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Dasychela
Sign in to saveDasychela is a genus of biting horseflies of the family Tabanidae. There are 8 species with a neotropical distribution, with one—D. badia—found in Central America.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 4
- With media
- 6
- Family
- Tabanidae
- Collections
- UNHC, NHMUK
- Recorded in
- Brazil, Ecuador
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Dasychela is a genus of biting horseflies of the family Tabanidae. There are 8 species with a neotropical distribution, with one—D. badia—found in Central America.
==Species== Dasychela badia (Kröber, 1931) Dasychela inca (Philip, 1960) Dasychela ocellus (Walker, 1848) Dasychela peruviana (Bigot, 1892) Dasychela macintyrei (Bequaert, 1937) Dasychela biramula Fairchild, 1958 Dasychela limbativena Enderlein, 1922
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