†Tabanus tremembeensis Martins-Neto 1997 (horse fly)
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Full reference: R. G. Martins-Neto. 1997. Dípteros (Insecta) da Formação Tremembé, Bacia de Taubaté, Oligoceno do Estado de São Paulo. III - Família Tabanidae. Acta Geologica Leopoldensia 20(44):51-57
Belongs to Tabanus according to R. G. Martins-Neto 1997
Sister taxa: Tabanus hipparionis, Tabanus parahippi, Tabanus statzi, Tabanus sudeticus, Tabanus vectensis
Type specimen: UnG/1T-49, an exoskeleton. Its type locality is Santa Fe farm, Padre Eterno, Taubaté municipality (UnG collection), which is in a Chattian lacustrine - large shale in the Tremembé Formation of Brazil.
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Santa Fe farm, Padre Eterno, Taubaté municipality (UnG collection)
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