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Checklist for Family Tabanidae Latreille, 1802 (Breeze flies)
and region Canada (North America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
707
11317
47199
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
704
11307
47184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
673
11100
46296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
448
9313
40244
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
120
2154
10611
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
89
1515
7250
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
4
25
203
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tabanoidea
Coquillett, 1901
3
20
187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTabanidae
Latreille, 1802
Breeze flies, Bull dog flies, Clags, Cleggs, Clegs, Klegs
17
184
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Canada
17 Genera with 184 Species
Ancala Enderlein, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Apatolestes Williston, 19352SpeciesTaxom
Atylotus Osten Sacken, 198117SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1942Deer flies52SpeciesTaxom
Cydistomyia Taylor, 19912SpeciesTaxom
Dasybasis Macquart, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Diachlorus Osten Sacken, 1805Yellow flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ditylomyia Bigot, 1859
0SpeciesTaxom
Fidena Walker, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Goniops Aldrich, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Haematopota Meigen, 1758Clegs5SpeciesTaxom
Hybomitra Enderlein, 193757SpeciesTaxom
Scaptia Walker, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Silvius Meigen, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Stonemyia Brennan, 18754SpeciesTaxom
Straba Enderlein, 01SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1876Common horse flies42SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Canada
184 Species and 6 Subspecies
Ancala fasciata Fabricius, 1775
Apatolestes comastes Williston, 1885Pineland clustervine
Apatolestes willistoni Brennan, 1935
Atylotus bicolor Wiedemann, 1821
Atylotus calcar Teskey, 1983Holywood
Atylotus duplex Walker, 1854
Atylotus duplex imitans Walker, 1848
Atylotus hyalicosta Teskey, 1983Caltrop
Atylotus insuetus Osten Sacken, 1877Black hawthorn
Atylotus intermedius (Walker, 1848)⇒ Atylotus intermissus Tendeiro, 1969
Atylotus intermissus Tendeiro, 1969
Atylotus ohioensis Hine, 1901
Atylotus palus Teskey, 1983Caltrop
Atylotus quadrifarius Loew, 1874
Atylotus sphagnicola Teskey, 1985Caltrop
Atylotus sublunaticornis Zetterstedt, 1842White-haired Horse Fly
Atylotus thoracicus Hine, 1900
Atylotus thoracius Hine, 1900
Atylotus tingaureus Philip, 1936
Atylotus woodi Pechuman, 1981Alaska blackberry
Chrysops (Chrysops) caecutiens Linnaeus, 1758Blinding breeze fly
Chrysops (Chrysops) nigripes Zetterstedt, 1838Narrowflower flaxflower
Chrysops aberrans Philip, 1941
Chrysops aestuans Wulp, 1867Coastal gilia
Chrysops asbestos Philip, 1950Thicket shadbush
Chrysops ater Macquart, 1850Black Deer Fly
Chrysops brunneus Hine, 1903Desert bearpoppy
Chrysops callidus Osten Sacken, 1875
Chrysops calvus Pechuman & T..., 1967
Chrysops carbonarius Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed
Chrysops celatus (Pechuman, 1949)⇒ Chrysops flavidus Wiedemann, 1821
Chrysops cincticornis Walker, 1848
Chrysops cincticornis cincticornis Walker, 1848
Chrysops clavicornis Brennan, 1935
Chrysops coloradensis Bigot, 1892
Chrysops cuclux Whitney, 1879Hedge false bindweed
Chrysops dawsoni Philip, 1959Dawson´s Deer Fly
