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Checklist for Family Tabanidae Latreille, 1802 (Breeze flies)
and region British Isles (North Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
896
13558
47115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
893
13548
47100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
807
13239
46382
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
484
10777
40631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
121
2306
11234
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
91
1547
6940
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
3
26
117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tabanoidea
Coquillett, 1901
2
21
106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTabanidae
Latreille, 1802
Breeze flies, Bull dog flies, Clags, Cleggs, Clegs, Klegs
20
104
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for British Isles
20 Genera with 104 Species
Aegophagamyia1SpeciesTaxom
Atylotus Osten Sacken, 19857SpeciesTaxom
Caenoprosopon Ricardo, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1821Deer flies19SpeciesTaxom
Copidapha Enderlein, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Cratotabanus Martins-Neto..., 20111SpeciesTaxom
Cydistomyia Taylor, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Dasybasis Macquart, 19213SpeciesTaxom
Eotabanoid Mostovski, J..., 20031SpeciesTaxom
Fidena Walker, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Haematopota Meigen, 1883Clegs7SpeciesTaxom
Holcoptera Handlirsch, 18563SpeciesTaxom
Hybomitra Enderlein, 183723SpeciesTaxom
Mesomyia Macquart, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Pangonius Latreille, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Philoliche Wiedemann, 18616SpeciesTaxom
Pseudotabanus Ricardo, 01SpeciesTaxom
Scaptia Walker, 18384SpeciesTaxom
Scione Walker, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1921Common horse flies20SpeciesTaxom


