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TABANIDES [4 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 2012-03-22
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- deer fly
1, record 2, English, deer%20fly
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- deerfly 2, record 2, English, deerfly
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any of numerous small horseflies of Chrysops or related genera that usually have wing markings and include serious bloodsucking pests of deer, man, and livestock some of which are vectors of tularemia. 2, record 2, English, - deer%20fly
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- mouche à chevreuil
1, record 2, French, mouche%20%C3%A0%20chevreuil
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- mouche de chevreuil 2, record 2, French, mouche%20de%20chevreuil
feminine noun, Canada
- mouche du cerf 2, record 2, French, mouche%20du%20cerf
feminine noun, Europe
- mouche du daim 2, record 2, French, mouche%20du%20daim
feminine noun, Europe
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Taon, dela famille des tabanidés(Tabanidae). 2, record 2, French, - mouche%20%C3%A0%20chevreuil
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Insectos, ciempiés, arañas y escorpiones
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- mosca de ciervo
1, record 2, Spanish, mosca%20de%20ciervo
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2008-10-07
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- horse fly
1, record 3, English, horse%20fly
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- horsefly 2, record 3, English, horsefly
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any of numerous rather large stocky swift-flying two-winged flies constituting the family Tabanidae having in the female a piercing proboscis with which they suck the blood of animals (as horses and cattle) inflicting painful bites. 2, record 3, English, - horse%20fly
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- taon
1, record 3, French, taon
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- mouche à cheval 2, record 3, French, mouche%20%C3%A0%20cheval
feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Grosse mouche piqueuse, répandue dans les pays chauds(famille des tabanidés). 3, record 3, French, - taon
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Insectos, ciempiés, arañas y escorpiones
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- tábano
1, record 3, Spanish, t%C3%A1bano
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Insecto del orden de los dípteros bien conocido por el dolor que causa su picadura, sólo las hembras pueden picar para alimentarse de sangre, los machos se nutren de jugos vegetales. 2, record 3, Spanish, - t%C3%A1bano
Record 4 - internal organization data 1993-10-21
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- tabanid
1, record 4, English, tabanid
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, 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 4, English, - tabanid
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- tabanidé
1, record 4, French, tabanid%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mouche orthoraphe, telle que taon, chrysops, pangonie, etc. Les tabanidés forment une famille. 1, record 4, French, - tabanid%C3%A9
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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