Tabanus occidentalis

Tabanus occidentalis

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Tabanidae

In the 10th edition of Systema Naturae, Carl Linnaeus classified the arthropods, including insects, arachnids and crustaceans, among his class "Insecta". Insects with simply two wings (true flies) were brought together under the name Diptera. Oestrus (botflies) Oestrus bovis – Hypoderma bovis Oestrus tarandi – Hypoderma tarandi Oestrus nasalis – Gasterophilus nasalis Oestrus haemorrhoidalis – Gasterophilus haemorrhoidalis, nose bot Oestrus ovis – Oestrus ovis, sheep botfly Tipula (craneflies) Tipula pectinicornis – Ctenophora pectinicornis Tipula rivosa – Pedicia rivosa Tipula…

Distribution

Tabanus occidentalis — (c) jmmaes, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by jmmaes · CC-BY-SA

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Brazil · 11France · 2

Sources and credits

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Tabanus occidentalis

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