Merycomyia whitneyi

Merycomyia whitneyi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Tabanidae
Subfamily:	Chrysopsinae
Tribe:	Bouvieromyiini
Genus:	Merycomyia
Species:	M. whitneyi
Binomial name
	Merycomyia whitneyi; (Johnson, 1904)
Synonyms
	Merycomyia geminataHine, 1912; Merycomyia mixtaHine, 1912; Tabanus whitneyi Johnson, 1904;

Last updated February 02, 2024

Merycomyia whitneyi is a species of deer flies in the family Tabanidae.^[3]^[4] Larvae are known as sandworms and can be used as fish bait.^[5]

Distribution

Canada, United States

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References

1 2 Johnson, C. W. (1904). "Some notes, and descriptions of four new Diptera". Psyche: A Journal of Entomology. Cambridge Entomological Club. 11: 15–20. doi: 10.1155/1904/24303 . Retrieved 4 December 2015.
1 2 Hine, J. S (1912). "Five new species of North American Tabanidae" (PDF). The Ohio Naturalist. 12: 513–516. Retrieved 4 December 2015.
↑ 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.
↑ Burger, J. F. (1995). "Catalog of Tabanidae (Diptera) in North America north of Mexico". International Contributions on Entomology. Associated Publishers. 1 (1): 1–100.
↑ Philip, Cornelius B.; Weems, Howard V.; Fairchild, G. B. (1973). "Notes on Eastern Nearctic Haematopota, Merycomyia, and Chrysops, and Description of Male of C. zinzalus (Diptera: Tabanidae)". The Florida Entomologist. 56 (4): 339–346. doi:10.2307/3493816. ISSN 0015-4040 . Retrieved 19 November 2022.

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[Johnson1904-1] 1 2 Johnson, C. W. (1904). "Some notes, and descriptions of four new Diptera". Psyche: A Journal of Entomology. Cambridge Entomological Club. 11: 15–20. doi: 10.1155/1904/24303 . Retrieved 4 December 2015.

[Hine1912-2] 1 2 Hine, J. S (1912). "Five new species of North American Tabanidae" (PDF). The Ohio Naturalist. 12: 513–516. Retrieved 4 December 2015.

[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.

[Burger1995-4] Burger, J. F. (1995). "Catalog of Tabanidae (Diptera) in North America north of Mexico". International Contributions on Entomology. Associated Publishers. 1 (1): 1–100.

[5] Philip, Cornelius B.; Weems, Howard V.; Fairchild, G. B. (1973). "Notes on Eastern Nearctic Haematopota, Merycomyia, and Chrysops, and Description of Male of C. zinzalus (Diptera: Tabanidae)". The Florida Entomologist. 56 (4): 339–346. doi:10.2307/3493816. ISSN 0015-4040 . Retrieved 19 November 2022.

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