 genera.
Scionini is a tribe of horse and deer flies in subfamily Pangoniinae of family Tabanidae.
Pityocera is a genus of flies in the family Tabanidae.
Fidena is a genus of horse-fly in the tribe Scionini.
Chrysopsini is a tribe of horse and deer flies in the family Tabanidae.
Cryptotylus is a genus of horse flies in the family Tabanidae.
Philipotabanus is a genus of horse fly belonging to the family Tabanidae subfamily Tabaninae.
Neavella is a genus of horse flies in the family Tabanidae.
Stypommisa is a genus of horse flies in the family Tabanidae.
Catachlorops is a genus of horse flies in the family Tabanidae.
Bouvieromyiini is a tribe of horse flies in the family Tabanidae.
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