Leucotabanus pauculus Fairchild 1951
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Description
Leucotabanus pauculus Fairchild, 1951
(Fig. 7 A–J)
Diagnosis. Size 8.5–11mm. Frontal index 7–8.3. Species similar to the smaller specimens of L. exaestuans, but with a more divergent frons, divergence index 1.6–2.2 (exaestuans = 1.2–1.4), relatively long antennal style. Palpus with predominantly white hairs, wing with slightly smoky coloration, all abdominal tergites with a white posterior band, and terminal abdominal segments not laterally compressed.
Comments. The male was described by Krolow et al. (2010). L. pauculus, an Amazonian species, inhabits the primary forest. Fairchild (1985) reported collecting a female that attacked a dog.
Material examined. VENEZUELA, Amazonas (18 ♀ and ♂ USNM); BRAZIL, Pará, Tumucumaque (♀ MPEG); Amazonas, Benjamin Constant (♀ AMNH); idem, Anavilhanas (♀ INPA); idem, Manaus and vicinities (20 ♀ and 2 ♂ INPA); idem, Parque Nacional do Jaú (♀ INPA); idem, Maturacá (♀ INPA); idem, Iauaretê (♀ MPEG); idem, Urucu river (♀ INPA); Acre, Serra do Divisor (♀ INPA); Rondônia, Ariquemes (♀ INPA).
Distribution. Eastern Colombia; southern Venezuela; Brazil (Amapá; Amazonas; Pará; Rondônia).
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Additional details
Identifiers
Biodiversity
- Collection code
- AMNH , INPA , MPEG , USNM
- Family
- Tabanidae
- Genus
- Leucotabanus
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Order
- Diptera
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Scientific name authorship
- Fairchild
- Species
- pauculus
- Taxon rank
- species
- Taxonomic concept label
- Leucotabanus pauculus Fairchild, 1951 sec. Henriques & Krolow, 2019
References
- Fairchild, G. B. (1951) Descriptions and notes on Neotropical Tabanidae. Annals Entomological Society of America, 44, 441 - 462. https: // doi. org / 10.1093 / aesa / 44.3.441
- Krolow, T. K, Henriques, A. L. & Rafael, J. A. (2010) Tabanidae (Diptera) no dossel da floresta amazonica atraidos por luz e descricao de machos de tres especies Macquart (1846). Acta Amazonica, 40, 605 - 612. https: // doi. org / 10.1590 / S 0044 - 59672010000300022
- Fairchild. G. B. (1985) Notes on Neotropical Tabanidae (Diptera). XVIII. The genus Leucotabanus Lutz. Myia, 3, 299 - 331.