Merycomyia Whitneyi
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''Merycomyia whitneyi'' is a species of deer flies in 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 ...
. Larvae are known as sandworms and can be used as fish bait.


Distribution

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References

Tabanidae Diptera of North America Taxa named by Charles Willison Johnson Insects described in 1904 {{Tabanoidea-stub