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Checklist for Subfamily Chrysopsinae Lutz, 1905 (Deer Flies)
and region America (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1321
50475
424947
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1315
50409
424765
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1179
49568
420027
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
642
38200
347168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
166
7224
70796
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
117
5649
48623
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
7
149
2111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tabanoidea
Coquillett, 1901
4
142
2064
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTabanidae
Latreille, 1802
Breeze flies, Bull dog flies, Clags, Cleggs, Clegs, Klegs
136
2039
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChrysopsinae
Lutz, 1905
Deer Flies
10
229
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for America
10 Genera with 229 Species
Chrysops Meigen, 1942Deer flies194SpeciesTaxom
Lilaea Walker, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Merycomyia Hine, 19044SpeciesTaxom
Mesomyia Macquart, 19303SpeciesTaxom
Neochrysops Walton, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopangonia Ricardo, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Pseudotabanus Ricardo, 19169SpeciesTaxom
Rhigioglossa Wiedemann, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Silvius Meigen, 187518SpeciesTaxom
Thaumastocera Gruenberg, 19351SpeciesTaxom


Species list for America
229 Species and 5 Subspecies
Chrysops (Chrysops) caecutiens Linnaeus, 1758Blinding breeze fly
Chrysops caecutiens ludens Loew, 1858
Chrysops (Chrysops) italicus Meigen, 1804
Chrysops (Chrysops) nigripes Zetterstedt, 1838Narrowflower flaxflower
Chrysops (Chrysops) relictus Meigen, 1820Twin-lobed deerfly
Chrysops (Chrysops) viduatus Fabricius, 1794Square-spot deerfly
Chrysops abatus Philip, 1941
Chrysops aberrans Philip, 1941
Chrysops aestuans Wulp, 1867Coastal gilia
Chrysops affinis Bellardi, 1859
Chrysops alajuelensis Burger, 2002
Chrysops alleni Fairchild, 1939
Chrysops altivagus Osten Sacken, 1886Kellogg's hawthorn
Chrysops amazon Daecke, 1905
Chrysops areolatus (Walker, 1848)⇒ Chrysops vittatus Wiedemann, 1821
Chrysops argentinus Pechuman, 1953
Chrysops asbestos Philip, 1950Thicket shadbush
Chrysops ater Macquart, 1850Black Deer Fly
Chrysops atlanticus Pechuman, 1949Atlantic Deer Fly
Chrysops atricornis (Bigot, 1892)⇒ Chrysops proclivis Osten Sacken, 1877
Chrysops auroguttatus Krober, 1930
Chrysops auroguttatus pallidefemoratus
Chrysops balzaphire Philip, 1955
Chrysops beameri Brennan, 1935
Chrysops berta Pechuman, 1940
Chrysops bicolor Cordier, 1907
Chrysops bishoppi Brennan, 1935
Chrysops bistellatus Daecke, 1905
Chrysops bivittatus Lutz, 1909
Chrysops boliviensis Krober, 1926
Chrysops bonariensis Brèthes, 1910
Chrysops brasiliensis (Ricardo, 1901)⇒ Chrysops incisus Macquart, 1846
Chrysops brevifascius Lutz, 1909
Chrysops brimleyi Hine, 1904Prickly poppy
Chrysops brunneus Hine, 1903Desert bearpoppy
Chrysops bulbicornis Lutz, 1911
Chrysops callidus Osten Sacken, 1875
Chrysops calogaster Schiner, 1868
Chrysops calopterus Hine, 1905
Chrysops calvus Pechuman & T..., 1967
Chrysops canifrons (Walker, 1848)⇒ Chrysops atlanticus Pechuman, 1949
Chrysops carbonarius Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed
Chrysops celatus (Pechuman, 1949)⇒ Chrysops flavidus Wiedemann, 1821
Chrysops celer Osten Sacken, 1875
Chrysops chiriquensis Fairchild, 1939
Chrysops cincticornis Walker, 1848
Chrysops cincticornis cincticornis Walker, 1848
Chrysops clavicornis Brennan, 1935
Chrysops coloradensis Bigot, 1892
Chrysops coquilletti Hine, 1904Prickly poppy
Chrysops coquillettii Hine, 1904
Chrysops costaricensis Burger, 2002
Chrysops costatus Fabr, 0
Chrysops crucians (Wiedemann, 1828)⇒ Chrysops variegatus De Geer, 1776
Chrysops cuclux Whitney, 1879Hedge false bindweed
