Tabanus lunatus Fabricius

(Figs 2 B, 3F, 4D)

Tabanus lunatus Fabricius, 1794: 370 .

Tabanus algiricus Thunberg, 1827: 60 .

Tabanus anthophilus Loew, 1858: 593 .

Tabanus wideri Jaennicke, 1866: 72 .

Tabanus (Atylotus) lunatus var. syriacus Szilády, 1923: 5 . Tabanus (Atylotus) lunatus var. rufus Szilády, 1923: 6 . Tabanus (Atylotus) lunatus var. politus Szilády, 1923: 6 . Tabanus lunatus var. farinosus Szilády, 1923: 20 .

Type locality. “Barbaria”.

Diagnosis. Length. (Female) body 10.0 mm, wing 9.5 mm.

Female: Frons with sides not parallel; frontal index 2.5; subcallus entirely dusted; antennae orange, flagellum black; eyes hairy; R4 without appendix; abdomen olive grey with 3 longitudinal stripes consisting of 2 lateral pale separated spots and median triangle.

Geographical distribution. Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey.

Specimens examined. Egypt, VI.1978 (1 Ƥ) (CUC); Egypt, 1918 (1 Ƥ) (ESEC).