Gastroxides ater Saunders, 1841
Gastroxides ater Saunders 1841. Trans. Entomol. Soc. London, 3: 59.
Distribution
India (Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu), Sri Lanka.
Diagnosis
Head black with elongate antennae; ocelli well developed. Scutum glossy black with all appendages black. Abdomen elongate, pointed towards apex, predominantly black except for orange coloured second abdominal segment. Wings wholly black except for two hyaline areas.
References
Saunders, W. W. 1841. Descriptions of four new dipterous insects from central and northern India. Trans. Entomol. Soc. London, 3: 59-61.
Vijay Veer, 2004. Tabanidae flies (Diptera) from the Indian subregion. Annales of Forestry, 12 (2): 301-447.
Kapoor, V. C., Grewal, J. S., Sharma, S. K. and Gupta, S. K. 1988. Taxonomic studies of Indian Tabanids (Diptera: Tabanidae). Final report of PL-480 research project. Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana.