Hybomitra caucasica

Hybomitra caucasica
	Hybomitra caucasica. Male
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Tabanidae
Subfamily:	Tabaninae
Tribe:	Tabanini
Genus:	Hybomitra
Species:	H. caucasica
Binomial name
	Hybomitra caucasica; (Enderlein, 1925)
Synonyms
	Hybomitra olsoufievina Philip, 1961; Hybomitra olsoufievi Philip, 1956; Sziladynus hariettae Muschamp, 1939; Sziladynus palpalis Kröber, 1939; Stonemyia caucasica Kröber, 1939; Therioplectes caucasica Enderlein, 1925; Therioplectes bimaculatus Enderlein, 1925; Tabanus tetricus Szilády, 1914;

Hybomitra caucasica is a species of horse flies in the family Tabanidae.^[6]^[7]

Distribution and habitat[edit]

This species can be found in most of Europe (Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Poland and Romania) and in the Near East.^[8] These horse flies prefer mountainous regions.

Description[edit]

Hybomitra caucasica can reach a length of 15 millimetres (0.59 in).The body is black and the wings are transparent. The compound eyes are well developed in both sexes.

Biology[edit]

Adults can be found from June to August. Males feed on nectar and plant juices, while females are bloodsuckers, feeding mainly on mammalian blood, as they require a blood meal before they are able to reproduce.

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c Enderlein, G. (1925). "Studien an blutsaugenden Insekten I. Grundlagen eines neuen Systems der Tabaniden". Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologische Museum. 11: 255–409.
^ Philip, C.B. (1956). "Records of horseflies in Northeast Asia". Japanese Journal of Sanitary Zoology. 7: 221–230.
^ ^a ^b Kröber, O. (1921). "Die palaarktischen Arten der Gattung Pangonia Latr". Archiv für Naturgeschichte. Abt. A. 87 (1): 1–67. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
^ Szilády, Zoltán (1914). "Neue oder wenig bekannte paläarktische Tabaniden". Annales Historico-Naturales Musei Nationalis Hungarici. 12: 661–673. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
^ Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D. Catalogue of Life
^ 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.
^ Chvála, Milan; Lyneborg, Leif; Moucha, Josef (1972). The Horse Flies of Europe (Diptera, Tabanidae). Copenhagen: Entomological Society of Copenhagen. pp. 598pp, 164figs. ISBN 978-09-00-84857-5.
^ Fauna Europaea

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[Enderlein1925-1] Enderlein, G. (1925). "Studien an blutsaugenden Insekten I. Grundlagen eines neuen Systems der Tabaniden". Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologische Museum. 11: 255–409.

[Philip1956-2] Philip, C.B. (1956). "Records of horseflies in Northeast Asia". Japanese Journal of Sanitary Zoology. 7: 221–230.

[Kröber1921-3] Kröber, O. (1921). "Die palaarktischen Arten der Gattung Pangonia Latr". Archiv für Naturgeschichte. Abt. A. 87 (1): 1–67. Retrieved 25 September 2022.

[Szilády1914-4] Szilády, Zoltán (1914). "Neue oder wenig bekannte paläarktische Tabaniden". Annales Historico-Naturales Musei Nationalis Hungarici. 12: 661–673. Retrieved 18 October 2022.

[5] Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D. Catalogue of Life

[Moucha1976-6] 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.

[Chvála-7] Chvála, Milan; Lyneborg, Leif; Moucha, Josef (1972). The Horse Flies of Europe (Diptera, Tabanidae). Copenhagen: Entomological Society of Copenhagen. pp. 598pp, 164figs. ISBN 978-09-00-84857-5.

[8] Fauna Europaea

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