Diachlorini

Lutz, 1909

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Diachlorini is a tribe of horse flies ( Tabanidae) and represents the most -rich tribe within the family. The tribe exhibits a but disjunctive distribution pattern, with highest and morphological diversity in the Australasian and Neotropical regions. Speciation and centers are concentrated in tropical areas of South America and New Guinea.

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Pronunciation

How to pronounce Diachlorini: /daɪ.əˈklɔːr.aɪˌnaɪ/

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Habitat

Coastal beach sand has been documented as larval for some Diachlorini (e.g., Dasybasis species in southern New South Wales). Tropical areas in South America and New Guinea serve as speciation and centers for the tribe.

Distribution

Disjunctive global distribution with four occurrence centers: American, Mediterranean, South African, and Oriental-Australian. Absent from most of the Asian continent except the Indian Peninsula (Oriental Region) and a small stretch of the eastern Caspian Sea coast (Mediterranean region). Documented in the Andes (Argentina, Chile), southern Chile, and southern New South Wales, Australia.

Life Cycle

stages (larvae) have been found in coastal beach sand for some . Complete details for the tribe as a whole are not established.

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Taxonomic richness

Diachlorini is the most -rich tribe in Tabanidae, though specific genus counts are not provided in available sources.

Generic synonymy

The Sznablius has been synonymized with Dasybasis based on review of morphological evidence.

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