| Publication Type: | Book Chapter |
| Year of Publication: | 1977 |
| Authors: | H. Takahashi |
| Editor: | M. Sasa, Takahashi, H., Kano, R., Tanaka, H. |
| Book Title: | Animals of medical importance in the Nansei Islands in Japan |
| Pagination: | 201-210 |
| Keywords: | Asia, Japan, Reference, Review, Tabanidae, Taxonomy |
| Abstract: | Of the 23 species of tabanids known to occur in the Nansei Is., Japan, 13 species suck blood and attack man and other animals. The author briefly reviews the local distribution of these flies, their seasonal occurrence and their economic importance. A key is provided, together with an annotated list of the 23 species with notes on their local and wider distribution. |
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