''Apatolestes'' is a genus of horse flies (family
Tabanidae
Horse-flies or horseflies are true flies in the family Tabanidae in the insect order Diptera. They are often large and agile in flight, and only the female horseflies bite animals, including humans, to obtain blood. They prefer to fly in s ...
).
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Species
The genus contains the following species:
*''
Apatolestes actites''
Philip
Philip, also Phillip, is a male given name, derived from the Greek (''Philippos'', lit. "horse-loving" or "fond of horses"), from a compound of (''philos'', "dear", "loved", "loving") and (''hippos'', "horse"). Prominent Philips who popularize ...
& Steffan, 1962
*''
Apatolestes affinis''
Philip
Philip, also Phillip, is a male given name, derived from the Greek (''Philippos'', lit. "horse-loving" or "fond of horses"), from a compound of (''philos'', "dear", "loved", "loving") and (''hippos'', "horse"). Prominent Philips who popularize ...
, 1941
*''
Apatolestes aitkeni''
Philip
Philip, also Phillip, is a male given name, derived from the Greek (''Philippos'', lit. "horse-loving" or "fond of horses"), from a compound of (''philos'', "dear", "loved", "loving") and (''hippos'', "horse"). Prominent Philips who popularize ...
, 1941
*''
Apatolestes albipilosus''
Brennan, 1935
*''
Apatolestes ater''
Brennan, 1935
*''
Apatolestes colei''
Philip
Philip, also Phillip, is a male given name, derived from the Greek (''Philippos'', lit. "horse-loving" or "fond of horses"), from a compound of (''philos'', "dear", "loved", "loving") and (''hippos'', "horse"). Prominent Philips who popularize ...
, 1941
*''
Apatolestes comastes''
Williston, 1885
*''
Apatolestes hinei''
Brennan, 1935
*''
Apatolestes parkeri''
Philip
Philip, also Phillip, is a male given name, derived from the Greek (''Philippos'', lit. "horse-loving" or "fond of horses"), from a compound of (''philos'', "dear", "loved", "loving") and (''hippos'', "horse"). Prominent Philips who popularize ...
, 1941
*''
Apatolestes philipi''
Pechuman, 1985
*''
Apatolestes rossi''
Philip
Philip, also Phillip, is a male given name, derived from the Greek (''Philippos'', lit. "horse-loving" or "fond of horses"), from a compound of (''philos'', "dear", "loved", "loving") and (''hippos'', "horse"). Prominent Philips who popularize ...
, 1950 – (Ross's Apatalestes Tabanid Fly)
*''
Apatolestes villosulus''
(Bigot
Discrimination is the act of making unjustified distinctions between people based on the groups, classes, or other categories to which they belong or are perceived to belong. People may be discriminated on the basis of race, gender, age, relig ...
, 1892)
*''
Apatolestes willistoni''
Brennan, 1935
*''
Apatolestes rugosus''
Middlekauff & Lane, 1976
The following are synonyms of other species:
*''Apatolestes belkini''
Philip
Philip, also Phillip, is a male given name, derived from the Greek (''Philippos'', lit. "horse-loving" or "fond of horses"), from a compound of (''philos'', "dear", "loved", "loving") and (''hippos'', "horse"). Prominent Philips who popularize ...
, 1966 Synonym of ''
Brennania belkini''
(Philip, 1966)
*''Apatolestes bekini''
Philip
Philip, also Phillip, is a male given name, derived from the Greek (''Philippos'', lit. "horse-loving" or "fond of horses"), from a compound of (''philos'', "dear", "loved", "loving") and (''hippos'', "horse"). Prominent Philips who popularize ...
, 1966(?): Synonym of ''
Brennania belkini''
(Philip, 1966)
*''Apatolestes comastes var. fulvipes''
Philip
Philip, also Phillip, is a male given name, derived from the Greek (''Philippos'', lit. "horse-loving" or "fond of horses"), from a compound of (''philos'', "dear", "loved", "loving") and (''hippos'', "horse"). Prominent Philips who popularize ...
, 1960: Synonym of ''A. willistoni''
Brennan, 1935
*''Apatolestes comastes var. willistoni''
Brennan, 1935: Synonym of ''A. willistoni''
Brennan, 1935
*''Apatolestes eiseni''
Townsend, 1895: Synonym of ''
Zophina eiseni''
(Townsend, 1895)
*''Apatolestes lutulentus''
Hutton, 1901: Synonym of ''
Ectenopsis lutulenta''
(Hutton, 1901)
*''Apatolestes similis''
Brennan, 1935:
Synonym of ''A. villosulus''
(Bigot, 1892)
References
Tabanidae
Brachycera genera
Taxa named by Samuel Wendell Williston
Diptera of North America
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