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Horse-fly

Pangonius sp.

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Description:

Pangonius is a genus within the horse-fly family (Tabanidae), often misspelled as Pangonia; Latreille originally published the name as Pangonius in 1802, emending it in 1804 to Pangonia, but the emendation is not valid under the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature.

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Pangonius - Overview, Pangonius

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sandytrailslvr
Horse-flies have appeared in literature since Aeschylus in Ancient Greece mentioned them driving people to madness through their persistent pursuit. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horse-fly

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PublishedJanuary 5, 2016

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