Haematopota pluvialis (Linnaeus, 1758), 2017

Al-Talafha, Hazem A. & Amr, Zuhair S., 2024, Tabanidae Fauna (Order: Diptera) of the Arab Countries in the Middle East, Ecologica Montenegrina 71, pp. 53-85 : 69

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.37828/em.2024.71.7

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13250626

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/496A87AC-132B-FFA1-FF2F-23978877F87E

treatment provided by

Felipe

scientific name

Haematopota pluvialis (Linnaeus, 1758)
status

 

Haematopota pluvialis (Linnaeus, 1758) View in CoL

Haematopota pluvialis View in CoL is a Palearctic species. It is widely distributed throughout Europe, where considered the commonest species of the family ( Brightwell & Dransfield 2014). The occurrence of species in the Arab countries of the Middle East needs verification. Only recorded in Saudi Arabia by El-Hawagry et al. (2017). Females attack vigorously man and animals during all day even in the cloudy and showery weather ( Chvála et al. 1972). Haematopota pluvialis View in CoL shows high variation in antenna and abdomen ( Brightwell & Dransfield 2014). This species is known as a vector of tularemia and anthrax ( Krinsky 1976).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Diptera

Family

Tabanidae

Genus

Haematopota

Loc

Haematopota pluvialis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Al-Talafha, Hazem A. & Amr, Zuhair S. 2024
2024
Loc

Haematopota pluvialis

El-Hawagry et al. 2017
2017
Loc

Haematopota pluvialis

El-Hawagry et al. 2017
2017
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