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Hybomitra caucasica

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Hybomitra caucasica
Hybomitra caucasica. Male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Tabanidae
Subfamily: Tabaninae
Tribe: Tabanini
Genus: Hybomitra
Species:
H. caucasica
Binomial name
Hybomitra caucasica
(Enderlein, 1925)[1]
Synonyms[5]
  • Hybomitra olsoufievina Philip, 1961
  • Hybomitra olsoufievi Philip, 1956[2]
  • Sziladynus hariettae Muschamp, 1939
  • Sziladynus palpalis Kröber, 1939[3]
  • Stonemyia caucasica Kröber, 1939[3]
  • Therioplectes caucasica Enderlein, 1925[1]
  • Therioplectes bimaculatus Enderlein, 1925[1]
  • Tabanus tetricus Szilády, 1914[4]

Hybomitra caucasica is a species of horse flies in the family Tabanidae.[6][7]

Distribution and habitat

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This species can be found in most of Europe (Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Poland and Romania) and in the Near East.[8] These horse flies prefer mountainous regions.

Description

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Hybomitra caucasica can reach a length of 15 millimetres (0.59 in).The body is black and the wings are transparent. The compound eyes are well developed in both sexes.

Biology

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Adults can be found from June to August. Males feed on nectar and plant juices, while females are bloodsuckers, feeding mainly on mammalian blood, as they require a blood meal before they are able to reproduce.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Enderlein, G. (1925). "Studien an blutsaugenden Insekten I. Grundlagen eines neuen Systems der Tabaniden". Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologische Museum. 11: 255–409.
  2. ^ Philip, C.B. (1956). "Records of horseflies in Northeast Asia". Japanese Journal of Sanitary Zoology. 7: 221–230.
  3. ^ a b Kröber, O. (1921). "Die palaarktischen Arten der Gattung Pangonia Latr". Archiv für Naturgeschichte. Abt. A. 87 (1): 1–67. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  4. ^ Szilády, Zoltán (1914). "Neue oder wenig bekannte paläarktische Tabaniden". Annales Historico-Naturales Musei Nationalis Hungarici. 12: 661–673. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  5. ^ Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D. Catalogue of Life
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ Fauna Europaea