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A New Genus and Species of Neotropical Horsefly (Diptera: Tabanidae)

Author(s) -

G. B. Fairchild

Publication year - 1963

Publication title -

psyche a journal of entomology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.168

H-Index - 22

eISSN - 1687-7438

pISSN - 0033-2615

DOI - 10.1155/1963/47356

Subject(s) - tribe , fauna , genus , biology , genealogy , zoology , ecology , history , sociology , anthropology

The Neotropical Tabanidae are remarkable for the number ofbizarre forms which have developed, especiaIly in the Tribe Diachlorini.Of the 146 generic names proposed at one time or anotherto include Neotropical Tabanidae, 65 were proposed for Diachlorini.The mortality rate among these names has been high, and conservativestudents of the family will probably recognize hardly half ofthese as useful. The proposal of another new genus in this faunamay thus appear somewhat foolhardy; nevertheless, the subject ofthis note presents a so far unique combination of characters whichdisturbs current ideas as to relationships within the Tribe

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