AntsAntsArachnidsArachnids
BeesBeesBeetlesBeetles
BookliceBookliceBugsBugs
BumblebeesBumblebeesButterfliesButterflies
CicadasCicadasCrane fliesCrane flies
DragonfliesDragonfliesEarwigsEarwigs
FliesFliesIsopodsIsopods
LocustsLocustsMantisesMantises
MayfliesMayfliesMosquitoesMosquitoes
MyriapodsMyriapodsNet-wingedNet-winged
Plant-parasiticPlant-parasiticScorpion fliesScorpion flies
TermitesTermitesWaspsWasps
INSECTOIDGERENGDARK LIGHT
Home Arthropoda Imprint Contact
TAXFAMGENSPESUB
Checklist for Family Tabanidae Latreille, 1802 (Breeze flies)
and region India (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
703
14141
56254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
699
14132
56242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
662
13883
55452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
420
10836
46964
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
102
1521
7930
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
76
1043
4219
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
2
22
265
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tabanoidea
Coquillett, 1901
1
19
259
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTabanidae
Latreille, 1802
Breeze flies, Bull dog flies, Clags, Cleggs, Clegs, Klegs
19
259
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for India
19 Genera with 259 Species
Atylotus Osten Sacken, 18244SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1850Deer flies16SpeciesTaxom
Cydistomyia Taylor, 19269SpeciesTaxom
Dasybasis Macquart, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Diachlorus Osten Sacken, 1912Yellow flies1SpeciesTaxom
Gastroxides Saunders, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Gressittia Philip & Mac..., 19601SpeciesTaxom
Haematopota Meigen, 1974Clegs69SpeciesTaxom
Heptatoma Meigen, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Hippocentrodes Philip, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Hybomitra Enderlein, 191117SpeciesTaxom
Melissomorpha Ricardo, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Pangonia Latreille, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Philipota Kapoor & Gupta, 19912SpeciesTaxom
Philoliche Wiedemann, 19116SpeciesTaxom
Scaptia Walker, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Silvius Meigen, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1960Common horse flies124SpeciesTaxom
Thaumastocera Gruenberg, 19351SpeciesTaxom


Species list for India
259 Species and 1 Subspecies
Atylotus agrestis Wiedemann, 1828
Atylotus agrestis pyrrhus Walker, 1850
Atylotus sudharensis Kapoor, Grew..., 1991
Atylotus virgo Wiedemann, 1824
Chrysops (Chrysops) flavipes Meigen, 1804
Chrysops (Chrysops) relictus Meigen, 1820Twin-lobed deerfly
Chrysops cincticornis Walker, 1848
Chrysops designatus Ricardo, 1911
Chrysops dispar Fabricius, 1798
Chrysops dubiens Philip, 1979
Chrysops fasciatus Wiedemann, 1821
Chrysops fixissimus Walker, 1856
Chrysops flaviventris Macquart, 1846
Chrysops flavocinctus Ricardo, 1902
Chrysops indianus Ricardo, 1902
Chrysops ligatus (Walker, 1848)⇒ Chrysops dispar Fabricius, 1798
Chrysops molestus (Wiedemann, 1828)⇒ Chrysops variegatus De Geer, 1776
Chrysops pellucidus Fabricius, 1805
Chrysops pettigrewi Ricardo, 1913
Chrysops stimulans Walker, 1850
