Haematopota rara
| Haematopota rara | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Tabanidae |
| Subfamily: | Tabaninae |
| Tribe: | Haematopotini |
| Genus: | Haematopota |
| Species: | H. rara
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| Binomial name | |
| Haematopota rara | |
Haematopota rara, the lace-winged horsefly[2] or shy cleg,[3] is a species of horse flies (insects in the family Tabanidae).[4][5]
Distribution
H. rara has been recorded in the eastern United States west to Ohio[6] and Tennessee,[7] south to northern Virginia[6] and in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia in Canada.[8]
References
- ^ Johnson, C.W. (1912). "The North American species of the genus Haematopota". Psyche: A Journal of Entomology. 19: 181–183. Retrieved 5 November 2025 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Bureau of Natural Resources (2015). "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015" (PDF). State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. p. 8. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
- ^ NatureServe (1 November 2025). "Haematopota rara". NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data accessed through NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Burger, J. F. (1995). "Catalog of Tabanidae (Diptera) in North America north of Mexico". International Contributions on Entomology. 1 (1). Associated Publishers: 1–100. ISBN 156665064X.
- ^ a b Philip, Cornelius B.; Weems, Howard V. Jr.; Fairchild, G.B. (1973). "Notes on Eastern Nearctic Haematopota, Merycomyia, and Chrysops, and Description of Male of C. zinzalus (Diptera: Tabanidae)". The Florida Entomologist. 56 (4): 339–346. doi:10.2307/3493816. JSTOR 3493816. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
- ^ Goodwin, James T. (1976). "Notes on Some "Rare" Eastern Nearctic Tabanidae (Diptera); State Records and Host-Parasite Relationship for Other Species". The Florida Entomologist. 59 (1): 63–66. doi:10.2307/3493172. JSTOR 3493172.
- ^ Thomas, Anthony W. (13 February 2011). "Tabanidae of Canada, east of the Rocky Mountains 2: a photographic key to the genera and species of Tabaninae (Diptera: Tabanidae)". Canadian Journal of Arthropod Identification. 13. doi:10.3752/cjai.2011.13.