Horse flies and deer flies[a] are true flies in the family Tabanidae in the insect order Diptera. The adults are often large and agile in flight. Only females bite land vertebrates, including humans, to obtain blood. They prefer to fly in sunlight, avoiding dark and …

Information on the biology, physiology, ecology and epidemiology of adult Tabanidae and their known immature stages was provided by Coscarón & Papavero (2009) and does not need to be repeated here. Keys are provided below to the known larvae and pupae of Neotropical Tabanidae, as allowed by our present knowledge

Horse and deer flies are "true" flies in the insect Order Diptera, and comprise the Family Tabanidae known as "tabanid flies" or "tabanids." There are an estimated 4,300 species of horse and deer flies in the world, approximately 335 of which occur in the continental U.S.

The fly family Tabanidae (horse flies) includes an estimated 4500 extant species distributed throughout the world. Nearly all are blood-feeders as adults, but many are also important pollinators of angiosperm flowers.

Mar 17, 2025 · An annotated checklist of the horse flies, deer flies, and yellow flies (Diptera: Tabanidae) of Florida Zettel Nalen C.M., Kline D.L., Sutton B.D., Müller G., Cilek J.E. 2015. Fla. Entomol. 98: 479-488.

Tabanidae is among the most species-rich of all blood-feeding Diptera families. These large flies, 10 to 30 mm in length, impact people and animals via direct effects (nuisance, reduced weight gains in animals) and disease agent transmission.

Feb 13, 2025 · The genus Tabanus Linnaeus, 1758 is the most species-rich in the family Tabanidae (Diptera: Brachycera), with about 1,350 valid species. Evidence suggests that the genus is not monophyletic, i.e., there are some smaller clades also with generic rank that phylogenetically fit inside Tabanus.

Aug 2, 2024 · Tabanidae is a family of Diptera of the suborder Brachycera, popularly known in Brazil as “mutuca.” Tabanids are known to livestock farmers and people who often engage in outdoor activities, since they are usually large flies, with aggressive hematophagous behavior.

Members of the family Tabanidae are commonly called horse flies and deer flies. In the western hemisphere, horse flies are also called greenheads (especially in coastal areas). The majority of the species of horse flies are in the genus Tabanus; the majority of the deer flies in Chrysops. Marine insects. edited by L. Cheng

Biting flies of the family Tabanidae (Order Diptera) are of both medical and veterinary importance because the females of most species are blood feeders that can transmit various pathogens to hosts as they feed on animals and humans (Foil 1989, Waage 1949).