Tabanus atratus, _Fabr. Syst. Ent._ 789. 9. _Syst. Antl._ 96. 16.
_Weidemann Auss. Zw. Ins._ 1. 114. _No._ 3.
Tabanus niger, _Pal. Beauv. Ins. Afr. et Amer. Dipt. t._ 1. _f._ 1.
HABITAT: New York, and other parts of North America.
{98}Head black. Antennæ black, being placed on the front of the head; the
parts surrounding them shining, as if finely polished. Ocelli wanting.
Proboscis red brown; being inclosed in a kind of sheath, which is black.
Thorax very dark brown, almost black. Wings dark brown and membranaceous,
not transparent. Abdomen lead coloured, the extremity nearly black; being
of the same colour underneath as at top. Legs entirely black; the middle
ones being furnished with two spines at the tips of the tibiæ. Breast
hairy and black.