Tabanus lineola, also known as the striped horse fly, is a species of biting horse-fly. It is known from the eastern coast of North America and the Gulf coast of Mexico.[2][3][4]

Tabanus lineola
Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Tabanidae
Subfamily: Tabaninae
Tribe: Tabanini
Genus: Tabanus
Species:
T. lineola
Binomial name
Tabanus lineola

Description

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Tabanus lineola females have a pale median stripe on their abdomen and are known for biting. The male does not bite and lacks hair on eyes.

References

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  1. ^ Fabricius, J.C. (1794). Entomologia systematica emendata et aucta. Vol. 4. Hafniae [=Copenhagen]: C. G. Proft. pp. [6] + 472 + [5] pp.
  2. ^ Cornelius B. Philip (1942). Notes on Nearctic Tabaninæ. Part III. The Tabanus Lineola Complex. Vol. 49. Psyche. pp. 25–40.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Burger, J. F. (1995). "Catalog of Tabanidae (Diptera) in North America north of Mexico". International Contributions on Entomology. 1 (1). Associated Publishers: 1–100.