Tabanus abdominalis

Fabricius, 1805

horse fly

Tabanus abdominalis is a of horse fly in the Tabanidae, described by Fabricius in 1805. It is distributed in the United States. The species has been the subject of sensory studies examining and mechanoreceptors in its feeding structures, though some taxonomic confusion exists in the literature with related species such as T. atratus.

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Tabanus abdominalis: /təˈbeɪnəs æbˌdɒməˈnaɪlɪs/

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Distribution

United States.

Similar Taxa

  • Tabanus atratusTaxonomic confusion in scientific literature; a study on and mechanoreceptors was titled for T. abdominalis but the abstract and description referred only to T. atratus, suggesting possible misidentification or synonymy issues between these

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Taxonomic Note

There is a significant discrepancy in the scientific literature regarding this . A 2011 study in the Proceedings of the West Virginia Academy of Science titled ' and mechanoreceptors positioned in the food canal of the horse fly, Tabanus abdominalis' actually describes sensory structures in Tabanus atratus, not T. abdominalis. This suggests either a titling error or unresolved taxonomic questions regarding the distinction between these species.

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