''Merycomyia whitneyi'' is a species of deer flies in the family Tabanidae. Larvae are known as sandworms and can be used as

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Distribution

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References

Tabanidae Diptera of North America Taxa named by Charles Willison Johnson Insects described in 1904 {{Tabanoidea-stub