| Haematopota | |
|---|---|
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| Haematopota pseudolusitanica | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Tabanidae |
| Subfamily: | Tabaninae |
| Tribe: | Haematopotini |
| Genus: | Haematopota Meigen, 1803[1] |
| Type species | |
| Tabanus pluvialis | |
| Synonyms | |
Haematopota is a genus of flies in the horse-fly family, Tabanidae.[4] Among the horse-flies, they are most commonly known as clegs. Many species have colorful, sinuously patterned eyes in life, a character that fades after death. The wings are typically patterned with spots of grey.[5] The genus is named from the Ancient Greek for blood-drinker: αἷμα, haîma, blood; πότης, pótës, drinker.[6] Some species are known to be vectors of livestock diseases.[7]
- ^ Meigen, J. W. (1803). "Versuch einer neuen Gattungs-Eintheilung der europaischen zweiflugligen Insekten". Mag. Insektenkd. 2: 259–281.
- ^ Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema naturae... Ed. 10, Vol. 1. Holmiae [= Stockholm]: L. Salvii. pp. 824 pp. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- ^ Meigen, J.W. (1800). Nouvelle classification des mouches a deux ailes (Diptera L.) d'apres un plan tout nouveau. Paris: Perronneau. pp. 40 pp. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ Moucha, J. (1976). "Horse-flies (Diptera: Tabanidae) of the World. Synoptic Catalogue" (PDF). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae Supplements. 7: 1–320. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
- ^ Chainey, John E. (1993). "Horse-flies, deer-flies and clegs (Tabanidae)". Medical Insects and Arachnids. pp. 310–332. doi:10.1007/978-94-011-1554-4_8. ISBN 978-94-010-4679-4.
- ^ Agassiz, Louis; Corti, Elio. "Nomenclator Zoologicus". Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- ^ Stubbs, A.; Drake, M. (2001). British Soldierflies and Their Allies: A Field Guide to the Larger British Brachycera. British Entomological & Natural History Society. pp. 512 pp. ISBN 978-1-899935-04-8.