Tabanus is a genus of biting horseflies

Horse-fly

Insects in the order Diptera, family Tabanidae, are commonly called horse flies. Often considered pests for the bites that many inflict, they are among the world's largest true flies. They are known to be extremely noisy during flight. They are also important pollinators of flowers, especially in...

 of the family Tabanidae. Females have scissor-like mouthparts

Insect mouthparts

Insects exhibit a range of mouthparts, adapted to particular modes of feeding. The earliest insects had chewing mouthparts...

 that aim to cut the skin. The horsefly can then lap up the blood

Blood

Blood is a specialized bodily fluid in animals that delivers necessary substances such as nutrients and oxygen to the cells and transports metabolic waste products away from those same cells....

. Horseflies of this genus are known to be potential vectors of anthrax

Anthrax

Anthrax is an acute disease caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis. Most forms of the disease are lethal, and it affects both humans and other animals...

, worms and trypanosome

Trypanosoma

Trypanosoma is a genus of kinetoplastids , a monophyletic group of unicellular parasitic flagellate protozoa. The name is derived from the Greek trypano and soma because of their corkscrew-like motion. All trypanosomes are heteroxenous and are transmitted via a vector...

s. Some species, such as Tabanus bovinus

Tabanus bovinus

Tabanus bovinus, sometimes called the pale giant horse-fly, is a species of biting horse-fly. As the name suggests, it prefers bovine animals as the source of blood, although it may bite other kind of mammals as well. The insect is relatively large for a horse-fly, adults usually being...

, prefer bovine animals and are less harmful to humans. The genus contains hundreds of species and many species groups, including:

