ORTHORRHAPHA 



Bkachvceka 



Tabanidae 



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Fig. 3g. Tabanus sohtit'uilis. Scliin., Br. (Meig. ?,i 

 form disiiiigiicndus. \'errall. Determined E. E. 

 Austen. 9i^X30™m- The larvae of Tabanidae 

 live in damp sand and mud. or beneath rotting 

 leaves. They feed on other insects, worms, etc. 

 The eggs are laid in clusters on leaves and 

 stems of plants and on damp rocks. "The 

 typical race of T. sohtilialis is far less common 

 than the form disiiin'ueiufus." E. E. A. 



Fig 40. Titbaiiiis lA/y/oliis) latistriatiis Brau. 

 $ 14x26 mm. Rare, found on Essex coast, 

 Mersea Island, and in Dorset. 



Fig. 41. Tabanus (Atylotus) fulviis Meig. 9 'Sx 

 26 mm. Tawny Breeze fly. Fairly common 

 on Esse.x coast, N. Devon. New Forest, and 

 in Scotland. 



Fig. 42. Tabiinus boininis Linn. 9 22x45 irmi. 

 0.\ Gadfly, terrifying horses and cattle by its 

 bite, and attacking pedestrians. \ closely allied 

 species, T. siidctiiiis Zeller, the largest British 

 gadfly, is more common and is often confused 

 with T. bovinus. (Lyndhurst.) 



