Atylotus plebeius
Taxonomy
This page represents the following TreeOfLife-200M taxonomic path.[1]
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Class: Insecta
- Order: Diptera
- Family: Tabanidae
- Genus: Atylotus
- Species: Atylotus plebeius
Visual Description
Atylotus plebeius is a species of horse fly. Based on observations from the TreeOfLife-200M dataset, individuals exhibit the characteristic robust, compact body form typical of the family Tabanidae.[1] The compound eyes are prominent, and the thorax and abdomen display a mottled, brownish-grey coloration that provides camouflage.[1]
Ecology and Veterinary Impact
Atylotus plebeius (Fallén, 1817) is a recognized species within the family Tabanidae.[2] It is one of 83 species of horse flies recorded on cattle farms in mainland France.[3] While horse flies are generally known as pests of cattle in temperate regions due to their aggressive behavior and painful bites, and their potential to mechanically transmit various pathogens, specific data regarding the abundance and veterinary impact of A. plebeius in France remain limited.[3]
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References
- 1 2 3 Dataset view for Animalia / Arthropoda / Insecta / Diptera / Tabanidae / Atylotus / plebeius constructed from imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M records under this taxonomic path. Hugging Face Datasets. https://huggingface.co/datasets/imageomics/TreeOfLife-200M.
- ↑ Atylotus plebeius (Fallén, 1817). GBIF. https://www.gbif.org/species/1494289. Accessed 2026-07-17.
- 1 2 Jorian Prudhomme; Jérôme Depaquit; Johanna Fite; Elsa Quillery; Émilie Bouhsira; Emmanuel Liénard. Systematic review of hematophagous arthropods present in cattle in France. Parasite. 2023. https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2023059.