Tabanus molestus

Tabanus molestus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Tabanidae
Subfamily:	Tabaninae
Tribe:	Tabanini
Genus:	Tabanus
Species:	T. molestus
Binomial name
	Tabanus molestus; Say, 1823
Synonyms
	Atylotus tenessensis Bigot, 1892; Tabanus mixisPhilip, 1950;

Last updated February 05, 2024

Tabanus molestus is a species of horse fly in the family Tabanidae.^[4]^[5]

Distribution

United States.

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References

↑ Say, Thomas (1823). "Descriptions of dipterous insects of the United States". Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 3: 73–104. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
↑ Bigot, J.M.F. (1892). "Descriptions de Diptères nouveaux. Tabanidi". Mémoires de la Société Zoologique de France. 5: 602–691. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
↑ Philip, C.B. (1950). "New North American Tabanidae (Diptera). [=Tabaninae]; III. Notes on Tabanus molestus and related horseflies with a prominent single row of triangles on the abdomen". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 43: 240–248.
↑ 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.

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[Say1823b-1] Say, Thomas (1823). "Descriptions of dipterous insects of the United States". Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 3: 73–104. Retrieved 1 May 2020.

[Bigot1892-2] Bigot, J.M.F. (1892). "Descriptions de Diptères nouveaux. Tabanidi". Mémoires de la Société Zoologique de France. 5: 602–691. Retrieved 8 July 2022.

[Philip1950-3] Philip, C.B. (1950). "New North American Tabanidae (Diptera). [=Tabaninae]; III. Notes on Tabanus molestus and related horseflies with a prominent single row of triangles on the abdomen". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 43: 240–248.

[Moucha1976-4] 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.

[Burger1995-5] Burger, J. F. (1995). "Catalog of Tabanidae (Diptera) in North America north of Mexico". International Contributions on Entomology. Associated Publishers. 1 (1): 1–100.

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