T. aar Philip, 1941 T. abactor Philip, 1936 T. abditus Philip, 1941 T. abdominalis Fabricius Johan Christian Fabricius Johan Christian Fabricius was a Danish zoologist, specialising in "Insecta", which at that time included all arthropods: insects, arachnids, crustaceans and others... , 1805 T. acer Brethes, 1910 T. acutus T. aegrotus Osten Sacken Karl Robert Osten-Sacken Baron Karl-Robert von Osten-Sacken was a Russian diplomat and entomologist. He served as the Russian consul general in New York during the American Civil War, living in the United States from 1856 to 1877.... , 1877 T. albifrons Szilady, 1914 T. americanus T. aranti Hays, 1961 T. armenicus Szilady, 1926 T. atratus T. autumnalis Tabanus autumnalis Tabanus autumnalis, the large marsh horsefly, is a medium sized species of biting horse-fly. It is somewhat scarce compared to T. bromius and T. bovinus. This species shows slightly more of a preference for coastal marsh than some of the other European Tabanus, sometime even found in saltmashes.... Linnaeus Carolus Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus , also known after his ennoblement as , was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature. He is known as the father of modern taxonomy, and is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology... , 1761 T. barbarus Coquebert Jean Antoine Coquebert de Montbret Jean Antoine Coquebert de Montbret was a French entomologist.He wrote Illustratio iconographica insectorum quae in musaeis parisinis observavit et in lucem edidit Joh. Christ. Fabricius, praemissis ejusdem descriptionibus; accedunt species plurimae, vel minus aut nondum cognitae, Paris: P... , 1804 T. bifarius Loew Hermann Loew Friedrich Hermann Loew was a German entomologist who specialised in the study of Diptera, an order of insects including flies, mosquitoes, gnats and midges... , 1858 T. bigoti Bellardi Luigi Bellardi Luigi Bellardi was an Italian malacologist and entomologist who specialised in Diptera.Bellardi was born in Genoa and died in Turin... , 1859 T. birdiei Whitney, 1914 T. bishoppi Stone, 1933 T. bivari Travassos Santos Dias, 1985 T. boharti Philip, 1950 T. bovinus Tabanus bovinus Tabanus bovinus, sometimes called the pale giant horse-fly, is a species of biting horse-fly. As the name suggests, it prefers bovine animals as the source of blood, although it may bite other kind of mammals as well. The insect is relatively large for a horse-fly, adults usually being... Linnaeus Carolus Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus , also known after his ennoblement as , was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature. He is known as the father of modern taxonomy, and is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology...  1758 Systema Naturae The book was one of the major works of the Swedish botanist, zoologist and physician Carolus Linnaeus. The first edition was published in 1735...   T. brancoi Travassos Santos Dias, 1989 T. brassofortei Dias, 1980 T. briani Rohdendorf, 1937 T. bromius Tabanus bromius Tabanus bromius, sometimes called the band-eyed brown horsefly, is a species of biting horseflies. It is one of the smaller European Tabanus, at about body length.... Linnaeus Carolus Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus , also known after his ennoblement as , was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature. He is known as the father of modern taxonomy, and is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology...  1758 Systema Naturae The book was one of the major works of the Swedish botanist, zoologist and physician Carolus Linnaeus. The first edition was published in 1735...   T. brunneocalosus T. burgeri T. caenosus Buger, 1974 T. calens Linnaeus Carolus Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus , also known after his ennoblement as , was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature. He is known as the father of modern taxonomy, and is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology...  1758 Systema Naturae The book was one of the major works of the Swedish botanist, zoologist and physician Carolus Linnaeus. The first edition was published in 1735...   T. castellanus T. catenatus Walker Francis Walker (entomologist) Francis Walker was an English entomologist. He was one of the most prolific authors in entomology, and stirred controversy during his later life as his publications resulted in a huge number of junior synonyms.... , 1848 T. caucasicus T. cayensis Fairchild Graham Fairchild Alexander Graham Bell Fairchild was an American entomologist, and a member of the Fairchild family, descendants of Thomas Fairchild of Stratford, Connecticut.... , 1935 T. cazieri Philip, 1954 T. cheliopterus Róndani Camillo Róndani Camillo Róndani was an Italian entomologist noted for his studies of Diptera.