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 autumnalis Linnaeus ( Figs 1 B, 1G, 3C, 5C) Tabanus autumnalis Linnaeus, 1761: 462 . Tabanus auctumnalis Zeller, 1842: 816 . Tabanus bovinus Harris, 1776: 27 . Tabanus molestans Becker, 1913: 77 . Tabanus brunnescens Szilády, 1914: 671 . Tabanus guttiventris Enderlein, 1925: 356 . Type locality. Sweden . Diagnosis. Length. (Male) body 19.0– 21 mm , wing 14.5–14.8 mm ; (female) body 15.8–19.5 mm , wing 13.0– 15.3 mm . Head without parafacial band; frons in females parallel sided; frontal index in female 3.68–3.7; subcallus entirely dusted; lower callus in female elongated-ovoid, middle callus very narrow and jointed with lower callus; eyes in male with broad band covering almost the large facets; R4 without appendix; abdomen greyish with 4 longitudinal reddish brown triangles. Local distribution. Lower Nile, North Sinai. Geographical distribution. Afghanistan , Algeria , China , Egypt , Iran , Iraq , Jordan , Lebanon , Mongolia , Morocco , Tunisia , and Turkey . Specimens examined. W. Ghedeirat, 8.V.1934 (1 3) (CUC); Wadi El-Natroun, 6.VIII.1929 (4 3, 4 Ƥ) (ESEC); Wadi El-Natroun, 6.VIII.1925 (1 Ƥ) (MAC); Wadi El-Natroun, 6.VIII.1929 (1 3, 1 Ƥ) (AZUC).