Tabanus calens is a species of horse fly in the family Tabanidae.[1][2]

Tabanus calens
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Tabanidae
Subfamily: Tabaninae
Tribe: Tabanini
Genus: Tabanus
Species:
T. calens
Binomial name
Tabanus calens
Synonyms
  • Tabanus bicolor Macquart, 1847
  • Tabanus coesiofasciatus Macquart, 1855
  • Tabanus giganteus De Geer, 1776
  • Tabanus lineatus Fabricius, 1781
  • Tabanus pallidus Palisot De Beauvois, 1809
American horse fly, Tabanus americanus

Distribution

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The species is found across Canada and the United States.

Subspecies

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These two subspecies belong to the species Tabanus calens:

  • Tabanus calens calens Linnaeus, 1758
  • Tabanus calens giganteus De Geer, 1776

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Burger, J. F. (1995). "Catalog of Tabanidae (Diptera) in North America north of Mexico". International Contributions on Entomology. 1 (1). Associated Publishers: 1–100.