Whitneyomyia

Whitneyomyia is a genus of horse flies in the family Tabanidae. There is at least one described species in Whitneyomyia, W. beatifica.^[5][6]

Whitneyomyia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Tabanidae
Subfamily:	Tabaninae
Tribe:	Tabanini
Genus:	Whitneyomyia Bequaert, 1933[1]
Species:	W. beatifica
Binomial name
Whitneyomyia beatifica (Whitney, 1914)[2]
Synonyms
Snowiellus stygius Enderlein, 1925[3] Tabanus ater Palisot de Beauvois, 1811 Tabanus beatifica Whitney, 1914[2] Tabanus lugubris Macquart, 1838[4]

References

1. Bequaert, J.C. (1933). "Notes on the Tabanidae described by the late C.P. Whitney". Occasional Papers of the Boston Society of Natural History. 8: 81–88.
2. Whitney, C.P. (1914). "Descriptions of four new Tabanidae, with remarks upon Chrysops cursim". The Canadian Entomologist. 46: 343–346. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
3. Enderlein, G. (1925). "Studien an blutsaugenden Insekten I. Grundlagen eines neuen Systems der Tabaniden". Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologische Museum. 11: 255–409.
4. Macquart, P.J.M. (1838). Insectes diptères nouveaux ou peu connus. Tome premier.-1re partie. Paris: Roret. pp. 5–221, 25 pls.
5. 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.
6. Burger, J. F. (1995). "Catalog of Tabanidae (Diptera) in North America north of Mexico". International Contributions on Entomology. 1 (1). Associated Publishers: 1–100.