Tabanidae

Japanese: Tabanidae
Tabanidae

…If we had to say, the word “horse fly” could refer to the family Tabanidae itself, or it could be a general term for insects that belong to the Brachyceratoidea, Scutellaria, and Diptera. There are more than 3,000 species of Tabanidae (horse flies and deer flies) recorded worldwide, and more than 80 species recorded in Japan. They are medium to large, with large compound eyes that occupy most of the head. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Tabanidae" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…しいていえば,アブにはアブ科そのものを指す場合と,双翅目短角亜目直縫群に属する昆虫の総称の場合とがある。アブ科Tabanidae(英名horse fly∥deer fly)は,世界で3000種以上,日本からは80種以上記録されている。中~大型で複眼は大きく頭部の大部分を占める。…

※「Tabanidae」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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