Biology:Heptatoma

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Short description: Genus of flies

Heptatoma
Heptatoma pellucens 01.jpg
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Tabanidae
Subfamily: Tabaninae
Tribe: Haematopotini
Genus: Heptatoma
Meigen, 1803[1]

Heptatoma is a genus of European flies belonging to the subfamily Tabaninae.[2][3]

recorded distribution of Heptatoma

This is effectively a monotypic genus, containing the extant species Heptatoma pellucens (Fabricius, 1776):[4] of which there are two subspecies (as shown above). The locality of the extinct species †Heptatoma oeningensis (Heer, 1865) is also shown.

Species

  • Heptatoma oeningensis (Heer, 1864)[5]
  • Heptatoma pellucens (Fabricius, 1777)[6]

References

  1. Meigen, J. W. (1803). "Versuch einer neuen Gattungs-Eintheilung der europaischen zweiflugligen Insekten". Mag. Insektenkd 2: 259–281. 
  2. "Heptatoma Meigen, 1803 | Fauna Europaea". https://fauna-eu.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/96075ec6-e2e1-44e0-a32f-4bed7480b985. 
  3. Moucha, J. (1976). "Horse-flies (Diptera: Tabanidae) of the World. Synoptic Catalogue.". Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae Supplements 7: 1–320. https://www.aemnp.eu/data/article-975/956-7_0_7.pdf. Retrieved 11 September 2022. 
  4. BioLib.cz: genus Heptatoma Meigen, 1803 (retrieved 8 August 2021)
  5. Heer, O. (1864). Urwelt der Schweiz. Diptera pp. 393-396. Zurich: F. Schulthess. pp. xxix + 622 ppl., 11 pls.. 
  6. Fabricius, J.C. (1777). Genera insectorum. Chilonii [= Kiel]: M. F. Bartschii. pp. 16 + 310 pp. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q18109524 entry