| Teskeyellus cyanommatus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Tabanidae |
| Genus: | Teskeyellus |
| Species: | T. cyanommatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Teskeyellus cyanommatus Henriques & Carmo, 2017 | |
Teskeyellus cyanommatus is a species of horsefly in the family Tabanidae discovered in Manaus, Brazil in 2017.
Description
The fly's abdomen and thorax are completely covered in bright yellow and black striped fur, imitative of a sand wasp, and females are thought to not require blood meals to reproduce, unlike most tabanids. Little is known so far about its ecology and habitat, but it likely has a wider range in the Amazon Basin.
References
- Citizen science observations for Teskeyellus cyanommatus at iNaturalist
- Carmo, Henriques (2017). "Notes on Teskeyellus Philip & Fairchild (Diptera: Tabanidae: Diachlorini) and Description of T. cyanommatus Sp. Nov., a Non-blood Sucking Horsefly from the Amazon Basin". Neotropical Entomology. 46 (4): 414–422. Bibcode:2017NeEnt..46..414H. doi:10.1007/s13744-016-0477-8.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Teskeyellus cyanommatus | |
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