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The fly family Tabanidae has 4,500 species, and it includes horse flies (genus Tabanus) and deer flies (genus Chrysops). About 1,000 species of horse flies are described. Like many other flies, adult ...
When I was 12, my friends and I sought relief from sweltering heat and oppressive humidity by slipping into a small lake near Pompton Plains, N.J. We swam out to a raft and hung on, enjoying the co… ...
Horse flies and deer flies of West Vir- ginia: an illustrated key (Diptera, Tabanidae). Bulletin of the Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station, West Virginia University. 674 pp. Fairchild GB.
Alias: Horse Fly. These large flying insects are hard to miss. They look similar to house flies, but they are about three or four times bigger. They come in various shades of grey and brown. Their ...
Immature stages of Tabanus colon, T. cymatophorus, T. lineola subspecies hinellus and Chrysops obsoletus are described and illustrated. Additional comments are provided on the immature stages of T.