A collection of Tabanidae (Diptera) from west-central Ethiopia, with descriptions of Tabanus gibensis sp.n. and the male of T. pallidifacies Surcouf

Publication Type:Journal Article
Year of Publication:1992
Authors:D. A. Turnbull, Taylor, P. D., Smith, S. M., Chainey, J. E.
Journal:Journal of African Zoology
Volume:106
Pagination:133-140
Date Published:1992
Keywords:Africa, Atylotus, Chrysops distinctipennis, Ethiopia, Euancala maculatissima, Haematopota albihirta, Haematopota patellicorne, Males, Tabanidae, Tabanus atrimanus, Tabanus biguttatus, Tabanus gibensis, Tabanus gratus, Tabanus insignis, Tabanus leucostomus, Tabanus pallidifacies, Tabanus taeniola, Taxonomy
Abstract:

Five genera and 15 species of Tabanidae were collected from the Gibe River area in West-central Ethiopia in 1986. Tabanus gibensis n. sp. and the male of T. pallidifacies are described; amendments to Oldroyd’s keys to the African Tabanidae are supplied. Tabanus atrimanus is recorded for the first time from Ethiopia. The known tabanid fauna of Ethiopia remains small (5.6%) relative to the Afrotropical fauna. (The taxa discussed are: Chrysops distinctipennis, Haematopota albihirta, H. patellicornis, H. sp., Atylotus spp., Euancala maculatissima, Tabanus atrimanis, T. biguttatus, T. gratus, T. insignis, T. kingi, T. leucostomus, and T. taeniola.)

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