Biology:Hybomitra hinei

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Short description: Species of fly

Hybomitra hinei
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Tabanidae
Subfamily: Tabaninae
Tribe: Tabanini
Genus: Hybomitra
Species:
H. hinei
Binomial name
Hybomitra hinei
(Johnson, 1904)[1]
Synonyms
  • Tabanus hinei Johnson, 1904
  • Tabanus wrighti Whitney, 1915[2]
  • Therioplactes politus Johnson, 1900[3]

Hybomitra hinei is a species of horse fly in the family Tabanidae.[4][5] A male Hybomitra hinei wrighti has been recorded reaching speeds of up to 145 km (90 mi) per hour when pursuing a female.[6]

Distribution

Canada , United States

References

  1. Johnson, C. W. (1904). "Some notes, and descriptions of four new Diptera". Psyche: A Journal of Entomology (Cambridge Entomological Club) 11: 15–20. doi:10.1155/1904/24303. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13809385#page/27/mode/1up. Retrieved 4 December 2015. 
  2. Whitney, C.P. (1915). "A new Tabanus". The Canadian Entomologist 47: 380-381. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3050524#page/404/mode/1up. Retrieved 19 October 2022. 
  3. Johnson, C.W. (1900). "Some notes and descriptions of seven new species and one new genus of Diptera". Entomological News 11: 323-328. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2588603#page/33/mode/1up. Retrieved 19 October 2022. 
  4. 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. 
  5. Burger, J. F. (1995). "Catalog of Tabanidae (Diptera) in North America north of Mexico". International Contributions on Entomology (Associated Publishers) 1 (1): 1-100. 
  6. Byrd, J.H. (31 May 1994). "Chapter 1: Fastest Flyer". Book of Insect Records. University of Florida. http://entnemdept.ifas.ufl.edu/walker/ufbir/chapters/chapter_01b.shtml. Retrieved 13 November 2017. 

Wikidata ☰ Q14363121 entry