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The present paper incorporates two new species of the genusTabanus Linnaeus,viz., T. meghalayensis andT. miniatus and one new species of the genusHaematopota Meigen,viz., H. nigrifrons along with notes on three other species obtained from Meghalaya, India.
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Datta, M., Biswas, S. A preliminary study of the insect fauna of Meghalaya, India. 12. Species of the generaTabanus L. andHaematopota Mg. of the family Tabanidae (Diptera). Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. 86, 127–133 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03050915
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