Cydistomyia (Cydistomyia) nigropicta Macquart, 1855
Cydistomyia (Tabanotelum) primitiva Mackerras, 1962
Cydistomyia (Tabanotelum) secunda Mackerras, 1962
Cydistomyia aberrans Philip, 1970
Cydistomyia assamensis Philip, 1970
Cydistomyia brachypalpus Trojan, 1991
Cydistomyia indiana Philip, 1970
Cydistomyia nigropictus Macquart, 1855
Cydistomyia polyzona Szilady, 1926
Dasybasis (Dasybasis) constans Walker, 1848
Dasybasis excelsior Fairchild, 1956
Diachlorus fulvescens Brunetti, 1912
Gastroxides ater Saunder, 1842
Gressittia apicalis Philip & Mac..., 1960
Haematopota adusta Stone & Philip, 1974
Haematopota albimedia Stone & Philip, 1974
Haematopota albofasciatipennis Brunetti, 1912
Haematopota alticola Philip, 1961
Haematopota alyta Stone & Philip, 1974
Haematopota amala Stone & Philip, 1974
Haematopota annandalei Ricardo, 1911
Haematopota assamensis Ricardo, 1911
Haematopota bicolor Stone & Philip, 1974
Haematopota biguttata Stone & Philip, 1974
Haematopota biharensis Stone & Philip, 1974
Haematopota bilineata Ricardo, 1911
Haematopota biroi Szilady, 1926
Haematopota brevis Ricardo, 1906
Haematopota cana Walker, 1848
Haematopota casca Stone & Philip, 1974
Haematopota chvalai Stone & Philip, 1974
Haematopota cilipes Bigot, 1890
Haematopota contracta Stone & Philip, 1974
Haematopota cordigera (Bigot, 1891)⇒ Haematopota guineensis Bigot, 1891
Haematopota crossi Stone & Philip, 1974
Haematopota darjeelingensis Datta, 1981
Haematopota demellonis Senior-White, 1922
Haematopota dissimilis Ricardo, 1911
Haematopota echma Stone & Philip, 1974
Haematopota equina Stone & Philip, 1974
Haematopota fasciata Ricardo, 1911
Haematopota flavicornis Szilady, 1926
Haematopota flavipuncta Stone & Philip, 1974
Haematopota fulvipes Stone & Philip, 1974
Haematopota guineensis Bigot, 1891
Haematopota hardyi Stone & Philip, 1974
Haematopota hindostani Ricardo, 1917
Haematopota immaculata Ricardo, 1911
Haematopota inconspicua Ricardo, 1911
Haematopota indiana Bigot, 1891
Haematopota javana Wiedemann, 1821
Haematopota jellisoni Philip, 1960
Haematopota kashmirensis Stone & Philip, 1974
Haematopota keralaensis Kapoor, Grew..., 1991
Haematopota lata Ricardo, 1906
Haematopota latifascia Ricardo, 1911
Haematopota limbata Bigot, 1891
Haematopota litoralis Ricardo, 1913
Haematopota longipennis Stone & Philip, 1974
Haematopota malabarica Stone & Philip, 1974
Haematopota marceli Stone & Philip, 1974
Haematopota marginata Ricardo, 1911
Haematopota matherani Szilady, 1926
Haematopota melloi Stone & Philip, 1974
Haematopota montana Ricardo, 1917
Haematopota mouchai Stone & Philip, 1974
Haematopota mukteswarensis Kapoor, Grew..., 1991
Haematopota nathani Stone & Philip, 1974
Haematopota nigrifrons Datta & Biswas, 1977
Haematopota oporina Stone & Philip, 1974
Haematopota pallida Stone & Philip, 1974
Haematopota pattoni Stone & Philip, 1974
Haematopota pisinna Stone & Philip, 1974
Haematopota pluvialis Linnaeus, 1758Breeze fly
Haematopota rohtakensis Kapoor, Grew..., 1991
Haematopota roralis Fabricius, 1805
Haematopota schmidi Stone & Philip, 1974
Haematopota sikkimensis Stone & Philip, 1974
Haematopota singarensis Stone & Philip, 1974
Haematopota sparsa Stone & Philip, 1974
Haematopota striata Stone & Philip, 1974
Haematopota triatipennis Brunetti, 1912
