Heptatoma
| Heptatoma | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Tabanidae |
| Subfamily: | Tabaninae |
| Tribe: | Haematopotini |
| Genus: | Heptatoma Meigen, 1803[1] |
Heptatoma is a genus of European flies belonging to the subfamily Tabaninae.[2][3]
This is effectively a monotypic genus, containing the extant species Heptatoma pellucens (Fabricius, 1776):[4] of which there are two subspecies (as shown above). The locality of the extinct species †Heptatoma oeningensis (Heer, 1865) is also shown.
Species
- Heptatoma oeningensis (Heer, 1864)[5]
- Heptatoma pellucens (Fabricius, 1777)[6]
References
- ^ Meigen, J. W. (1803). "Versuch einer neuen Gattungs-Eintheilung der europaischen zweiflugligen Insekten". Mag. Insektenkd. 2: 259–281.
- ^ "Heptatoma Meigen, 1803 | Fauna Europaea". fauna-eu.org. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
- ^ Moucha, J. (1976). "Horse-flies (Diptera: Tabanidae) of the World. Synoptic Catalogue" (PDF). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae Supplements. 7: 1–320. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
- ^ BioLib.cz: genus Heptatoma Meigen, 1803 (retrieved 8 August 2021)
- ^ Heer, O. (1864). Urwelt der Schweiz. Diptera pp. 393-396. Zurich: F. Schulthess. pp. xxix + 622 ppl., 11 pls.
- ^ Fabricius, J.C. (1777). Genera insectorum. Chilonii [= Kiel]: M. F. Bartschii. pp. 16 + 310 pp.
External links
Media related to Heptatoma at Wikimedia Commons
