''Brennania'' is a genus of

flies Flies are insects of the Order (biology), order Diptera, the name being derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwin ...

in family

Tabanidae Horse flies and deer flies are true flies in the family Tabanidae in the insect order Diptera. The adults are often large and agile in flight. Only females bite land vertebrates, including humans, to obtain blood. They prefer to fly in sunli ...

. It was originally known as ''Comops'', created as a subgenus of '' Apatolestes'' by Brennan (1935). Philip (1941) then raised it to genus level, but renamed it to ''Brennania'' (as it was preoccupied by '' Comops'' Aldrich, 1934).

Species

The genus contains the following species: * '' Brennania belkini'' (

Philip Philip, also Phillip, is a male name derived from the Macedonian Old Koine language, Greek (''Philippos'', lit. "horse-loving" or "fond of horses"), from a compound of (''philos'', "dear", "loved", "loving") and (''hippos'', "horse"). Prominen ...

, 1966) – Belkin's Dune Tabanid Fly * '' Brennania hera'' ( Osten Sacken, 1877)

References

Tabanidae Taxa named by Cornelius Becker Philip Diptera of North America Brachycera genera {{Tabanoidea-stub