A preliminary study of the insect fauna of Meghalaya, India. 12. Species of the genera Tabanus L. and Haematopota Mg. of the family Tabanidae (Diptera).

Publication Type:Journal Article
Year of Publication:1977
Authors:M. Datta, Biswas S.
Journal:Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences B
Volume:86
Pagination:127-133
Date Published:1977
Keywords:Asia, Haematopota nigrifrons, India, Reference, Review, Tabanidae, Tabanus meghalayensis, Tabanus miniatus, Taxonomy
Abstract:

A review of the literature indicated that 13 species of Tabanus and 9 of Haematopota have hitherto been recorded from Meghalaya, India. In this paper, T. meghalayensis sp. n., T. miniatus sp. n. and H. nigrifrons sp. n. are described and illustrated from females collected from the Garo Hills, Meghalaya, in 1973. Notes are also given on 3 other species of Tabanus collected in the state.

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