A review of the genus Tabanus Linnaeus, 1758 (Diptera: Tabanidae) from Egypt Author Abu El-Hassan, Gawhara M. M. Author Badrawy, Haitham B. M. Author Fadl, Hassan H. Author Mohammad, Salwa K. text Zootaxa 2013 3691 5 559 576 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.3691.5.3 d626ae4a-54d9-47d0-9953-eed35ae9d66d 1175-5326 215691 DEC4E044-FB5A-49D1-A6BA-449A07D43A26 Tabanus ptolemaeanus Szilády ( Fig. 5 J) Tabanus ptolemaeanus Szilády, 1923: 11 . Type locality. Cairo ( Egypt ). Diagnosis. Length. (Female) body 15.0 mm. Female: Frons parallel sided; subcallus entirely dusted; R4 without appendix; abdomen reddish brown colored, with 4 longitudinal blackish stripes, terga 1 and 2 with black spot at middle, terga 4–6 with blackish spots at lateral margins. Male unknown. Local distribution. Unknown. Geographical distribution. Egypt . Remarks. Szilády (1923) mentioned that Baron J. Surcouf sent the type specimen of this species to him from Cairo for examination while Efflatoun (1930) listed it among doubtful species in his monograph.