Species list for British Isles
104 Species
Aegophagamyia bengalia Seguy, 1938
Atylotus agrestis Wiedemann, 1828
Atylotus fulvus Meigen, 1804Golden horsefly
Atylotus latistriatus Brauer, 1880Saltmarsh horsefly
Atylotus plebeius Fallen, 1817Cheshire Horsefly
Atylotus plebejus Fallen, 1817Cheshire horsefly
Atylotus rusticus Linnaeus, 1761Four-lined horsefly
Atylotus sphagnicola Teskey, 1985Caltrop
Caenoprosopon minus Taylor, 1918
Chrysops (Chrysops) caecutiens Linnaeus, 1758Blinding breeze fly
Chrysops (Chrysops) relictus Meigen, 1820Twin-lobed deerfly
Chrysops (Chrysops) sepulcralis Fabricius, 1794Black deerfly
Chrysops (Chrysops) viduatus Fabricius, 1794Square-spot deerfly
Chrysops aberrans Philip, 1941
Chrysops aestuans Wulp, 1867Coastal gilia
Chrysops ater Macquart, 1850Black Deer Fly
Chrysops atlanticus Pechuman, 1949Atlantic Deer Fly
Chrysops cuclux Whitney, 1879Hedge false bindweed
Chrysops dacne Philip, 1955
Chrysops furcatus Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed
Chrysops hinei Daecke, 1907
Chrysops lateralis Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Chrysops mitis Osten Sacken, 1875Benign Deer Fly
Chrysops sackeni Hine, 1903Desert bearpoppy
Chrysops sepulchralis (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Chrysops sepulcralis Fabricius, 1794
Chrysops univittatus Macquart, 1855Bur gherkin
Chrysops vectensis Cockerell, 1921
Chrysops vittatus Wiedemann, 1821Black-striped ear fly
Copidapha maculiventris Westwood, 1835
Copidapha subappendiculata Macquart, 1850
Cratotabanus newjerseyensis D. A. Grimaldi, 2011
Cydistomyia brachypalpus Trojan, 1991
Dasybasis (Dasybasis) neocirrus Ricardo, 1917
Dasybasis belenensis Coscaron & P..., 1967
Dasybasis neocirra Ferguson, 1921
Eotabanoid lordi M. B. Mostovski, 2003
Fidena rhinophora Bellardi, 1859
Haematopota bigoti Gobert, 1880Big-spotted cleg
Haematopota crassicornis Wahlberg, 1848Black-horned cleg
Haematopota grandis Meigen, 1820Long-horned cleg
Haematopota italica (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Haematopota grandis Meigen, 1820
Haematopota ocellata (Wiedemann, 1819)⇒ Haematopota pluvialis Linnaeus, 1758
Haematopota pluvialis Linnaeus, 1758Breeze fly
Haematopota subcylindrica Pandelle, 1883Levels cleg
Holcoptera confluens T. D. A. Coc..., 1915
Holcoptera giebeli A. Handlirsch, 1906
Holcoptera schlotheimi C. G. Giebel, 1856
Hybomitra affinis Kirby, 1837
Hybomitra atrobasis McDunnough, 1921
Hybomitra bimaculata Macquart, 1826Hairy-legged horsefly
Hybomitra ciureai Seguy, 1937Levels yellow-horned horsefly
Hybomitra distinguenda Verrall, 1909Bright horsefly
Hybomitra expollicata Pandelle, 1883Striped horsefly
Hybomitra frontalis Walker, 1848Boreal Horse Fly
Hybomitra illota Osten Sacken, 1876
Hybomitra lasiophthalma Macquart, 1838Orange-sided Horse Fly
Hybomitra lurida Fallen, 1817Broad-headed Horse Fly
Hybomitra micans Meigen, 1804Black-legged horsefly
Hybomitra microcephala Osten Sacken, 1876
Hybomitra minuscula Hine, 1907
Hybomitra montana Meigen, 1820Slender-horned horsefly
Hybomitra muehlfeldi Brauer, 1880Broadland horsefly
Hybomitra muhlfeldi Brauer, 1880
Hybomitra pagana Fabricius, 1775
Hybomitra pechumani Teskey & Thomas, 1979Moss Horse Fly
Hybomitra sodalis Williston, 1887
Hybomitra solstitialis Meigen, 1820Scarce forest horsefly
Hybomitra trepida McDunnough, 1921Coniferous Horse Fly
Hybomitra typhus Whitney, 1904
Hybomitra zonalis Kirby, 1837Yellowjacket Horse Fly
Mesomyia costata Loew, 1860
Pangonius (Melanopangonius) micans Meigen, 1820
Philoliche (Philoliche) elegans Bigot, 1892
Philoliche aethiopica Thunberg, 1789
Philoliche angulata Fabricius, 1805
Philoliche atricornis Wiedemann, 1821
Philoliche lateralis Fabricius, 1805
Philoliche rondani Bertoloni, 1861
Pseudotabanus montanus
Scaptia (Myioscaptia) calliphora (Mackerras, 1960)⇒ Myioscaptia calliphora Mackerras, 1960
Scaptia (Pseudoscione) adrel Walker, 1850
Scaptia (Scaptia) auriflua Donovan, 1805Flower-feeding march fly
Scaptia (Scaptia) testacea Macquart, 1838
Scione maculipennis Schiner, 1868
Tabanus atratus Fabricius, 1775Black horse fly
Tabanus autumnalis Linnaeus, 1761Autumnal breeze fly
Tabanus biguttatus Wiedemann, 1830
Tabanus bovinus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tabanus autumnalis Linnaeus, 1761
Tabanus bromius Linnaeus, 1758Band-eyed brown horsefly
Tabanus cordiger Meigen, 1820Plain-eyed grey horsefly
Tabanus glaucopis Meigen, 1820Downland horsefly
Tabanus glaucopsis Meigen, 1820Downland horsefly
Tabanus maculicornis Zetterstedt, 1842Narrow-winged horsefly
Tabanus miki Brauer, 1880Plain-eyed brown horsefly
Tabanus nigrovittatus Macquart, 1847Black-striped gad fly
Tabanus obumbratus Bequaert, 1940
Tabanus perplexus (Walker, 1850)⇒ Tabanus sudeticus Zeller, 1842
Tabanus quinquevittatus Wiedemann, 1821Greenhead
Tabanus rufofrater (Walker, 1850)⇒ Tabanus rufofrator Walker, 1850
Tabanus similis Macquart, 1850Desert starvine
Tabanus spodopterus Meigen, 1820Black horned giant horsefly
Tabanus sudeticus Zeller, 1842Dark giant horsefly
Tabanus turbidus Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Tabanus vectensis Cockerell, 1921

Subnodes of Tabanidae with occurrences in British Isles
SubfamilyChrysopsinae
Lutz, 1905
Deer Flies
3
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPangoniinae
Grunberg, 1906
7
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTabaninae
Latreille, 1802
Horse Flies
6
61
Genera
Species

Taxom



Tabanidae (Latreille 1802)
Tabanidae (Latreille 1802)


Links, sources and further information
Tabanidae at artfakta.se
Tabanidae at dyntaxa.se
Tabanidae at gbif.org
Tabanidae at irmng.org
Tabanidae at itis.gov
Tabanidae at marinespecies.org