Tabanos

Found in lowland forest areas.

Distribucion en Costa Rica:
Distribucion General: Mexico (Jalisco) to Venezuela.

Females have been observed feeding on reptiles (snakes and caymans).

Immature stages unknown.

Hind tibiae with apical spurs; antennal flagellum with 8 distinct flagellomeres; ocelli present; eyes densely pilose; cell m3 of the wing always open; cell r5 open or closed and petiolate; wings evenly tinted; legs not bicolored; abdomen largely black pilose; beard and pleura dark brown to black haired; large species usually over 18 mm in wing length; wings uniformly deep yellowish brown tinted; abdomen dark brown to black with tufts of white hairs at the sides of tergites 2, 5 and 6.

Localidad del tipo: Venezuela: Guarino.
Depositario del tipo: Berlin: Museum fur Naturkunde der Humboldt Universitat zu Berlin.
Recolector del tipo:

This is one of the most commonly collected species of Fidena in Costa Rica.