Tabanus bromius Linnaeus, 1758
(Band-eyed Brown Horsefly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTabanus bromius (Band-eyed Brown Horsefly)
GenusTabanus (a genus of horseflies)
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 Tabanus bromius (Band-eyed Brown Horsefly) :
1: Tabanus bromius (Band-eyed Brown Horsefly)
29 Jul 2017 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male, resting on Bramble leaf at 8am.
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - head and thorax - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - head and thorax - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - head - anterior view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - head - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - head - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - ventral view - enlarged - silver background
2: Tabanus bromius (Band-eyed Brown Horsefly)
10 Jul 2015 OSGR: SY98 50° 40’ N, 2° 0’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, attracted to hot car.
Image 1: Female - abdomen - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - head and fore-legs - anterior view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - head and thorax - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - head - anterior view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - head - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - head - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - lateral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - ventral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - lamellae - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 12: Female - lamellae - microscope low magnification - white background (2)Image 13: Female - spermathecae - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 14: Female - spermathecal bases - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 15: Female - spermatheca - magnified - white backgroundImage 16: Female - sternite 8 and lamellae - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 17: Female - sternite 8 - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 18: Female - sternite 8 - microscope low magnification - white background (2)Image 19: Female - sternite 8 - microscope low magnification - white background (3)
3: Tabanus bromius (Band-eyed Brown Horsefly)
13 Jul 2014 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, resting on brick wall
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Wing - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 3: Female - spermathecae - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 4: Female - sternite 8 - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 5: Female - sternite 8, with surrounding sclerites - microscope low magnification - white background
4: Tabanus bromius (Band-eyed Brown Horsefly)
30 Jun 2006 OSGR: TQ50 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ E Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
light coloured male . Photos: Specimen
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - close-up - pale backgroundImage 2: Male - lateral view - close-up - natural backgroundImage 3: Male - latero-dorsal view - close-up - natural backgroundImage 4: Male - dorsal view - close-up - enlarged - pale backgroundImage 5: Male - dorso-lateral view - close-up - enlarged - pale backgroundImage 6: Male - head - anterior view - close-up - highly enlarged - pale backgroundImage 7: Male - head - antero-dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged - natural backgroundImage 8: Male - head - antero-lateral view - close-up - highly enlarged - natural backgroundImage 9: Male - head - antero-ventral view - close-up - highly enlarged - pale backgroundImage 10: Male - head - front three-quarter view - close-up - highly enlarged - natural backgroundImage 11: Male - head - lateral view - close-up - highly enlarged - natural backgroundImage 12: Male - lateral view - close-up - enlarged - pale backgroundImage 13: Male - ventral view - close-up - enlarged - pale background
5: Tabanus bromius (Band-eyed Brown Horsefly)
29 Jun 2006 OSGR: TQ31 50° 50’ N, 0° 0’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
on fence rail
Image 1: Female - dorso-lateral view - close-upImage 2: Female - lateral view - close-up - enlarged
6: Tabanus bromius (Band-eyed Brown Horsefly)
17 Jul 2005 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Female, entered house on hot sunny day
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - enlarged - grey backgroundImage 2: Female - head and forelegs - anterior view - highly enlargedImage 3: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - enlargedImage 4: Female - head - anterior view - highly enlargedImage 5: Female - lateral view - enlargedImage 6: Female - ventral view - enlargedImage 7: Wing - highly enlarged - grey backgroundImage 8: Wing - highly enlarged - pale background
7: Tabanus bromius (Band-eyed Brown Horsefly)
15 Jul 2005 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Male, covered with pollen, entered house on hot sunny day
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - enlargedImage 2: Male - head and forelegs - anterior view - highly enlargedImage 3: Male - head and thorax - dorsal view - enlargedImage 4: Male - head and thorax - lateral view - enlargedImage 5: Male - head - anterior view - highly enlargedImage 6: Male - head - ventral view - enlargedImage 7: Male - lateral view - enlargedImage 8: Male - ventral view - enlarged
8: Tabanus bromius (Band-eyed Brown Horsefly)
12 Jul 1999 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Female, resting on patio table in garden.
Image 1: Female - antennae - lateral view from outsideImage 2: Female - antenna - lateral view from inner faceImage 3: Female - dorsal view - wings apartImage 4: Female - dorsal view - wings togetherImage 5: Female - dorsal view - wings together (2)Image 6: Female - eye - close-upImage 7: Female - head and thorax - dorsal viewImage 8: Female - head - anterior viewImage 9: Female - head - anterior view (2)Image 10: Female - head - lateral viewImage 11: Female - head - ventral viewImage 12: Female - ventral view
9: Tabanus bromius (Band-eyed Brown Horsefly)
25 Jul 1998 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Female, basking on house wall
Image 1: Female - dorsal viewImage 2: Female - dorsal view - wings spreadImage 3: Female - lateral viewImage 4: Female - ventral view

Tabanus bromius (Band-eyed Brown Horsefly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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