Chrysops caecutiens

Chrysops caecutiens
Female of Chrysops caecutiens
Male on Leucanthemum vulgare
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Tabanidae
Subfamily: Chrysopsinae
Tribe: Chrysopsini
Genus: Chrysops
Species:
C. caecutiens
Binomial name
Chrysops caecutiens
Synonyms
  • Tabanus caecutiens Linnaeus, 1758
  • Tabanus lugubris Linnaeus, 1761
  • Tabanus maritimus Scopoli, 1763
  • Tabanus coecutiens Müller, 1775
  • Tabanus nubilosus Harris, 1776
  • Chrysops crudelis Wiedemann, 1828
  • Chrysops ludens Loew, 1858
  • Chrysops caecutiens f. meridionalis Strobl, 1906
  • Chrysops hermanni Kröber, 1920
  • Chrysops caecutiens var. trifenestratus Kröber, 1920
  • Chrysops caecutiens f. niger Goffe, 1931
  • Chrysops caecutiens f. nigrescens Goffe, 1931
  • Chrysops caecutiens f. obsolescens Goffe, 1931
  • Chrysops caecutiens f. obsoletus Goffe, 1931
  • Chrysops caecutiens f. fulvus Goffe, 1931
  • Chrysops caecutiens f. clarus Goffe, 1931
  • Chrysops caecutiens f. hyalinatus Goffe, 1931

Chrysops caecutiens, common name splayed deer fly, is a species of horse fly belonging to the family Tabanidae.[1] It is also known by the colloquial name Scotch cleg.[2][3][4][5]

  1. ^ Biolib
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  3. ^ Stubbs, Alan E.; Drake, Martin (2001). British Soldierflies and their allies: A Field Guide to the Larger British Brachycera (Print). London: British Entomological and Natural History Society. pp. 528 pages. ISBN 1-899935-04-5.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Chvála, Milan; Lyneborg, Leif; Moucha, Josef (1972). The Horse Flies of Europe (Diptera, Tabanidae). Copenhagen: Entomological Society of Copenhagen. pp. 598pp, 164figs. ISBN 978-09-00-84857-5.