Therioplectes gigas

Therioplectes gigas is horse fly in the family Tabanidae. The species was first described by Johann Friedrich Wilhelm Herbst in 1787.[2]

Therioplectes gigas
Museum specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Diptera
Family:
Tabanidae
Genus:
Therioplectes
Species:
T. gigas
Binomial name
Therioplectes gigas
(Herbst, 1787)
Synonyms[1]
  • Tabanus grossus Thunberg, 1827
  • Brachytomus ursus Costa, 1857
  • Tabanus albipes Fabricius, 1794
  • Tabanus ignotus Rossi, 1790

Distribution

This species is present in most of central and southern Europe.[3]

Description

Therioplectes gigas can reach a length of 22–23 millimetres (0.87–0.91 in).[4]

References
  1. Insecta.pro
  2. BioLib
  3. Fauna Europaea
  4. Parvu, C. "Genus Therioplectes Zeller, 1842 (Diptera, Tabanidae) in Romania, With the Mention of T. tunicatus (Szilady, 1927)".


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