A New Genus and Species of Neotropical Horsefly (Diptera: Tabanidae)

The Neotropical Tabanidae are remarkable for the number of bizarre forms which have developed, especiaIly in the Tribe Diachlorini. Of the 146 generic names proposed at one time or another to include Neotropical Tabanidae, 65 were proposed for Diachlorini. The mortality rate among these names has be...

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Main Author: G. B. Fairchild
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1963-01-01
Series:Psyche: A Journal of Entomology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1963/47356
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description The Neotropical Tabanidae are remarkable for the number of bizarre forms which have developed, especiaIly in the Tribe Diachlorini. Of the 146 generic names proposed at one time or another to include Neotropical Tabanidae, 65 were proposed for Diachlorini. The mortality rate among these names has been high, and conservative students of the family will probably recognize hardly half of these as useful. The proposal of another new genus in this fauna may thus appear somewhat foolhardy; nevertheless, the subject of this note presents a so far unique combination of characters which disturbs current ideas as to relationships within the Tribe.
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spelling doaj-art-80f5f1fbb6284aafa03c8834a3285c362025-02-03T07:26:14ZengWileyPsyche: A Journal of Entomology0033-26151687-74381963-01-0170419319610.1155/1963/47356A New Genus and Species of Neotropical Horsefly (Diptera: Tabanidae)G. B. Fairchild0Gorgas Memorial Laboratory, PanamaThe Neotropical Tabanidae are remarkable for the number of bizarre forms which have developed, especiaIly in the Tribe Diachlorini. Of the 146 generic names proposed at one time or another to include Neotropical Tabanidae, 65 were proposed for Diachlorini. The mortality rate among these names has been high, and conservative students of the family will probably recognize hardly half of these as useful. The proposal of another new genus in this fauna may thus appear somewhat foolhardy; nevertheless, the subject of this note presents a so far unique combination of characters which disturbs current ideas as to relationships within the Tribe.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1963/47356
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A New Genus and Species of Neotropical Horsefly (Diptera: Tabanidae)
Psyche: A Journal of Entomology
title A New Genus and Species of Neotropical Horsefly (Diptera: Tabanidae)
title_full A New Genus and Species of Neotropical Horsefly (Diptera: Tabanidae)
title_fullStr A New Genus and Species of Neotropical Horsefly (Diptera: Tabanidae)
title_full_unstemmed A New Genus and Species of Neotropical Horsefly (Diptera: Tabanidae)
title_short A New Genus and Species of Neotropical Horsefly (Diptera: Tabanidae)
title_sort new genus and species of neotropical horsefly diptera tabanidae
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1963/47356
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