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Checklist for Subfamily Chrysopsinae Lutz, 1905 (Deer Flies)
and region Australia (Australasia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
928
21139
104473
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
924
21108
104403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
874
20837
103684
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
530
15898
85805
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
130
2293
12732
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
97
1684
8435
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
4
47
533
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tabanoidea
Coquillett, 1901
3
43
526
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTabanidae
Latreille, 1802
Breeze flies, Bull dog flies, Clags, Cleggs, Clegs, Klegs
41
492
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyChrysopsinae
Lutz, 1905
Deer Flies
8
90
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Australia
8 Genera with 90 Species
Chrysops Meigen, 1821Deer flies13SpeciesTaxom
Lilaea Walker, 191211SpeciesTaxom
Mesomyia Macquart, 192117SpeciesTaxom
Phibalomyia Taylor, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Pseudopangonia Ricardo, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Pseudotabanus Ricardo, 191636SpeciesTaxom
Rhigioglossa Wiedemann, 19214SpeciesTaxom
Silvius Meigen, 191911SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Australia
90 Species and 1 Subspecies
Chrysops (Chrysops) caecutiens Linnaeus, 1758Blinding breeze fly
Chrysops (Chrysops) relictus Meigen, 1820Twin-lobed deerfly
Chrysops aberrans Philip, 1941
Chrysops ater Macquart, 1850Black Deer Fly
Chrysops australis Ricardo, 1915
Chrysops australis australis
Chrysops divisus Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed
Chrysops furcatus Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed
Chrysops fuscipennis Ricardo, 1902
Chrysops montanus Osten Sacken, 1875
Chrysops sordidus Osten Sacken, 1875
Chrysops testaceus (Macquart, 1850)⇒ Chrysops tristis Fabricius, 1798
Chrysops vittatus Wiedemann, 1821Black-striped ear fly
Lilaea (Alilaea) demeijerei Ricardo, 1913
Lilaea (Lilaea) fuliginosa Taylor, 1915
Lilaea (Lilaea) lurida Walker, 1848
Lilaea (Lilaea) mansoni Summers, 1912
Lilaea (Lilaea) norrisi Mackerras, 1961
Lilaea (Lilaea) notatus
Lilaea (Lilaea) paralurida Ferguson & H..., 1919
Lilaea (Lilaea) stradbrokei Taylor, 1917
Lilaea (Lilaea) strangmanni Summers, 1912
Mesomyia burnsi (Mackerras, 1961)⇒ Pseudotabanus burnsi Mackerras, 1961
Mesomyia cydistra Taylor, 1918
Mesomyia demeijerei Ricardo, 1913
Mesomyia doddi Ricardo, 1915
Mesomyia fuliginosa Taylor, 1916
Mesomyia fulvissima (Mackerras, 1961)⇒ Pseudotabanus fulvissimus Mackerras, 1961
Mesomyia imitator Ferguson, 1921
Mesomyia latifrons (Mackerras, 1961)⇒ Rhigioglossa latifrons Mackerras, 1961
Mesomyia lurida Walker, 1848
Mesomyia mansoni Summers, 1912
Mesomyia montana Ricardo, 1917
Mesomyia nigerrima (Mackerras, 1961)⇒ Pseudotabanus nigerrima Mackerras, 1961
Mesomyia norrisi Mackerras, 1961
Mesomyia paralurida Ferguson & H..., 1920
Mesomyia stradbrokei Taylor, 1917
Mesomyia sulcifrons Ferguson, 1921
Mesomyia tepperi Ferguson, 1921
Phibalomyia carteri Taylor, 1917
Pseudopangonia australis Ricardo, 1915
Pseudotabanus alcocki Summers, 1912
Pseudotabanus ater Taylor, 1917
Pseudotabanus australis
Pseudotabanus burnsi Mackerras, 1961
Pseudotabanus distincta
Pseudotabanus distinctus Ricardo, 1915
Pseudotabanus doddi Ricardo, 1915
Pseudotabanus equinus Ferguson & Hill, 1922
Pseudotabanus eyreana
Pseudotabanus eyreanus Mackerras, 1961
Pseudotabanus fergusoni Ricardo, 1917
Pseudotabanus frontalis Ricardo, 1915
Pseudotabanus fulvissimus Mackerras, 1961
Pseudotabanus fuscipennis Ricardo, 1917
Pseudotabanus grandis Ricardo, 1917
Pseudotabanus imitator Ferguson, 1921
Pseudotabanus indistinctus
Pseudotabanus insularis
Pseudotabanus lunulatus Bigot, 1892
Pseudotabanus mackerrasi Ferguson & Y..., 2015
Pseudotabanus marginatus
Pseudotabanus montana Ricardo, 1917
Pseudotabanus montanus
Pseudotabanus niger
Pseudotabanus nigerrima Mackerras, 1961
Pseudotabanus nigerrimus
Pseudotabanus nigripennis Ricardo, 1917
Pseudotabanus nigroapicalis
Pseudotabanus obscura
Pseudotabanus obscurus Mackerras, 1961
Pseudotabanus pullus Mackerras, 1961
Pseudotabanus queenslandi Ricardo, 1915
Pseudotabanus silvester Bergroth, 1894
Pseudotabanus sulcifrons Ferguson, 1921
Pseudotabanus taylori Mackerras, 1961
Pseudotabanus trypherus Taylor, 1916
Rhigioglossa (Mesomyia) cydistra Taylor, 1918
Rhigioglossa (Mesomyia) latifrons Mackerras, 1961
Rhigioglossa (Mesomyia) tepperi Ferguson, 1921
Silvius alpinus Scopoli, 1763
Silvius angusticallosus (Taylor, 1919)⇒ Pseudotabanus montana Ricardo, 1917
Silvius elongatulus (Taylor, 1915)⇒ Pseudotabanus trypherus Taylor, 1916
Silvius fuscipennis (Ricardo, 1917)⇒ Pseudotabanus fuscipennis Ricardo, 1917
Silvius hackeri (Taylor, 1919)⇒ Lilaea lurida Walker, 1848
Silvius nigripennis (Ricardo, 1917)⇒ Pseudotabanus nigripennis Ricardo, 1917
Silvius nigroapicalis (Ferguson, 1921)⇒ Pseudotabanus nigripennis Ricardo, 1917
Silvius paraluridus (Ferguson & H..., 1919)⇒ Lilaea paralurida Ferguson & H..., 1919
Silvius sordidus (Taylor, 1916)⇒ Lilaea mansoni Summers, 1912
Silvius stradbrokei (Taylor, 1917)⇒ Mesomyia stradbrokei Taylor, 1917
Silvius vicinus (Taylor, 1919)⇒ Lilaea demeijerei Ricardo, 1913

Subnodes of Chrysopsinae with occurrences in Australia
TribeBouvieromyiini
Seguy, 1949
6
67
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeChrysopsini
Lutz, 1905
2
23
Genera
Species

Taxom



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