Tabanos

Found in heavily forested lowland areas.

Distribucion en Costa Rica:
Distribucion General: Panama to northern Colombia.

Feeding habits unknown.

Immature stages unknown.

Hind tibiae without apical spurs; basicosta without strong setae; third antennal segment with a strong dorsobasal forward pointing spine; eyes bare; not a stout, bee-like species; antennal scape not greatly elongated; frontal callus as wide as the front; wings mostly black; thorax and abdomen black; frontoclypeus shiny black; frontoclypeus and genae swollen and shiny black.

Localidad del tipo: Costa Rica, San Mateo, Higuito.
Depositario del tipo: Washington: National Museum of Natural History (U.S.A.).
Recolector del tipo:

This species appears to be uncommonly collected throughout its range.