Stomoxys calcitrans (English name)

Japanese: Stomoxys calcitrans(英語表記)Stomoxyscalcitrans
Stomoxys calcitrans (English name)

...A general term for insects belonging to the Stomoxyinae subfamily of the Muscidae family of the Diptera order, or one of these. The Japanese name Stomoxys calcitrans comes from the fact that they bite and suck the blood of warm-blooded animals such as cattle and horses, and the English name stable fly comes from the fact that they are often found around livestock sheds. Among the Muscidae family, this group has hardened mouthparts adapted to sucking blood, and 10 genera and 48 species are known worldwide, with 3 genera and 5 species known in Japan.

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…双翅目イエバエ科サシバエ亜科Stomoxyinaeに属する昆虫の総称,またはそのうちの1種を指す。和名サシバエStomoxys calcitransは,牛馬など温血動物を刺して吸血することから,英名のstable flyは,家畜小屋のまわりに多いことに由来する。イエバエ科のハエのうち,口器が硬化して,吸血するのに適応したグループで,世界に10属48種,日本からは3属5種が知られている。…

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