vittiger Thomson

Tabanus vittiger Thomson, 1869: 451 . Coquillett 1901a: 373 [records]; Johnson 1924: 87 [records]; Curran 1932: 349 [records]; Curran 1934: 150 [records]; Linsley & Usinger 1966: 166 [checklist]; Parkin et al. 1972: 106 [records]; Philip 1976: 86 [biology]; Linsley 1977: 39 [checklist]; Philip 1983: 47 [biology]; Fairchild 1983: 30 [review]; Fairchild & Burger 1994: 152 [catalogue]; Buestán et al. 2007: 69 [catalogue]; Coscarón & Papavero 2009: 145 [catalogue]; Cárdenas et al. 2009: appendix 4 [catalogue].

Tabanus (Neotabanus) vittiger: Bequaert 1933: 136 [review].

Tabanus (Neotabanus) subsimilis vittiger: Philip 1965: 877 [review].

Tabanus subsimilis vittiger: Fairchild 1971: 102 [catalogue].

Distribution. Endemic. Galápagos: Baltra, Bartolomé, Fernandina, Floreana, Isabela, Marchena, San Cristóbal, Santa Cruz, Santiago.

Remarks. Females feed on marine iguanas, sea turtles, land tortoises and humans (Philip 1976, 1983). Adults (Fig. 15) are collected from coastal areas year-round, breeding in mangrove marshes (Philip 1976). Larvae have been collected from brackish lagoons.