@article {747,
	title = {Biology of autogenous horse flies native to coastal California: Brennania hera (Diptera: Tabanidae)},
	journal = {Myia},
	volume = {3},
	year = {1985},
	note = {ProCite field[12]: None},
	month = {1985},
	pages = {433-461},
	abstract = {Brennania hera, a psammophilous tabanid native to California coastal sand dunes, was studied in Marin County in 1975-82. Immatures were found at depths of 8-40 cm and at a mean density of 3.88/m2 in sandy-silty soils colonized by such plants as Mesembryanthemum chilense, Grindelia stricta and Lupinus arboreus. Egg masses averaged 175.2{\textpm}58.5 eggs; the incubation period in the laboratory was 9 days. Hovering by males appeared to be governed by temperature, and was functionally related to mating. The intermittent nature of male hovering was an effective anti-predator behaviour. Receptive females flew through the hovering zone in a low, direct, rapid flight. When caught by a male, the pair immediately landed, and coupling averaged 2 min 10 sec. Development of full clutches of mature eggs without a blood meal demonstrated that the population studied was autogenous during the 1st gonotrophic cycle.},
	keywords = {Autogeny, Brennania hera, California, Reproduction, Tabanidae, USA},
	author = {Lane,R.S. and Anderson,J.R.}
}