-Early years:When Camillo Róndani was born in Parma the city was part of the French Empire Napoleon having crowned himself King of Italy... , 1850 T. chrysurus Johnston & Tiegs, 1921 T. cingulatus T. claripennis Bigot Jacques-Marie-Frangile Bigot Jacques Marie Frangile Bigot was a French naturalist and entomologist most noted for his studies of Diptera. Born in Paris, where he lived all his life, though he had a small house in Quincy-sous-Sénart, Essonne.He became a member of the Entomological Society of France in 1844. His first paper... , 1892 T. clenchi Bequaert Joseph Charles Bequaert Joseph Charles Bequaert was an American naturalist of Belgian origin, born 24 May 1886 in Torhout and died on 12 January 1982 in Amherst .... , 1940 T. coarctatus Stone, 1935 T. colchidicus Bezzi Mario Bezzi Mario Bezzi was an Italian professor of zoology at the University of Turin. He was also Director of the Turin Museum of Natural History... , 1923 T. colombensis Macquart Justin Pierre Marie Macquart Justin Pierre Marie Macquart was a French entomologist specialising in the study of Diptera. He worked on world species as well as European and described many new species.-Early years:... , 1846 T. commixtus Walker Francis Walker (entomologist) Francis Walker was an English entomologist. He was one of the most prolific authors in entomology, and stirred controversy during his later life as his publications resulted in a huge number of junior synonyms.... , 1860 T. conterminus T. copemani Austen, 1912 T. cordiger Tabanus cordiger Tabanus cordiger also known as the plain-eyed grey horsefly is a species of biting horse-fly.... Meigen Johann Wilhelm Meigen Johann Wilhelm Meigen was a German entomologist famous for his pioneering work on Diptera.-Early years:Meigen was born in Solingen, the fifth of eight children of Johann Clemens Meigen and Sibylla Margaretha Bick. His parents, though not poor, were not wealthy either. The ran a small shop in... , 1820 T. craverii Bellardi Luigi Bellardi Luigi Bellardi was an Italian malacologist and entomologist who specialised in Diptera.Bellardi was born in Genoa and died in Turin... , 1859 T. cruzesilvai Dias, 1980 T. cuculus Szilady, 1923 T. cymatophorus Osten Sacken Karl Robert Osten-Sacken Baron Karl-Robert von Osten-Sacken was a Russian diplomat and entomologist. He served as the Russian consul general in New York during the American Civil War, living in the United States from 1856 to 1877.... , 1876 T. daedalus T. darimonti Tabanus darimonti Tabanus darimonti is a Mediterranean species of biting horse-fly. Only female specimens are known.-Distribution:This species is known only from Portugal, Spain, Morocco, Croatia, Herzegovina and Turkey.... Salem, 1946 T. darlingtoni Bequaert Joseph Charles Bequaert Joseph Charles Bequaert was an American naturalist of Belgian origin, born 24 May 1886 in Torhout and died on 12 January 1982 in Amherst .... , 1940 T. decipiens T. defilippii Bellardi Luigi Bellardi Luigi Bellardi was an Italian malacologist and entomologist who specialised in Diptera.Bellardi was born in Genoa and died in Turin... , 1859 T. derivatus T. dietrichi Pechuman, 1956 T. divulsus T. dorsifer Walker Francis Walker (entomologist) Francis Walker was an English entomologist. He was one of the most prolific authors in entomology, and stirred controversy during his later life as his publications resulted in a huge number of junior synonyms.... , 1860 T. dorsonotatus Macquart Justin Pierre Marie Macquart Justin Pierre Marie Macquart was a French entomologist specialising in the study of Diptera. He worked on world species as well as European and described many new species.-Early years:... , 1847 T. eadsi Philip, 1962 T. eggeri Tabanus eggeri Tabanus eggeri is a Mediterranean species of biting horse-fly, found in southern France, Italy, Albania, Croatia, Herzegovina, Bulgaria and Morocco. There are also unverified records from Portugal, Spain and Israel.... Lopes, 1938 T. endymion Osten Sacken Karl Robert Osten-Sacken Baron Karl-Robert von Osten-Sacken was a Russian diplomat and entomologist. He served as the Russian consul general in New York during the American Civil War, living in the United States from 1856 to 1877.... , 1878