Chrysops delicatulus Osten Sacken, 1875
Chrysops dimmocki Hine, 1905Golden pricklypoppy
Chrysops discalis Williston, 1880Cambustera de costa
Chrysops excitans Walker, 1850Bothersome Deer Fly
Chrysops flavidus Wiedemann, 1821Black raspberry
Chrysops frigidus Osten Sacken, 1875
Chrysops fuliginosus Wiedemann, 1821
Chrysops fulvaster Osten Sacken, 1877Shortgrass Deer Fly
Chrysops furcatus Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed
Chrysops geminatus Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Chrysops impunctus Kröber, 1926Redvein dock
Chrysops indus Osten Sacken, 1875
Chrysops lateralis Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Chrysops luteopennis Philip, 1936Pacific serviceberry
Chrysops macquarti Philip, 1961
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 montanus Osten Sacken, 1875
Chrysops niger (Macquart, 1838)⇒ Chrysops caecutiens Linnaeus, 1758
Chrysops noctifer Osten Sacken, 1877
Chrysops pikei Whitney, 1904Hedge false bindweed
Chrysops proclivis Osten Sacken, 1877
Chrysops provocans (Walker, 1850)⇒ Chrysops carbonarius Walker, 1848
Chrysops sackeni Hine, 1903Desert bearpoppy
Chrysops shermani Hine, 1907Bluestem pricklypoppy
Chrysops sordidus Osten Sacken, 1875
Chrysops striatus (Osten Sacken, 1875)⇒ Chrysops mlokosiewiczi Bigot, 1880
Chrysops surdus Osten Sacken, 1877
Chrysops univittatus Macquart, 1855Bur gherkin
Chrysops venus Philip, 1950Thicket shadbush
Chrysops vittatus Wiedemann, 1821Black-striped ear fly
Chrysops zinzala (Philip, 1942)⇒ Chrysops zinzalus Philip, 1942
Chrysops zinzalus Philip, 1942
Cydistomyia alternata Ferguson & Hill, 1922
Cydistomyia brachypalpus Trojan, 1991
Dasybasis (Dasybasis) constans Walker, 1848
Diachlorus ferrugatus Fabricius, 1805Richard's macromitrium moss
Fidena abominata Philip, 1941
Goniops chrysocoma Osten Sacken, 1875
Haematopota americana Osten Sacken, 1875American Cleg
Haematopota champlaini Philip, 1953
Haematopota grahami Austen, 1912
Haematopota moreli Tendeiro, 1965
Haematopota pluvialis Linnaeus, 1758Breeze fly
Hybomitra aasa Philip, 1954
Hybomitra aequetincta Becker, 1900
Hybomitra affinis Kirby, 1837
Hybomitra affinis trilagata Walker, 1854
Hybomitra agora Teskey & al., 1987Rocky Mountain Horse Fly
Hybomitra arpadi Szilady, 1923
Hybomitra astuta Osten-sacken, 1876Cunning Horse Fly
Hybomitra atrobasis McDunnough, 1921
Hybomitra aurilimbus Stone, 1938
Hybomitra brennani Stone, 1938
Hybomitra californica Marten, 1882
Hybomitra captonis Marten, 1882
Hybomitra criddlei Brooks, 1946
Hybomitra enigmatica Teskey, 1982Texas lignum-vitae
Hybomitra epistates Osten Sacken, 1878Horse fly
Hybomitra frontalis Walker, 1848Boreal Horse Fly
Hybomitra frontalis incisus Walker, 1850
Hybomitra frosti Pechuman, 1960Peaty dewberry
Hybomitra fulvilateralis Macquart, 1838
Hybomitra hearlei Philip, 1936
Hybomitra hinei Johnson, 1904
Hybomitra illota Osten Sacken, 1876
Hybomitra itasca Philip, 1936Timid Horse Fly
Hybomitra kaurii Chvala & Lyn..., 1970
Hybomitra lanifera McDunnough, 1922
Hybomitra lasiophthalma Macquart, 1838Orange-sided Horse Fly
Hybomitra liorhina Philip, 1936Brown-legged Horse Fly
Hybomitra longiglossa Philip, 1931
Hybomitra lurida Fallen, 1817Broad-headed Horse Fly
Hybomitra melanorhina Bigot, 1892
Hybomitra metabola Chaudoir, 1871Aleutian draba
Hybomitra microcephala Osten Sacken, 1876
Hybomitra minuscula Hine, 1907
Hybomitra montana Meigen, 1820Slender-horned horsefly
Hybomitra nitidifrons Szilady, 1914Rock Horse Fly
Hybomitra nitidifrons nuda Mcdunnough, 0
Hybomitra nuda McDunnough, 1921
Hybomitra opaca Coquillett, 1904
Hybomitra osburni Hine, 1904Columbian Horse Fly
