''Dasychela'' is a genus of biting
horseflies
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 ...
of the 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 ...
. There are 8 species with a neotropical distribution, with one—''
D. badia''—found in Central America.
Species
*''
Dasychela badia''
( Kröber, 1931)
*''
Dasychela inca''
(Philip
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, 1960)
*''
Dasychela ocellus''
(Walker
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People
*Walker (given name)
*Walker (surname)
*Walker (Brazilian footballer) (born 1982), Brazilian footballer
Places
In the United States
*Walker, Arizona, in Yavapai County
*Walker, Mono County, California
* ...
, 1848)
*''
Dasychela peruviana''
(Bigot
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, 1892)
*''
Dasychela macintyrei''
(Bequaert
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, 1937)
*''
Dasychela biramula''
Fairchild Fairchild may refer to:
Organizations
* Fairchild Aerial Surveys, operated in cooperation with a subsidiary of Fairey Aviation Company
* Fairchild Camera and Instrument
* List of Sherman Fairchild companies, "Fairchild" companies
* Fairchild ...
, 1958
*''
Dasychela limbativena''
Enderlein, 1922
References
Tabanidae
Insects of Central America
Diptera of North America
Diptera of South America
Taxa named by Günther Enderlein
Brachycera genera
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