T. equalis Hine, 1923 T. erythraeus T. eurycerus Philip, 1937 T. exclusus Blanchard, 1939 T. exilipalpis Stone, 1938 T. fairchildi Stone, 1938 T. ferrugineus Blanchard, 1939 T. flocculus Bequaert Joseph Charles Bequaert Joseph Charles Bequaert was an American naturalist of Belgian origin, born 24 May 1886 in Torhout and died on 12 January 1982 in Amherst .... , 1940 T. fraseri Lahille, 1907 T. fratellus Williston, 1887 T. fronto Osten Sacken Karl Robert Osten-Sacken Baron Karl-Robert von Osten-Sacken was a Russian diplomat and entomologist. He served as the Russian consul general in New York during the American Civil War, living in the United States from 1856 to 1877.... , 1876 T. fulvicallus Philip, 1931 T. fulvilineis Philip, 1957 T. fulvimedioides Hall, 1938 T. fulvulus Wiedemann Christian Rudolph Wilhelm Wiedemann Christian Rudolph Wilhelm Wiedemann , was a German physician, historian, naturalist and entomologist... , 1828 T. fumipennis Wiedemann Christian Rudolph Wilhelm Wiedemann Christian Rudolph Wilhelm Wiedemann , was a German physician, historian, naturalist and entomologist... , 1828 T. furunculus Williston, 1901 T. fuscicostatus Hine, 1906 T. fuscofasciatus Macquart Justin Pierre Marie Macquart Justin Pierre Marie Macquart was a French entomologist specialising in the study of Diptera. He worked on world species as well as European and described many new species.-Early years:... , 1838 T. fusconervosus Macquart Justin Pierre Marie Macquart Justin Pierre Marie Macquart was a French entomologist specialising in the study of Diptera. He worked on world species as well as European and described many new species.-Early years:... , 1838 T. fuscopunctatus Macquart Justin Pierre Marie Macquart Justin Pierre Marie Macquart was a French entomologist specialising in the study of Diptera. He worked on world species as well as European and described many new species.-Early years:... , 1850 T. fuscus Wiedemann Christian Rudolph Wilhelm Wiedemann Christian Rudolph Wilhelm Wiedemann , was a German physician, historian, naturalist and entomologist... , 1819 T. gilanus Townsend, 1897 T. gladiator Stone, 1935 T. glaucomaculis Philip, 1978 T. glauconotatus Philip, 1954 T. glaucopis Meigen Johann Wilhelm Meigen Johann Wilhelm Meigen was a German entomologist famous for his pioneering work on Diptera.-Early years:Meigen was born in Solingen, the fifth of eight children of Johann Clemens Meigen and Sibylla Margaretha Bick. His parents, though not poor, were not wealthy either. The ran a small shop in... , 1820 T. gracilis Wiedemann Christian Rudolph Wilhelm Wiedemann Christian Rudolph Wilhelm Wiedemann , was a German physician, historian, naturalist and entomologist... , 1828 T. guttatus Megerle Johann Carl Megerle von Mühlfeld Johann Carl Megerle von Mühlfeld was a scientist and zoologist who lived from 1765 to 1840.He worked at the Vienna natural history museum, the Naturhistorisches Museum, Wien, until he retired at the end of 1835..... , 1803 T. guyanensis Macquart Justin Pierre Marie Macquart Justin Pierre Marie Macquart was a French entomologist specialising in the study of Diptera. He worked on world species as well as European and described many new species.-Early years:... , 1846 T. gymnorhynchus Fairchild Graham Fairchild Alexander Graham Bell Fairchild was an American entomologist, and a member of the Fairchild family, descendants of Thomas Fairchild of Stratford, Connecticut.... , 1980 T. haitiensis Kröber, 1931 T. helenicus T. holtzianus T. howdeni T. iber Peus, 1980 T. ilharcoi Travassos Santos Dias, 1991 T. imitans Walker Francis Walker (entomologist) Francis Walker was an English entomologist. He was one of the most prolific authors in entomology, and stirred controversy during his later life as his publications resulted in a huge number of junior synonyms.... , 1848 T. importunus Wiedemann Christian Rudolph Wilhelm Wiedemann Christian