Encyclopedia of Parasitology

2016 Edition
| Editors: Heinz Mehlhorn

Tabanus

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-43978-4_3085
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From Latin: tabanus = biting fly; large bloodsuckers with cutting mouthparts ( Pool Feeders).  Diptera,  Insects, Fig. 9 (Fig. 1).
Tabanus, Fig. 1

Scanning electron micrograph of the head of a large specimen of the genus Tabanus. Note the extremely large compound eye, the saw-like mouthparts, and the horn-like left antenna. Tabanids search their prey by help of their compound eyes, which recognize movements of potential prey over far distances

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  1. 1.Institut für Zoomorphologie, Zellbiologie und ParasitologieHeinrich-Heine-UniversitätDüsseldorfGermany