Hybomitra pechumani Teskey & Thomas, 1979Moss Horse Fly
Hybomitra pediontis Mcalpine, 1961Prairie Horse Fly
Hybomitra polaris Frey, 1915
Hybomitra procyon Osten Sacken, 1877
Hybomitra rhombica Osten Sacken, 1876
Hybomitra rhombicus Osten Sacken, 1876
Hybomitra rupestris McDunnough, 1921Cordilleran Horse Fly
Hybomitra sequax Williston, 1887
Hybomitra sexfasciata Hine, 1923
Hybomitra sodalis Williston, 1887
Hybomitra sonomensis Osten Sacken, 1877
Hybomitra tetrica Marten, 1883Elk Horse Fly
Hybomitra trepida McDunnough, 1921Coniferous Horse Fly
Hybomitra trispila Wiedemann, 1828Oval-leaf clustervine
Hybomitra typhus Whitney, 1904
Hybomitra zonalis Kirby, 1837Yellowjacket Horse Fly
Hybomitra zonalis tarandi Walker, 1848
Hybomitra zygota Philip, 1937
Scaptia (Myioscaptia) calliphora (Mackerras, 1960)⇒ Myioscaptia calliphora Mackerras, 1960
Silvius gigantulus Loew, 1872
Silvius trifolium (Osten Sacken, 1875)⇒ Silvius gigantulus Loew, 1872
Stonemyia californica Bigot, 1892
Stonemyia fera Williston, 1887Beach clustervine
Stonemyia rasa Loew, 1869Shaved Horse Fly
Stonemyia tranquilla Osten Sacken, 1875
Straba rufa
Tabanus abdominalis Fabricius, 1805
Tabanus aegrotus Osten Sacken, 1877
Tabanus americanus (Forster, 1771)⇒ Diachlorus ferrugatus Fabricius, 1805
Tabanus atratus Fabricius, 1775Black horse fly
Tabanus calens Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Tabanus catenatus Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed
Tabanus cincta Fabricius, 1794
Tabanus enderleini Philip, 1960
Tabanus fairchildi Stone, 1938Yosemite buckthorn
Tabanus fratellus Williston, 1887Beach clustervine
Tabanus fulcifrons Macquart, 1855
Tabanus fulvicallus Philip, 1931Canadian serviceberry
Tabanus giganteus (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Tabanus calens Linnaeus, 1758
Tabanus kesseli Philip, 1950Thicket shadbush
Tabanus limbatinevris (Macquart, 1850)⇒ Tabanus abdominalis Fabricius, 1805
Tabanus lineola Fabricius, 1794Striped horse fly
Tabanus marginalis Fabricius, 1805
Tabanus minusculus (Datta & Das, 1978)⇒ Dasybasis constans Walker, 1848
Tabanus nigripes (Wiedemann, 1821)⇒ Ancala fasciata Fabricius, 1775
Tabanus nigrovittatus Macquart, 1847Black-striped gad fly
Tabanus novaescoeiae Macquart, 1847
Tabanus novaescotiae (Macquart, 1847)⇒ Tabanus novaescoeiae Macquart, 1847
Tabanus orion (Osten Sacken, 1876)⇒ Tabanus catenatus Walker, 1848
Tabanus osburni (Hine, 1904)⇒ Hybomitra rhombicus Osten Sacken, 1876
Tabanus pemeticus Johnson, 1921
Tabanus pumilus Macquart, 1838Melonleaf
Tabanus punctifer Osten Sacken, 1876Bulldog fly
Tabanus quinquevittatus Wiedemann, 1821Greenhead
Tabanus reinwardtii Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Tabanus sackeni Fairchild, 1934Wright's bryum moss
Tabanus sagax Osten Sacken, 1876
Tabanus sequax (Williston, 1887)⇒ Hybomitra sequax Williston, 1887
Tabanus similis Macquart, 1850Desert starvine
Tabanus stonei Philip, 1941
Tabanus stygius Say, 1823
Tabanus subniger Coquillett, 1906
Tabanus subsimilis Bellardi, 1859
Tabanus sudeticus Zeller, 1842Dark giant horsefly
Tabanus sulcifrons (Macquart, 1855)⇒ Tabanus fulcifrons Macquart, 1855
Tabanus superjumentarius Whitney, 1879Hedge false bindweed
Tabanus trimaculatus Beauvois, 1806Silkyleaf cinquefoil
Tabanus vivax Osten Sacken, 1876

Subnodes of Tabanidae with occurrences in Canada
SubfamilyChrysopsinae
Lutz, 1905
Deer Flies
2
53
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPangoniinae
Grunberg, 1906
5
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTabaninae
Latreille, 1802
Horse Flies
7
120
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