Tabanus biannularis
| Tabanus biannularis | |
|---|---|
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| From the Western Ghats | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Tabanidae |
| Genus: | Tabanus |
| Species: | T. biannularis |
| Binomial name | |
| Tabanus biannularis Philip, 1960[1] | |
Tabanus biannularis is a species of horsefly found in Asia from India to Vietnam. The prescutellum, the scutellum, and two bands on the abdomen are white in contrast to an overall black colour. The eyes have a green band running on them.[2][3]
In India, they are found to be particularly active just before the monsoon season.[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ Philip, Cornelius B. (1979). "Further notes on Far Eastern Tabanidae (Diptera) VI. New and little-known species from the Orient and additional records, particularly from Malaysia" (PDF). Pacific Insects. 21 (203): 179–202.
- ↑ Philip, C.B. (1972). "A new Tabanus from South India (Dipt. Tabanidae)". Insect Systematics & Evolution. 3 (2): 159–160. doi:10.1163/187631272X00256.
- ↑ Philip, Cornelius B. (1962). "A review of the Far Eastern biannularis group of Tabanus" (PDF). Pacific Insects. 4 (2): 293–301.
- ↑ Metri, R.B.; Puttalakshmamma,G.C.; Dhanalakshmi, H; David,K.J.; Venkatesan, T; Anand, KJ; Jaya, NL; Veeregowda, B.M.; Satyanarayana, M.L. (2020). "Seasonal abundance of horseflies (Diptera: Tabanidae) in the Western Ghats of Karnataka". Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies. 8 (3): 983–990.