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Hybomitra difficilis
Hybomitra difficilis is a species of horse fly in the family Tabanidae, first described by Wiedemann in 1828. The species has been the subject of detailed anatomical studies examining the sensory structures associated with its feeding apparatus. The feeding tube consists of a short distal vestibule followed by a food canal leading to the cibarium, with distinct sensilla arrangements that have been statistically characterized. Like other horse flies, adults are likely blood-feeding, though specific host associations and ecological details remain poorly documented.