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The family Tabanidae is divided into four subfamilies the Scepsidinae, Pangoniinae, Chrysopsinae and Tabaninae, the latter being subdivided into the three ‘tribes’ the Haematopotini, Tabanini and the Diachlorini. Neither the subfamilies Scepsidinae and Pangoniinae nor the tribe Diachlorini are of any medical importance. There are many genera of tabanids and over 3000 species, but the most important from the medical point of view are certain species of Chrysops (subfamily Chrysopsinae) and Tabanus and Haematopota (subfamily Tabaninae).
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Service, M.W. (1980). Horseflies, deerflies and clegs (Order Diptera: Family Tabanidae). In: A Guide to Medical Entomology. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-16334-2_10
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