Chrysops cuculux Whitney, 1879
Chrysops currani Krober, 1926
Chrysops cursim Whitney, 1879Hedge false bindweed
Chrysops dacne Philip, 1955
Chrysops dampfi Philip, 1955
Chrysops dawsoni Philip, 1959Dawson´s Deer Fly
Chrysops decipiens Krober, 1926
Chrysops delicatulus Osten Sacken, 1875
Chrysops dilatus (Rowe & Knowlton, 1936)⇒ Chrysops pachycerus Williston, 1887
Chrysops dimmocki Hine, 1905Golden pricklypoppy
Chrysops discalis Williston, 1880Cambustera de costa
Chrysops dissimilis Brennan, 1935
Chrysops divisus Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed
Chrysops dixianus Pechuman, 1974
Chrysops dorosovittatus Hine, 1907Bluestem pricklypoppy
Chrysops dorsopunctus (Fairchild, 1937)⇒ Chrysops fulvistigma Hine, 1904
Chrysops dorsovittatus Hine, 1907
Chrysops ecuadorensis Lutz, 1909
Chrysops excitans Walker, 1850Bothersome Deer Fly
Chrysops facialis Townsend, 1897Chapman's milkwort
Chrysops fairchildi Philip, 1955
Chrysops fascipennis Macquart, 1834White bryony
Chrysops flavidus Wiedemann, 1821Black raspberry
Chrysops flavidus reicherti Fairchild, 1937
Chrysops flavipennis Krober, 1925
Chrysops flavoscutellatus Krober, 1926
Chrysops flinti Coscaron, 1979
Chrysops formosus Krober, 1926
Chrysops frazari Williston, 1887
Chrysops frigidus Osten Sacken, 1875
Chrysops frontalis Macquart, 1838
Chrysops fuliginosus Wiedemann, 1821
Chrysops fulvaster Osten Sacken, 1877Shortgrass Deer Fly
Chrysops fulvistigma Hine, 1904Prickly poppy
Chrysops furcata Walker, 1848
Chrysops furcatus Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed
Chrysops fusciapex Lutz, 1909
Chrysops geminatus Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Chrysops gracilis Krober, 1926
Chrysops guiterasi (Brunetti, 1923)⇒ Chrysops flavidus Wiedemann, 1821
Chrysops gutipennis Krober, 1929
Chrysops harmani Tidwell, 1973Laredo flax
Chrysops hinei Daecke, 1907
Chrysops hirsuticallus Philip, 1941
Chrysops hyalinus Shannon, 1924Longcapsule suncup
Chrysops ifasi Fairchild, 1978Knowlton's bryum moss
Chrysops impunctus Kröber, 1926Redvein dock
Chrysops incisus Macquart, 1846
Chrysops indus Osten Sacken, 1875
Chrysops intrudens Williston, 1895
Chrysops laetus Fabricius, 1805
Chrysops lateralis Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Chrysops latifasciatus Bellardi, 1859
Chrysops latifrons Brennan, 1935
Chrysops latitibialis Krober, 1926
Chrysops leucopsilus Wiedemann, 1828
Chrysops lupus (Whitney, 1904)⇒ Chrysops furcata Walker, 1848
Chrysops luteopennis Philip, 1936Pacific serviceberry
Chrysops lutzi Krober, 1925
Chrysops lynchi (Brèthes, 1910)⇒ Chrysops variegatus De Geer, 1776
Chrysops macquarti Philip, 1961
Chrysops melaenus Hine, 1925
Chrysops melanopleurus (Wahlberg, 1848)⇒ Chrysops relictus Meigen, 1820
Chrysops melanopterus (Hine, 1905)⇒ Silvius melanopterus Hine, 1905
Chrysops mexicanus Krober, 1925
Chrysops mitis Osten Sacken, 1875Benign Deer Fly
Chrysops mlokosiewiczi Bigot, 1880
Chrysops moechus Osten Sacken, 1875
Chrysops moerens (Walker, 1848)⇒ Chrysops aestuans Wulp, 1867
Chrysops molestus (Wiedemann, 1828)⇒ Chrysops variegatus De Geer, 1776
Chrysops montanus Osten Sacken, 1875
Chrysops mutatus Pechuman, 1939
Chrysops neglectus (Williston, 1901)⇒ Chrysops latifasciatus Bellardi, 1859
Chrysops nexosus
Chrysops niger (Macquart, 1838)⇒ Chrysops caecutiens Linnaeus, 1758
Chrysops nigribimbo Whitney, 1879Hedge false bindweed
Chrysops nigricorpus Lutz, 1911
Chrysops nigriventris (Loew, 1856)⇒ Chrysops noctifer Osten Sacken, 1877
Chrysops noctifer Osten Sacken, 1877
Chrysops obsoletus (Wiedemann, 1821)⇒ Chrysops viduatus Fabricius, 1794
Chrysops oculatus Bigot, 1892
Chrysops olivaceus Krober, 1926
Chrysops omissus Lutz, 1911
Chrysops pachycerus Williston, 1887Oval-leaf clustervine
Chrysops pachycnemius Hine, 1905
Chrysops pallida (Macquart, 1838)⇒ Chrysops flavidus Wiedemann, 1821
Chrysops pallidefemoratus Krober, 1930
Chrysops paraguayensis Brèthes, 1910
Chrysops parvifascius Lutz, 1911
Chrysops parvulus Daecke, 1907
Chrysops patricia Pechuman, 1953
