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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
1963-01-01
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| Series: | Psyche: A Journal of Entomology |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1963/47356 |
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| Summary: | 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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| ISSN: | 0033-2615 1687-7438 |