Dasyrhamphis umbrinus explained

Dasyrhamphis umbrinus is a species of horse fly, a fly in the family Tabanidae, native to Europe and near East Asia.[1]

Distribution

This species is present in Europe (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, European Turkey, Greece, Italy, Republic of North Macedonia, Slovenia, Yugoslavia and Romania) and in the Near East. [2]

Description

Dasyrhamphis umbrinus can reach a body length of about . These 'horse flies' are mostly blackish, with clear showing a distinct dark brown spot close to the middle of the anterior margin and near the base of discal cell. Eyes shows a microscopical pubescence. Frontal calli are well-developed. The 3rd antennal segment is slender and less developed.[3]

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. https://fauna-eu.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/a5ea198c-5dfa-464c-8875-4bdbbfe423ac Fauna Europaea
  3. Stjepan Krčmarl, Davorka Hackenberger, Branimir K. Hackenberger Key to the horse flies fauna of Croatia (Diptera, Tabanidae) Periodicum Biologorum 113:5-33