About Tabanus taeniola Palisot de Beauvois, 1806
Tabanus taeniola is a species of horse fly that belongs to the family Tabanidae. It was originally published as Tabanus taeniola in 1806 by Palisot de Beauvois, based on a specimen collected in Nigeria. This species occurs in the Afrotropical and Palearctic realms: it is widespread across Africa, and extends into the Palearctic realm along the East Mediterranean coast, through Egypt, Cyprus, and the Levant, eastward to Saudi Arabia. It is a regular migrant in the Levant and Cyprus.
