Genus Triclista Enderlein, 1922

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• Triclista Enderlein, G. 1922. Ein neues Tabanidensystem. Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin 10: 333-351 [339].

  Type species:

   Pangonia limbinervis Enderlein, 1922 by original designation.

Introduction

Large, robust horse flies distinguished from other Scionini by the short, thick proboscis and long sabre-like palpi. Adults are known to blood-feed on livestock, horses and humans, as well as visiting Eucalyptus flowers (Mackerras 1960; Lessard 2014).

The genus was previously considered a synonym of Scaptia Walker, 1850, however, it was later reinstated to genus level based on strong molecular and morphological data (Lessard et al. 2013; Lessard 2014). A key to all three known species was provided by Mackerras (1960: couplets 2-3 of the key to former subgenus Scaptia).

General References

Lessard, B.D. 2014. Revision of the austral horse fly tribe Scionini (Diptera: Tabanidae). Austral Entomology [printed version: Austral Entomology (2014) 53, 203–239] (Raised to genus (stat. n.) from synonym of Scaptia (Scaptia))

Lessard, B.D., Cameron, S.L., Bayless, K.M., Wiegmann, B.M. & Yeates, D.K. 2013. The evolution and biogeography of the austral horse fly tribe Scionini (Diptera: Tabanidae: Pangoniinae) inferred from multiple mitochondrial and nuclear genes. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 68: 516-540

Mackerras, I.M. 1960. The Tabanidae (Diptera) of Australia III. Subfamily Pangoniinae, tribe Scionini and supplement to Pangoniini. Australian Journal of Zoology 8: 1-152

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