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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Tabanomorpha » Horse and Deer Flies (Tabanidae) » Horse Flies (Tabaninae) » Tabanini » Tabanus » Tabanus equalis

Species Tabanus equalis

Classification · Explanation of Names · Remarks
BG867 C8208 - Tabanus equalis - male BG908 C8761 - Tabanus equalis - female BG908 C8761 - Tabanus equalis - female Tabanus sp? - Tabanus equalis Tabanus sp? - Tabanus equalis Horsefly - Tabanus equalis - female 05Jun2017.lotus.HN.Dip.3 - Tabanus equalis - female Horse Fly - Tabanus equalis
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon (Orthorrhapha)
Infraorder Tabanomorpha
Family Tabanidae (Horse and Deer Flies)
Subfamily Tabaninae (Horse Flies)
Tribe Tabanini
Genus Tabanus
Species equalis (Tabanus equalis)
Explanation of Names
Tabanus equalis Hine 1923
Remarks
With known pathogenic transmission of Anaplasma marginale, a bacteria that affects cattle.
Contributed by A.W. Thomas on 22 January, 2008 - 7:27pm
Additional contributions by v belov, Arturo Santos
Last updated 27 April, 2022 - 5:16pm

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