The Diptera, or True Flies, of Illinois. I. Tabanidae
Pechuman, L.L.; Webb, Donald W.; Teskey, H.J.
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Title
The Diptera, or True Flies, of Illinois. I. Tabanidae
Author(s)
Pechuman, L.L.
Webb, Donald W.
Teskey, H.J.
Issue Date
1983-04
Keyword(s)
Diptera
horse flies
deer flies
Illinois
biological collections
Abstract
The tabanids, or horse flies and deer
flies, are well known to dairy farmers
and livestock producers as well as to
campers, fishermen, and outdoor enthusiasts
as annoying and pain-inflicting
inhabitants of most wooded areas of
Illinois. These large and persistent flies
impart a painful bite and can occur in
large enough numbers to make canoeing
and hiking virtually impossible.
The tabanid fauna of Illinois has
never been studied, although several
of the surrounding states have published
various reports: Indiana (Burton
1975; Meyer & Sanders 1975), Wisconsin
(Roberts & Dicke 1958), Iowa
(Richards &: Knight 1967), Missouri
(Andrews & Wingo 1975), Tennessee
(Goodwin 1966), Michigan (Hays 1956),
Ohio (Hine 1903), Minnesota (Philip
1931), and Arkansas (Schwardt 1936;
Schwardt & Hall 1930). This study is
intended to make available in brief
form our present knowledge of the
tabanids in the central United States,
with keys for their determination, and
the distribution of those species occurring
in Illinois. No attempt is made
to give detailed taxonomic descriptions
of species. If needed, these can be
found for most species in the papers
of Brennan (1935) and Stone (1938).
Philip (1954, 1955) has keys to all the
North American Pangoniinae and
Chrysopsinae known at that time. The
most recent list of the North American
species of Tabanidae is given by Philip
(1965).
Publisher
Champaign : Illinois Natural History Survey
Series/Report Name or Number
Illinois Natural History Survey Bulletin; v. 033, no. 01
ISSN
0073-4918
Type of Resource
text
Language
en
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