Diachlorini
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Leucotabanus annulatus
Leucotabanus annulatus is a species of horse fly in the family Tabanidae. It belongs to the tribe Diachlorini within the subfamily Tabaninae. The species was described by Thomas Say in 1823. It is found in the United States, though specific details about its biology and ecology remain poorly documented in available sources.
Microtabanus
Microtabanus is a genus of horse flies in the family Tabanidae, established by Lutz in 1922. The genus contains at least one described species, M. pygmaeus. It belongs to the tribe Diachlorini within the subfamily Tabaninae. Very little is known about the biology or ecology of this poorly documented genus.
Microtabanus pygmaeus
Microtabanus pygmaeus is a species of horse fly in the family Tabanidae, described by Samuel Wendell Williston in 1887. It belongs to the genus Microtabanus, which comprises small-bodied tabanid flies. The species epithet 'pygmaeus' refers to its diminutive size relative to other horse flies. Like other members of the family, adults likely possess the large compound eyes and piercing-sucking mouthparts characteristic of blood-feeding female tabanids, though specific biological details remain poorly documented.