Mackerrasia

Mackerrasia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Tabanidae
Subfamily:	Chrysopsinae
Tribe:	Rhinomyzini
Genus:	Mackerrasia ; Dias, 1956
Type species
	Rhinomyza simplicicornis ; Austen, 1912

Last updated November 29, 2022

Mackerrasia is a genus of horse flies in the family Tabanidae.^[3]^[4]

Species

Mackerrasia aurea (Oldroyd, 1957)^[5]
Mackerrasia simplicicornis (Austen, 1912)^[2]

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References

↑ Dias, J.A. T.S. (1956). "Um novo genero para a tribu Bouvieromyiini (Enderlein, 1922)". Bolm Soc. Estud. Mocamb. 26 (98): 75–79.
1 2 Austen, E.E. (1912). "New genera and species of Tabanidae in the British Museum (Natural History)". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 9 (8): 1–33. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
↑ 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.
↑ Smith, Kenneth G.V.; Vockeroth, J.R. (1980). Crosskey, R.W. (ed.). Catalogue of the Diptera of the Afrotropical Region. London: British museum (Natural History). pp. 1–1436. ISBN 0565 00821 8.
↑ Oldroyd, H. (1957). The horse-flies (Diptera: Tabanidae) of the Ethiopian Region. III. Subfamilies Chrysopinae, Scepsidinae and Pangoniinae and a revised classification. London: British Museum (Natural History). pp. xii + 489.

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[Dias1956-1] Dias, J.A. T.S. (1956). "Um novo genero para a tribu Bouvieromyiini (Enderlein, 1922)". Bolm Soc. Estud. Mocamb. 26 (98): 75–79.

[Austen1912-2] 1 2 Austen, E.E. (1912). "New genera and species of Tabanidae in the British Museum (Natural History)". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 9 (8): 1–33. Retrieved 11 September 2022.

[Moucha1976-3] 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.

[Afrotropical-4] Smith, Kenneth G.V.; Vockeroth, J.R. (1980). Crosskey, R.W. (ed.). Catalogue of the Diptera of the Afrotropical Region. London: British museum (Natural History). pp. 1–1436. ISBN 0565 00821 8.

[Oldroyd1957-5] Oldroyd, H. (1957). The horse-flies (Diptera: Tabanidae) of the Ethiopian Region. III. Subfamilies Chrysopinae, Scepsidinae and Pangoniinae and a revised classification. London: British Museum (Natural History). pp. xii + 489.

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