Cretaceous Horse flies and their phylogenetic significance (Diptera: Tabanidae)

Popularly known as horse flies or deer flies, Tabanidae, has 4.400 described species distributed worldwide. Most of the females are hematophagous, but several also flower visitors. Cretaceous fossils Tabanidae scarce and fossil have plesiomorphic features unknown in modern flies. Here, we revised taxonomy from Crato Formation Brazil describing a new genus, Araripus gen. nov ., two – crassitibialis sp. . Cratotabanus cearensis The holotype stonemyomorphus , type is redescribed, male for first time. In addition, investigate phylogenetic position fly using morphological characters context wider analysis including representatives extant lineages.