Tabanus schadei Fairchild

Carmo, Daniel D. D. & Henriques, Augusto L., 2019, Taxonomy of Tabanus trivittatus species-group (Diptera: Tabanidae), with description of five new species, Zootaxa 4554 (1), pp. 63-100 : 85

Tabanus schadei Fairchild

( Figures 21 A–D, 36)

Tabanus schadei Fairchild, 1976: 294 , fig. 12; Coscarón, 1979: 277, figs. 7L-V (taxonomy); Fairchild & Burger, 1994: 149 (cat.); Henriques, 1997: 88 (INPA spp.); Coscarón & Papavero, 2009: 142 (cat.); Krolow & Henriques, 2017: 4 (Mato Grosso do Sul spp.).

Diagnosis. Frons broad (F.I. less than 5) and nearly parallel. All coxae and femora yellow. Notopleuron with integument paler than adjacent scutum. Dorsolateral stripes series of disconnected patches. Subcallus brown, conspicuously inflated at lateral view.

Comments. This species is easily recognized by the rather broad frons ( Fig. 21C ). The female genitalia was described by Coscarón (1979).

Material examined. Holotype ♀, PARAGUAY, Cerro Pelado, Sept-1937, F. Schade coll. ( USNM). PARAGUAY, San Pedro, Carumbé (3 ♀, ♂ INPA), BRASIL, Mato Grosso do Sul, Maracaju (10f# MZUSP, 2 f# INPA Also, the female simbol was not inserted.

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FIGURE 21. Tabanus schadei. Female. A. Dorsal habitus. B. Lateral habitus. C. Head, anterior view. D. Head, lateral view. Scale bars. A, B. 5 mm. C, D. 1 mm.