Two New Species and Seven New Records of Horse Fly (Diptera: Tabanidae) From Malaysia, Including a Description of New Species and Modified Keys

H. A. Al-Talafha; S. Yaakop; A. B. Idris

doi:10.1093/jme/tjx172

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12 October 2017 Two New Species and Seven New Records of Horse Fly (Diptera: Tabanidae) From Malaysia, Including a Description of New Species and Modified Keys

H. A. Al-Talafha, S. Yaakop, A. B. Idris

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J. of Medical Entomology, 55(1):112-121 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjx172

Abstract

Horse flies (Diptera: Tabanidae) are of medical and veterinary importance, as their blood-sucking feeding habit enables them to transmit several disease-causing agents. In Malaysia, the family Tabanidae consists of 120 species belonging to eight genera. The current study describes two new species (Chrysops idlani sp. nov. and Tabanus ekor sp. nov.) and presents new records for seven species: Tabanus fontinalis Schuurmans Stekhoven, 1926; Tabanus fuscifrons Schuurmans Stekhoven, 1926, Tabanus latifascies Schuurmans Stekhoven, 1926, Tabanus megalops (Walker, 1854), Tabanus rhinargus Philip, 1962, Tabanus salvazai (Surcouf, 1922), and Tabanus tristis Wulp, 1881. Complete descriptions and illustrations are provided for the new species, and species variations for the new records are discussed. Male Tabanus latifascies Schuurmans Stekhoven, 1926 and Tabanus perakiensis Ricardo, 1911 are thoroughly described herein.

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H. A. Al-Talafha, S. Yaakop, and A. B. Idris "Two New Species and Seven New Records of Horse Fly (Diptera: Tabanidae) From Malaysia, Including a Description of New Species and Modified Keys," Journal of Medical Entomology 55(1), 112-121, (12 October 2017). https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjx172

Received: 26 December 2016; Accepted: 19 July 2017; Published: 12 October 2017

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