Rudolph Wilhelm Wiedemann , was a German physician, historian, naturalist and entomologist... , 1828 T. indrae Enderlein Günther Enderlein Günther Enderlein was a German zoologist, entomologist and later a manufacturer of pharmaceutical products. Enderlein got some international renown because of his insect research but in Germany he became famous because of his concept of the pleomorphism of microorganisms and his hypotheses about... , 1934 T. iyoensis Verves, 1991 T. johnsoni Hine, 1907 T. kesseli Philip, 1950 T. kinoshitai Kono & Takahasi, 1939 T. kisliuki Stone, 1940 T. lacustris Stone, 1935 T. laticeps T. laticornis Hine, 1904 T. lavandoni Robineau-Desvoidy Jean-Baptiste Robineau-Desvoidy André Jean Baptiste Robineau-Desvoidy was a French physician and entomologist specialising in the study of Diptera and to some extent of the Coleoptera .-Achievements:... , 1830 T. leleani Robineau-Desvoidy Jean-Baptiste Robineau-Desvoidy André Jean Baptiste Robineau-Desvoidy was a French physician and entomologist specialising in the study of Diptera and to some extent of the Coleoptera .-Achievements:... , 1830 T. leucomelas Walker Francis Walker (entomologist) Francis Walker was an English entomologist. He was one of the most prolific authors in entomology, and stirred controversy during his later life as his publications resulted in a huge number of junior synonyms.... , 1848 T. limbatineuris Macquart Justin Pierre Marie Macquart Justin Pierre Marie Macquart was a French entomologist specialising in the study of Diptera. He worked on world species as well as European and described many new species.-Early years:... , 1847 T. lineola Tabanus lineola Tabanus lineola, also known as the striped horse fly, is a species of biting horse-fly. It is know from the eastern and southern United States and the Gulf coast of Mexico. -Description:... T. loukashkini Robineau-Desvoidy Jean-Baptiste Robineau-Desvoidy André Jean Baptiste Robineau-Desvoidy was a French physician and entomologist specialising in the study of Diptera and to some extent of the Coleoptera .-Achievements:... , 1863 T. luizae Travassos Santos Dias, 1979 T. lunatus Robineau-Desvoidy Jean-Baptiste Robineau-Desvoidy André Jean Baptiste Robineau-Desvoidy was a French physician and entomologist specialising in the study of Diptera and to some extent of the Coleoptera .-Achievements:... , 1863 T. maculicornis Tabanus maculicornis Tabanus maculicornis also known as the narrow-winged horsefly is a species of biting horse-fly.... Zetterstedt Johan Wilhelm Zetterstedt Johan Wilhelm Zetterstedt was a Swedish naturalist who worked mainly on Diptera and Hymenoptera.-Biography:Zetterstedt studied at the University of Lund, where he was a pupil of Anders Jahan Retzius. He received the title of professor in 1822 and succeeded Carl Adolph Agardh as professor of botany... , 1842 T. marginalis Fabricius Johan Christian Fabricius Johan Christian Fabricius was a Danish zoologist, specialising in "Insecta", which at that time included all arthropods: insects, arachnids, crustaceans and others... , 1805 T. martinii Krober, 1928 T. melanocerus Wiedemann Christian Rudolph Wilhelm Wiedemann Christian Rudolph Wilhelm Wiedemann , was a German physician, historian, naturalist and entomologist... , 1828 T. miki Tabanus miki Tabanus miki also known as the plain-eyed brown horsefly is a species of biting horse-fly.... Brauer Friedrich Moritz Brauer Friedrich Moritz Brauer . An Austrian entomologist who was Director of the Naturhistorisches Hofmuseum, Vienna, at the time of his death... , 1880 T. molestus Say Thomas Say Thomas Say was an American naturalist, entomologist, malacologist, herpetologist and carcinologist. A taxonomist, he is often considered to be the father of descriptive entomology in the United States. He described more than 1,000 new species of beetles and over 400 species of insects of other... , 1823

