Haematopota americana

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Haematopota americana
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Tabanidae
Subfamily: Tabaninae
Tribe: Haematopotini
Genus: Haematopota
Species:
H. americana
Binomial name
Haematopota americana

Haematopota americana is a species of horse flies in the family Tabanidae. [2] [3]

Distribution

United States.

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References

  1. ↑ Osten Sacken, C.R. (1875). "Prodrome of a monograph of the Tabanidae of the United States. Part I. The genera Pangonia, Chrysops, Silvivus, Haematopota, Diabasis". Memoirs of the Boston Society of Natural History. 2: 365–397. 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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