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Horse fly (Tabanus).

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Horse fly (Tabanus trimaculatus).

Fran Hall—The National Audubon Society Collection/Photo Researchers

Diagram showing diversity among dipterans

Diagram showing diversity among dipterans

Diversity among the dipterans.

From Inverebrate Identification Manual by Richard A. Pimentel, © 1967 by Litton Educational Publishing, Inc. Reprinted by permission of Van Nostrand Reinhold Company

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