Haematopota pluvialis (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Notch-horned Cleg)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHaematopota pluvialis (Notch-horned Cleg)
GenusHaematopota (clegs)
FamilyTABANIDAE (horseflies, deerflies, gad flies, stouts, clegs, horsefly)
SuperfamilyTABANOIDEA (horseflies, snipe flies & water snipe flies)
InfraorderTabanomorpha (horseflies, snipe flies & soldier flies)
SuborderBRACHYCERA (short-horned flies)
OrderDIPTERA (two-winged flies)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Haematopota pluvialis (Notch-horned Cleg) :
1: Haematopota pluvialis (Notch-horned Cleg)
7 Jun 2016 OSGR: SY68 50° 40’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, attracted to human bait
Image 1: Spermathecae - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 2: Spermathecal bases - magnified - white backgroundImage 3: Spermathecal bases - magnified - white background (2)Image 4: Spermathecal bases - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 5: Spermatheca - magnified - white background
2: Haematopota pluvialis (Notch-horned Cleg)
25 Jul 2015 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
female, buzzing round me
Image 1: Spermatheca - magnifiedImage 2: Spermatheca - microscope low magnification
3: Haematopota pluvialis (Notch-horned Cleg)
10 Jul 2015 OSGR: SY98 50° 40’ N, 2° 0’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
small female, attracted to hot car.
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Wing - highly enlarged - white background
4: Haematopota pluvialis (Notch-horned Cleg)
10 Jul 2015 OSGR: SY98 50° 40’ N, 2° 0’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
small female, attracted to hot car.
Image 1: Female - abdomen - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - fore-parts - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - head - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - head - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - head - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 9: Females - small and large - dorsal views - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 10: Female - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver background
5: Haematopota pluvialis (Notch-horned Cleg)
10 Jul 2015 OSGR: SY98 50° 40’ N, 2° 0’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
larger female, attracted to hot car.
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 2: Female - latero-dorsal view - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 3: Females - small and large - dorsal views - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 4: Female - ventral view - highly enlarged - white background
6: Haematopota pluvialis (Notch-horned Cleg)
20 Jun 2012 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Female, entered car
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - pale backgroundImage 2: Female - head and thorax - lateral view - highly enlarged - pale backgroundImage 3: Female - head - antero-dorsal view - highly enlarged - pale backgroundImage 4: Female - lateral view - highly enlarged - pale backgroundImage 5: Wing - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 6: Antennae - dorso-lateral view - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 7: Antennae - ventro-lateral view - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 8: Compound eye - close-up - microscope low magnification - white background
7: Haematopota pluvialis (Notch-horned Cleg)
17 Jul 2007 OSGR: SN69 52° 30’ N, 4° 0’ W Vice County: Cardigan (VC 46) Wales
Female
Image 1: Female - antennae - dorsal view - highly enlargedImage 2: Female - antennae - dorsal view - magnifiedImage 3: Female - antennae - dorso-lateral view - highly enlargedImage 4: Female - antero-lateral view - enlargedImage 5: Female - cleaning top of head - dorsal view - enlargedImage 6: Female - compound eye - close-up - magnifiedImage 7: Female - dorsal view - enlargedImage 8: Female - dorso-lateral view - enlargedImage 9: Female - face - magnifiedImage 10: Female - face - magnified (2)Image 11: Female - face - magnified (3)Image 12: Female - front three-quarter view - enlargedImage 13: Female - head and antennae - dorsal view - highly enlargedImage 14: Female - head and forelegs - anterior view - highly enlargedImage 15: Female - head - anterior view - highly enlargedImage 16: Female - head - dorsal view - magnifiedImage 17: Female - lateral view - enlargedImage 18: Female - lateral view - highly enlarged - pale backgroundImage 19: Female - latero-dorsal view - enlargedImage 20: Female - latero-dorsal view - highly enlarged - pale backgroundImage 21: Female - rear three-quarter view - enlargedImage 22: Wing - highly enlarged - pale background
8: Haematopota pluvialis (Notch-horned Cleg)
29 Jul 1998 OSGR: SU57 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Female
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - wings apartImage 2: Female - dorsal view - wings together
9: Haematopota pluvialis (Notch-horned Cleg)
21 Jun 1998 OSGR: SU68 51° 30’ N, 0° 60’ W Vice County: Oxon (VC 23) England
Female, to human bait
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - wings apartImage 2: Female - dorso-lateral viewImage 3: Female - ventral view
10: Haematopota pluvialis (Notch-horned Cleg)
6 Jun 1998 OSGR: SU36 51° 20’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Female
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - wings apartImage 2: Female - lateral viewImage 3: Female - ventral view
11: Haematopota pluvialis (Notch-horned Cleg)
6 Jun 1998 OSGR: SU36 51° 20’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Male
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - wings apartImage 2: Male - lateral viewImage 3: Male - ventral view
12: Haematopota pluvialis (Notch-horned Cleg)
6 Jun 1998 OSGR: SU36 51° 20’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Female
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - wings apartImage 2: Female - dorso-lateral view
13: Haematopota pluvialis (Notch-horned Cleg)
16 Aug 1997 OSGR: SS78 51° 30’ N, 3° 40’ W Vice County: Glam (VC 41) Wales
Female, chasing me
Image 1: Female - dorsal viewImage 2: Female - dorsal view - wings apartImage 3: Female - latero-ventral view
14: Haematopota pluvialis (Notch-horned Cleg)
27 Jul 1997 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Female, on me
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - wings apartImage 2: Female - lateral and dorsal views
15: Haematopota pluvialis (Notch-horned Cleg)
6 Jul 1997 OSGR: SU56 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Female
Image 1: Female - dorsal viewImage 2: Female - lateral view

Haematopota pluvialis (Notch-horned Cleg) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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