Chrysops pechumani Philip, 1941
Chrysops peruvianus Krober, 1925
Chrysops pikei Whitney, 1904Hedge false bindweed
Chrysops proclivis Osten Sacken, 1877
Chrysops provocans (Walker, 1850)⇒ Chrysops carbonarius Walker, 1848
Chrysops pudicus Osten Sacken, 1875
Chrysops reicherti Fairchild, 1937
Chrysops renjifoi Bequaert, 1946
Chrysops reticulatus Wilkerson, 1979
Chrysops rossi Philip, 1960
Chrysops sackeni Hine, 1903Desert bearpoppy
Chrysops sandyi Baier, 1999
Chrysops scalaratus Bellardi, 1859
Chrysops sejunctus Szilady, 1919
Chrysops separatus Hine, 1907Bluestem pricklypoppy
Chrysops sequax Williston, 1887Beach clustervine
Chrysops shermani Hine, 1907Bluestem pricklypoppy
Chrysops sordidus Osten Sacken, 1875
Chrysops soror Krober, 1925
Chrysops striatus (Osten Sacken, 1875)⇒ Chrysops mlokosiewiczi Bigot, 1880
Chrysops subfascipennis (Macquart, 1855)⇒ Chrysops variegatus De Geer, 1776
Chrysops surda Osten Sacken, 1877
Chrysops surdus Osten Sacken, 1877
Chrysops tidwelli Philip & Jones, 1962Allegheny serviceberry
Chrysops translucens Macquart, 1838
Chrysops trifarius Macquart, 1838
Chrysops trinotatus
Chrysops trisignatus Krober, 1926
Chrysops tristis Fabricius, 1798
Chrysops tumidicornis Baier, 1999
Chrysops ultimus Whitney, 1914
Chrysops univittatus Macquart, 1855Bur gherkin
Chrysops upsilon Philip, 1950Thicket shadbush
Chrysops uruguayensis Lutz, 1909
Chrysops vargus Fairchild, 1986
Chrysops varians Wiedemann, 1828
Chrysops varians vargus Fairchild, 1986
Chrysops variegatus De Geer, 1776
Chrysops venus Philip, 1950Thicket shadbush
Chrysops virgulatus Bellardi, 1859
Chrysops vitripennis (Shannon, 1916)⇒ Nemorius vitripennis Meigen, 1820
Chrysops vittatus Wiedemann, 1821Black-striped ear fly
Chrysops weberi Bequaert, 1946
Chrysops wileyae Philip, 1955
Chrysops willistoni Hine, 1925
Chrysops zayasi Bequaert, 1946
Chrysops zinzala (Philip, 1942)⇒ Chrysops zinzalus Philip, 1942
Chrysops zinzalus Philip, 1942
Lilaea (Lilaea) fuliginosa Taylor, 1915
Lilaea (Lilaea) norrisi Mackerras, 1961
Merycomyia brunnea Stone, 1953Brown Merycomyian Tabanid Fly
Merycomyia geminata (Hine, 1912)⇒ Merycomyia whitneyi Johnson, 1904
Merycomyia mixta (Hine, 1912)⇒ Merycomyia whitneyi Johnson, 1904
Merycomyia whitneyi Johnson, 1904
Mesomyia araucana Coscaron, 1972
Mesomyia fuliginosa Taylor, 1916
Mesomyia rubicornis Krober, 1930
Neochrysops globosus Walton, 1918
Pseudopangonia australis Ricardo, 1915
Pseudotabanus equinus Ferguson & Hill, 1922
Pseudotabanus eyreanus Mackerras, 1961
Pseudotabanus fulvissimus Mackerras, 1961
Pseudotabanus grandis Ricardo, 1917
Pseudotabanus imitator Ferguson, 1921
Pseudotabanus lunulatus Bigot, 1892
Pseudotabanus nigerrima Mackerras, 1961
Pseudotabanus sulcifrons Ferguson, 1921
Pseudotabanus trypherus Taylor, 1916
Rhigioglossa (Mesomyia) cydistra Taylor, 1918
Silvius (Assipala) ceras Townsend, 1897
Silvius (Assipala) tanyceras Osten Sacken, 1886
Silvius (Griseosilvius) notatus (Bigot, 1892)⇒ Mesomyia fuliginosa Taylor, 1916
Silvius abdominalis Philip, 1954
Silvius aquila Philip, 1967
Silvius atitlanensis Hays, 1960
Silvius gibsoni Philip, 1958Chokeberry
Silvius gigantulus Loew, 1872
Silvius jeanae (Pechuman, 1960)⇒ Silvius pollinosus Williston, 1880
Silvius megaceras Bellardi, 1859
Silvius melanopterus Hine, 1905
Silvius merychippi T. D. A. Coc..., 1916
Silvius microcephalus Wehr, 1922Sticky nightshade
Silvius philipi Pechuman, 1938Garden dewberry
Silvius pollinosus Williston, 1880Cambustera de costa
Silvius quadrivittatus Say, 1823
Silvius sayi Brennan, 1935
Silvius trifolium (Osten Sacken, 1875)⇒ Silvius gigantulus Loew, 1872
Thaumastocera haitiensis Stone, 1935

Subnodes of Chrysopsinae with occurrences in America
TribeBouvieromyiini
Seguy, 1949
6
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeChrysopsini
Lutz, 1905
3
208
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeRhinomyzini
Enderlein, 1922
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Chrysopsinae at itis.gov
Chrysopsinae at marinespecies.org