Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Tabanus tergestinus female? <- confirmed

Posted by treebeard on 11-07-2023 19:05
#1
Slovakia, Banská Bystrica, Kremnické vrchy mts. 750 m.a.s.l., forest patches, abandoned meadows, 6 July 2023, 18-20 mm.

I keyed it out as Tabanus tergestinus, but I am not fammiliar with many characteristics and may by completely wrong. For example I think, the eyes are bare, but I have no idea how apparent are hairs in Tabanidanidae.

Thank you in advance

Matej
Edited by treebeard on 12-07-2023 14:23

Posted by treebeard on 11-07-2023 19:06
#2
a lateral view

Posted by treebeard on 11-07-2023 19:07
#3
a face

Posted by treebeard on 11-07-2023 19:08
#4
and the best view on antennas I managed

Posted by eklans on 12-07-2023 09:17
#5
Hello Matej, I'm pretty sure you are right with female T. tergestinus. Your fly matches perfectly the description in Theo's book.

Posted by treebeard on 12-07-2023 14:23
#6
Thank you, Eric.