Apatolestes Explained

Apatolestes is a genus of horse flies (family Tabanidae).^{[1] [2]}

Species

The genus contains the following species:

• Apatolestes actites Philip & Steffan, 1962^[3]
• Apatolestes affinis Philip, 1941^[4]
• Apatolestes aitkeni Philip, 1941^[4]
• Apatolestes albipilosus Brennan, 1935^[5]
• Apatolestes ater Brennan, 1935^[5]
• Apatolestes colei Philip, 1941^[4]
• Apatolestes comastes Williston, 1885
• Apatolestes hinei Brennan, 1935^[5]
• Apatolestes parkeri Philip, 1941^[4]
• Apatolestes philipi Pechuman, 1985^[6]
• Apatolestes rossi Philip, 1950^[7] – (Ross's Apatalestes Tabanid Fly)
• Apatolestes villosulus (Bigot, 1892)^[8]
• Apatolestes willistoni Brennan, 1935^{[5] [9]}
• Apatolestes rugosus Middlekauff & Lane, 1976^[10]

The following are synonyms of other species:

• Apatolestes belkini Philip, 1966^[11] Synonym of Brennania belkini (Philip, 1966)
• Apatolestes bekini Philip, 1966(?): Synonym of Brennania belkini (Philip, 1966)
• Apatolestes comastes var. fulvipes Philip, 1960: Synonym of A. willistoni Brennan, 1935^[9]
• Apatolestes comastes var. willistoni Brennan, 1935: Synonym of A. willistoni Brennan, 1935^[9]
• Apatolestes eiseni Townsend, 1895: Synonym of Zophina eiseni (Townsend, 1895)
• Apatolestes lutulentus Hutton, 1901: Synonym of Ectenopsis lutulenta (Hutton, 1901)
• Apatolestes similis Brennan, 1935:^[5] Synonym of A. villosulus (Bigot, 1892)

Notes and References

1. Moucha . J. . Horse-flies (Diptera: Tabanidae) of the World. Synoptic Catalogue. . Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae Supplements . 1976 . 7 . 1–320 . 11 September 2022.
2. Catalog of Tabanidae (Diptera) in North America north of Mexico . 1995 . Burger . J. F. . International Contributions on Entomology. 1 . 1 . 1–100. Associated Publishers.
3. C. B.. Philip. W. A.. Steffan. 1962. New North America Tabanidae. XIV. An undescribed Apatolestes from the California coast (Diptera). Pan-Pacific Entomologist. 38. 41–43.
4. C. B.. Philip. 1941. Notes on three western genera of flies (Diptera, Tabanidae). Bulletin of the Brooklyn Entomological Society. 36. 185–199.
5. J. M.. Brennan. 1935. The Pangoniinae of Nearctic America, Diptera: Tabanidae. University of Kansas Science Bulletin. 22. 249–401.
6. Book: Pechuman, L. L. . Apatolestes philipi, a new horse fly from Texas (Diptera: Tabanidae) . 361–365 . Arnaud . Paul H. Jr. . Lane . Robert S. . Contributions to the Study of Tabanidae (Diptera): In Honor of Cornelius Becker Philip on the Occasion of his 85th Birthday . 1985 . Myia: A Publication on Diptera . 3 . Insect Associates . South San Francisco.
7. C. B.. Philip. 1950. New North American Tabanidae (Diptera) Part I. Pangoniinae. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 42. 4. 451–460. 10.1093/aesa/42.4.451.
8. J. M. F.. Bigot. Descriptions de Diptères nouveaux. Mémoires de la Société zoologique de France. 5. 602–691.
9. Book: W. W.. Middlekauff. R. S.. Lane. 1980. Adult and Immature Tabanidae (Diptera) of California. Bulletin of the California Insect Survey. 22. University of California Press. 9780520096042.
10. W. W.. Middlekauff. R. S.. Lane. 1976. A new species of Apatolestes from California (Diptera: Tabanidae). Pan-Pacific Entomologist. 52. 4. 311–313.
11. C. B.. Philip. 1966. New North American Tabanidae. XVIII. New Species and Addenda to a Nearctic Catalog. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 59. 3. 519–527. 10.1093/aesa/59.3.519.