Haematopota americana
Osten Sacken, 1875
horse fly
Haematopota americana is a of horse fly in the Tabanidae, first described by Osten Sacken in 1875. It belongs to a known for blood-feeding females that are persistent pests of mammals, including humans and livestock. The species is recorded from the United States, though specific details about its and remain limited in published literature. Like other horse flies, it likely has aquatic or semi-aquatic larval stages and terrestrial .
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Haematopota americana: /ˌhiːmətoʊˈpoʊtə əˌmɛrɪˈkeɪnə/
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Distribution
United States.
Human Relevance
Females of Haematopota are known to bite humans and livestock to obtain blood meals, causing irritation and potentially transmitting . However, specific documentation of H. americana's impact on humans or livestock is not clearly established in the provided sources.
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- Wikipedia
- GBIF taxonomy match
- iNaturalist taxon
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Catalogue of Life
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