Diachlorus | |
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Diachlorus ferrugatus from Costa Rica | |
Scientific classification![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Diptera |
Family: | Tabanidae |
Subfamily: | Tabaninae |
Tribe: | Diachlorini |
Genus: | Diachlorus Osten Sacken, 1876[1] |
Type species | |
Tabanus bicinctus | |
Synonyms | |
Diachlorus is a genus of bitinghorseflies of the familyTabanidae.D. ferrugatus ranges from the southeastern United States to Costa Rica. There are 27 species with a neotropical distribution, with the greatest diversity in Brazil, while 3 are found in Central America.[4][5][6]