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Pangonius sp.
Pangonius is a genus within the horse-fly family (Tabanidae), often misspelled as Pangonia; Latreille originally published the name as Pangonius in 1802, emending it in 1804 to Pangonia, but the emendation is not valid under the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature.
Spotted on Jan 5, 2016
Submitted on Jan 5, 2016
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Thanks for your comments dcslaugh.
Nice spotting!
Horse-flies have appeared in literature since Aeschylus in Ancient Greece mentioned them driving people to madness through their persistent pursuit. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horse-fly