Chrysops flavidus is a species of deer fly in the family Tabanidae.[6][7] The species is identifiable by its yellow legs.[8]

Chrysops flavidus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Tabanidae
Subfamily: Chrysopsinae
Tribe: Chrysopsini
Genus: Chrysops
Species:
C. flavidus
Binomial name
Chrysops flavidus
Synonyms

Distribution

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United States.

Subspecies

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  • Chrysops flavidus celatus Pechuman
  • Chrysops flavidus flavidus Wiedemann, 1821[1]
  • Chrysops flavidus reicherti Fairchild

References

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  1. ^ a b Wiedemann, C.R.W. (1821). Diptera exotica. Sectio II. Antennis parumarticulatis. [Edition 1]. Kilae [= Kiel]: no publisher given. pp. iv + pp. 43–50 + 101 pp., 2 pls.
  2. ^ Walker, F. (1848). List of the specimens of dipterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. part 1. London: British Museum. pp. 1–229.
  3. ^ Macquart, P.J.M. (1838). Insectes diptères nouveaux ou peu connus. Tome premier.-1re partie. Paris: Roret. pp. 5–221, 25 pls.
  4. ^ Bellardi, L. (1859). Saggio di ditterologia messicana. Parte I. Torino: Stamperia Reale. pp. 80 pp., 2 pls.
  5. ^ Brunetti, E. (1923). "Two new species of Tabanidae from Cuba". Bulletin of Entomological Research. 13: 401–402.
  6. ^ Moucha, J. (1976). "Horse-flies (Diptera: Tabanidae) of the World. Synoptic Catalogue" (PDF). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae Supplements. 7: 1–320. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  7. ^ Burger, J. F. (1995). "Catalog of Tabanidae (Diptera) in North America north of Mexico". International Contributions on Entomology. 1 (1). Associated Publishers: 1–100.
  8. ^ Philip, Cornelius B.; Weems, Howard V.; Fairchild, G. B. (1973). "Notes on Eastern Nearctic Haematopota, Merycomyia, and Chrysops, and Description of Male of C. zinzalus (Diptera: Tabanidae)". The Florida Entomologist. 56 (4): 339–346. doi:10.2307/3493816. ISSN 0015-4040. Retrieved 19 November 2022.