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TABANIDE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-03-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- tabanidae
1, record 1, English, tabanidae
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A very large and important family of Diptera comprising the horseflies and deerflies whose females suck blood and sometimes transmit disease (as loaiasis) to human beings. 1, record 1, English, - tabanidae
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Includes the genera Chrysops, Haematopota, Pangonia and Tabanus. 2, record 1, English, - tabanidae
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
In AGRIN, the Tabanidae are referred to as "deer flies and horse flies" combined. 3, record 1, English, - tabanidae
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tabanidés
1, record 1, French, tabanid%C3%A9s
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Tabanidé : mouche orthoraphe, telle que taon, chrysops, pangonie, etc. Les tabanidés forment une famille. 1, record 1, French, - tabanid%C3%A9s
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1993-10-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- tabanid
1, record 2, English, tabanid
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A fly of the family Tabanidae, including the genera Chrysops, Haematopota, Pangonia and Tabanus, but usually refers to Hypoderma spp. 1, record 2, English, - tabanid
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- tabanidé
1, record 2, French, tabanid%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mouche orthoraphe, telle que taon, chrysops, pangonie, etc. Les tabanidés forment une famille. 1, record 2, French, - tabanid%C3%A9
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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