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''Teskeyellus cyanommatus'' is a species of horsefly in the family Tabanidae discovered in Manaus, Brazil in 2017.


Description

The fly's abdomen and thorax are completely covered in bright yellow and black striped fur, imitative of a sand wasp, and females are thought to not require blood meals to reproduce, unlike most tabanids. Little is known so far about its ecology and habitat, but it likely has a wider range in the
Amazon Basin The Amazon basin is the part of South America drained by the Amazon River and its tributaries. The Amazon drainage basin covers an area of about , or about 35.5 percent of the South American continent. It is located in the countries of Bolivi ...
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References

Insects described in 2017 Endemic insects of Brazil Tabanidae {{Tabanoidea-stub