T. monops Bequaert Joseph Charles Bequaert Joseph Charles Bequaert was an American naturalist of Belgian origin, born 24 May 1886 in Torhout and died on 12 January 1982 in Amherst .... , 1940 T. mularis Stone, 1935 T. nebulosus Geer, 1776 T. nemoralis Meigen Johann Wilhelm Meigen Johann Wilhelm Meigen was a German entomologist famous for his pioneering work on Diptera.-Early years:Meigen was born in Solingen, the fifth of eight children of Johann Clemens Meigen and Sibylla Margaretha Bick. His parents, though not poor, were not wealthy either. The ran a small shop in... , 1820 T. nigrescens Palisot de Beauvois, 1809 T. nigripes Wiedemann Christian Rudolph Wilhelm Wiedemann Christian Rudolph Wilhelm Wiedemann , was a German physician, historian, naturalist and entomologist... , 1821 T. nigrovittatus Tabanus nigrovittatus Tabanus nigrovittatus also known as the greenhead horse fly or the salt marsh greenhead or the New Jersey state bird is a species of biting horse-fly. Commonly found around coastal marshes of the Eastern United States, specifically within about a 500 mile radius, with Ocean City, New Jersey as the... T. nipponicus T. novaescotiae Macquart Justin Pierre Marie Macquart Justin Pierre Marie Macquart was a French entomologist specialising in the study of Diptera. He worked on world species as well as European and described many new species.-Early years:... , 1847 T. obsolescens Pandellé Louis Pandellé Louis Pandellé was a French entomologist who specialised in Coleoptera and Diptera.-Works:Partial... , 1883 T. occidentalis Linnaeus Carolus Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus , also known after his ennoblement as , was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature. He is known as the father of modern taxonomy, and is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology...  1758 Systema Naturae The book was one of the major works of the Swedish botanist, zoologist and physician Carolus Linnaeus. The first edition was published in 1735...   T. olympius Peus, 1980 T. pallidescens Philip, 1936 T. paradoxus Jaennicke, 1866 T. petiolatus Hine, 1917 T. portschinskii Olsufjev, 1937 T. prometheus Szilady, 1923 T. proximus Walker Francis Walker (entomologist) Francis Walker was an English entomologist. He was one of the most prolific authors in entomology, and stirred controversy during his later life as his publications resulted in a huge number of junior synonyms.... , 1848 T. pseudolunatus Baranov, 1926 T. pullulus Austen, 1912 T. pumilus Macquart Justin Pierre Marie Macquart Justin Pierre Marie Macquart was a French entomologist specialising in the study of Diptera. He worked on world species as well as European and described many new species.-Early years:... , 1838 T. pungens Wiedemann Christian Rudolph Wilhelm Wiedemann Christian Rudolph Wilhelm Wiedemann , was a German physician, historian, naturalist and entomologist... , 1828 T. quaesitus Stone, 1938 T. quatuornotatus Meigen Johann Wilhelm Meigen Johann Wilhelm Meigen was a German entomologist famous for his pioneering work on Diptera.-Early years:Meigen was born in Solingen, the fifth of eight children of Johann Clemens Meigen and Sibylla Margaretha Bick. His parents, though not poor, were not wealthy either. The ran a small shop in... , 1820 T. quinquevittatus Wiedemann Christian Rudolph Wilhelm Wiedemann Christian Rudolph Wilhelm Wiedemann , was a German physician, historian, naturalist and entomologist... , 1821 T. rectus Senior-White Ronald A. Senior-White Ronald A. Senior-White was an English entomologist and malariologist who worked in India and Ceylon. His entomological studies concerned Diptera.-On Entomology :*Indian Diptera... , 1924 T. regularis Senior-White Ronald A. Senior-White Ronald A. Senior-White was an English entomologist and malariologist who worked in India and Ceylon. His entomological studies concerned Diptera.-On Entomology :*Indian Diptera... , 1924 T. rousselii Salem, 1946 T. rubioi Travassos Santos Dias, 1987 T. rufidens Lopes, 1967 T. rupium T. sabuletorum Loew Hermann Loew Friedrich Hermann Loew was a German entomologist who specialised in the study of Diptera, an order of insects including flies, mosquitoes, gnats and midges... , 1874 T. sackeni Fairchild Graham Fairchild Alexander Graham Bell Fairchild was an American entomologist, and a member of the Fairchild family, descendants of Thomas Fairchild of Stratford, Connecticut.... , 1934 T. sapporoensis Shiraki, 1918 T. shannonellus Krober, 1936 T. similis T. smirnovi Rohdendorf, 1963 T. sorbillans T. sparus Whitney, 1879 T. spectabilis Ho, 1932 T. spodopteroides Walker Francis Walker (entomologist) Francis Walker was an English entomologist. He was one of the most prolific authors in entomology, and stirred controversy during his later life as his publications resulted in a huge number of junior synonyms.... , 1856 T. spodopterus Tabanus spodopterus Tabanus spodopterus also known as the black horned giant horsefly is a species of biting horse-fly. It is widespread in Europe, but only one doubtful specimen has been found in the United Kingdom... Walker Francis Walker (entomologist) Francis Walker was an English entomologist. He was one of the most prolific authors in entomology, and stirred controversy during his later life as his publications resulted in a huge number of junior synonyms.... , 1864 T. stygius Say Thomas Say Thomas Say was an American naturalist, entomologist, malacologist, herpetologist and carcinologist. A taxonomist, he is often considered to be the father of descriptive entomology in the United States. He described more than 1,000 new species of beetles and over 400 species of insects of other... , 1823 T. subcaeruleus Peus, 1980 T. subparadoxus Ho, 1932 T. subsimilis Bellardi Luigi Bellardi Luigi Bellardi was an Italian malacologist and entomologist who specialised in Diptera.Bellardi was born in Genoa and died in Turin... , 1859 T. sudeticus Tabanus sudeticus Tabanus sudeticus also known as the dark giant horsefly is a species of biting horse-fly. It is the heaviest fly in Europe.... T. sulcifrons Macquart Justin Pierre Marie Macquart Justin Pierre Marie Macquart was a French entomologist specialising in the study of Diptera. He worked on world species as well as European and described many new species.-Early years:... , 1855 T. superjumentarius Whitney, 1879 T. taygetus Peus, 1980 T. tendeiroi Dias, 1980 T. tenuicornis Macquart Justin Pierre Marie Macquart Justin Pierre Marie Macquart was a French entomologist specialising in the study of Diptera. He worked on world species as well as European and described many new species.-Early years:... , 1838 T. tergestinus Enderlein Günther Enderlein Günther Enderlein was a German zoologist, entomologist and later a manufacturer of pharmaceutical products. Enderlein got some international renown because of his insect research but in Germany he became famous because of his concept of the pleomorphism of microorganisms and his hypotheses about... , 1928 T. tinctus Walker Francis Walker (entomologist) Francis Walker was an English entomologist. He was one of the most prolific authors in entomology, and stirred controversy during his later life as his publications resulted in a huge number of junior synonyms.... , 1850 T. triangulum Wiedemann Christian Rudolph Wilhelm Wiedemann Christian Rudolph Wilhelm Wiedemann , was a German physician, historian, naturalist and entomologist... , 1828 T. trigeminus T. trimaculatus Palisot de Beauvois, 1806 T. unifasciatus T. unilineatus Loew Hermann Loew Friedrich Hermann Loew was a German entomologist who specialised in the study of Diptera, an order of insects including flies, mosquitoes, gnats and midges... , 1852 T. varelai Dias, 1980 T. wilkersoni Fairchild Graham Fairchild Alexander Graham Bell Fairchild was an American entomologist, and a member of the Fairchild family, descendants of Thomas Fairchild of Stratford, Connecticut.... , 1983 T. wokei Fairchild Graham Fairchild Alexander Graham Bell Fairchild was an American entomologist, and a member of the Fairchild family, descendants of Thomas Fairchild of Stratford, Connecticut.... , 1983 T. zythicolor Philip, 1936