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Therioplectes gigas

Therioplectes gigas
Tabanidae - Therioplectes gigas.JPG
Therioplectes gigas. Museum specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Tabanidae
Subfamily: Tabaninae
Tribe: Tabanini
Genus: Therioplectes
Species: T. gigas
Binomial name
Therioplectes gigas
(Herbst, 1787)
Synonyms
  • Tabanus grossus Thunberg, 1827
  • Brachytomus ursus Costa, 1857
  • Tabanus albipes Fabricius, 1794
  • Tabanus ignotus Rossi, 1790


Therioplectes gigas is a species of horse fly in the family Tabanidae.

This species is present in most of Central and Southern Europe.

Therioplectes gigas can reach a length of 22–23 millimetres (0.87–0.91 in).



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