Tabanus glaucopis

Tabanus glaucopis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Tabanidae
Subfamily:	Tabaninae
Tribe:	Tabanini
Genus:	Tabanus
Species:	T. glaucopis
Binomial name
	Tabanus glaucopis; Meigen, 1820
Synonyms
	List Straba rubra Muschamp, 1939 ; Tabanus castellanus Strobl, 1906 ; Tabanus chlorophthalmus Meigen, 1820 ; Tabanus cognatus Loew, 1858 ; Tabanus flavicans Zeller, 1842 ; Tabanus lunulatus Meigen, 1820 ;

Tabanus glaucopis, also known as the downland horsefly, is a species of biting horse-fly.^[6]^[7]

Distribution and habitat

This species is present in most of Europe, in the eastern Palearctic realm (Russia, Mongolia, and China) and in the Near East (Turkey and Iran).^[5]^[8]^[9] These horseflies mainly live in wetlands, lakes and streams and edge of forests.

Description

Tabanus glaucopis can reach a length of 14–18 millimetres (0.55–0.71 in). These relatively large and slender horseflies have clear wings and green or green with red shades eyes. The female's eyes have three bands, while in males they have just two bands. In any case the eyes are without hair. Females have scissor-like mouthparts that aim to cut the skin and then lap up the blood. Thorax has greyish longitudinal bands. The abdomen is chestnut brown with a series of yellow-brown markings.^[10]^[11]^[12]

Biology

Adults can be found from June to September. The females of this species are blood-sucking while the males feed on nectar. The females suck blood from cows, horses, but also people. These horseflies are strongly linked to grazing animals in open fields and they are probably very disadvantaged by their decreasing.^[10]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Meigen, J.W. (1820). Systematische Beschreibung der bekannten europäische n zweiflugeligen Insekten. Aachen: Zweiter Theil. Forstmann. pp. xxxvi + 363. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
^ Strobl, Pater Gabriel (1906). "Spanische Dipteren. II. Beitrag (1)". Memorias de la Real Sociedad Española de Historia Natural. 3 (5): 271–422. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
^ Loew, H. (1858). "Zur Kenntniss der europäische n Tabanus-Arten" (PDF). Verhandlungen der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien. 8 (Abhandl.): 573–612. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
^ Zeller, P.C. (1842). "Dipterologische Beytrage. Zweyte Abtheilung". Isis (Oken's). 1842: 807–847.
^ ^a ^b Catalogue of life
^ Stubbs, A. & Drake, M. (2001). British Soldierflies and Their Allies: A Field Guide to the Larger British Brachycera. British Entomological & Natural History Society. pp. 512 pp. ISBN 1-899935-04-5.
^ 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.
^ Fauna europaea
^ Insectoid
^ ^a ^b Artdata banken
^ Justin Macquart Histoire naturelle des insectes: Diptères, Volume 1
^ Chvála, Milan; Lyneborg, Leif; Moucha, Josef (1972). The Horse Flies of Europe (Diptera, Tabanidae). Copenhagen: Entomological Society of Copenhagen. pp. 598pp, 164figs. ISBN 978-09-00-84857-5.

External links

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Media related to Tabanus glaucopis at Wikimedia Commons

[Meigen1820-1] Meigen, J.W. (1820). Systematische Beschreibung der bekannten europäische n zweiflugeligen Insekten. Aachen: Zweiter Theil. Forstmann. pp. xxxvi + 363. Retrieved 8 July 2022.

[Strobl1906-2] Strobl, Pater Gabriel (1906). "Spanische Dipteren. II. Beitrag (1)". Memorias de la Real Sociedad Española de Historia Natural. 3 (5): 271–422. Retrieved 10 June 2018.

[Loew1858-3] Loew, H. (1858). "Zur Kenntniss der europäische n Tabanus-Arten" (PDF). Verhandlungen der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien. 8 (Abhandl.): 573–612. Retrieved 12 October 2022.

[Zeller1842-4] Zeller, P.C. (1842). "Dipterologische Beytrage. Zweyte Abtheilung". Isis (Oken's). 1842: 807–847.

[Cat-5] Catalogue of life

[6] Stubbs, A. & Drake, M. (2001). British Soldierflies and Their Allies: A Field Guide to the Larger British Brachycera. British Entomological & Natural History Society. pp. 512 pp. ISBN 1-899935-04-5.

[Moucha1976-7] 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.

[8] Fauna europaea

[9] Insectoid

[Art-10] Artdata banken

[11] Justin Macquart Histoire naturelle des insectes: Diptères, Volume 1

[Chvála-12] Chvála, Milan; Lyneborg, Leif; Moucha, Josef (1972). The Horse Flies of Europe (Diptera, Tabanidae). Copenhagen: Entomological Society of Copenhagen. pp. 598pp, 164figs. ISBN 978-09-00-84857-5.

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