Heptatoma Explained

Heptatoma is a genus of European flies belonging to the subfamily Tabaninae.[1] [2]

This is effectively a monotypic genus, containing the extant species Heptatoma pellucens (Fabricius, 1776):[3] of which there are two subspecies (as shown above). The locality of the extinct species †Heptatoma oeningensis (Heer, 1865) is also shown.

Species

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Heptatoma Meigen, 1803 Fauna Europaea . fauna-eu.org . 23 February 2021.
  2. Moucha . J. . Horse-flies (Diptera: Tabanidae) of the World. Synoptic Catalogue. . Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae Supplements . 1976 . 7 . 1–320 . 11 September 2022.
  3. https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id144250/ BioLib.cz: genus Heptatoma Meigen, 1803 (retrieved 8 August 2021)
  4. Book: Heer . O. . Urwelt der Schweiz. Diptera pp. 393-396 . 1864 . F. Schulthess . Zurich . xxix + 622 ppl., 11 pls..
  5. Book: Fabricius . J.C. . Genera insectorum . 1777 . M. F. Bartschii . Chilonii [= Kiel] . 16 + 310 pp.

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