Haematopota zophera Stone & Philip, 1974
Heptatoma pellucens Fabricius, 1776
Hippocentrodes desmotes Philip, 1961
Hippocentrodes striatipennis Brunetti, 1912
Hybomitra auripila Meigen, 1820
Hybomitra bimaculata Macquart, 1826Hairy-legged horsefly
Hybomitra burgeri (Kapoor, Grew..., 1991)⇒ Tabanus burgeri Philipi, 1978
Hybomitra himalayana Enderlein, 1925
Hybomitra hirta Walker, 1850
Hybomitra kalatopensis Kapoor, Grew..., 1991
Hybomitra kaurii Chvala & Lyn..., 1970
Hybomitra khazziarensis Kapoor, Grew..., 1991
Hybomitra lasiophthalma Macquart, 1838Orange-sided Horse Fly
Hybomitra lundbecki Lyneborg, 1959
Hybomitra minuscula Hine, 1907
Hybomitra montana Meigen, 1820Slender-horned horsefly
Hybomitra pagana Fabricius, 1775
Hybomitra peculiaris Szilady, 1914
Hybomitra subcallosa Ricardo, 1911
Hybomitra tarandina Linnaeus, 1758
Hybomitra wyvillei Ricardo, 1911
Melissomorpha indiana Ricardo, 1906
Pangonia longirostris (Hardwicke, 1823)⇒ Philoliche longirostris Hardwicke, 1823
Philipota kanpurensis Kapoor, Grew..., 1991
Philipota ludhianaensis Kapoor, Grew..., 1991
Philoliche (Stenophara) pollinia Bowden, 1977
Philoliche korosicsomana Szilady, 1926
Philoliche longirostris Hardwicke, 1823
Philoliche macquartiana Chvala, 1969
Philoliche taprobanes Walker, 1854
Philoliche varipes Ricardo, 1911
Scaptia (Myioscaptia) calliphora (Mackerras, 1960)⇒ Myioscaptia calliphora Mackerras, 1960
Silvius indianus Ricardo, 1911
Tabanus abbreviatus Bigot, 1892
Tabanus acallus Szilady, 1926
Tabanus albocostatus Bigot, 1892
Tabanus albofasciatus Ricardo, 1911
Tabanus altermaculatus Ricardo, 1913
Tabanus andamanensis Kapoor, Grew..., 1991
Tabanus andamanicus Bigot, 1892
Tabanus anderssoni Philip, 1972
Tabanus angustsus
Tabanus angustus (Macquart, 1838)⇒ Tabanus trinominatus Senior-White, 1927
Tabanus assamensis Bigot, 1890
Tabanus attenuatus Walker, 1848
Tabanus aurisegmentatus Schuurmans S..., 1932
Tabanus auristriatus Ricardo, 1911
Tabanus avittatus Schuurmans S..., 1926
Tabanus basalis (Macquart, 1838)⇒ Dasybasis neobasalis Taylor, 1918
Tabanus biannularis Philip, 1960
Tabanus birmanicus Bigot, 1892
Tabanus bombayensis Schuurmans S..., 1926
Tabanus bombyaensis Schuurmans S..., 1926
Tabanus bovinus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tabanus autumnalis Linnaeus, 1761
Tabanus brunnicolor Philip, 1960
Tabanus brunnipennis Ricardo, 1911
Tabanus burgeri Philipi, 1978
Tabanus caerulescens Macquart, 1838
Tabanus calens Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Tabanus conicus Bigot, 1892
Tabanus consaguineus Macquart, 1838
Tabanus consanguineus Macquart, 1838
Tabanus coquilletti Shiraki, 1918
Tabanus decoratus Szilady, 1926
Tabanus demellonis Senior-White, 1924
Tabanus diversifrons Ricardo, 1911
Tabanus dominus Datta & Das, 1978
Tabanus excelsus (Ricardo, 1913)⇒ Dasybasis excelsior Fairchild, 1956
Tabanus explicatus Walker, 1854
Tabanus flavimedius Schuurmans S..., 1926
Tabanus flavipus Schuurmans S..., 1926
Tabanus flaviventris (Macquart, 1848)⇒ Stibasoma flaviventre Macquart, 1848
Tabanus frondosus Szilady, 1926
Tabanus fuscomaculatus Ricardo, 1911
Tabanus gertrudae Philip, 1960
Tabanus gertudae Philip, 1960
Tabanus griseifacies Schuurmans S..., 1926
Tabanus hedlundi Kapoor, Grew..., 1991
Tabanus hisarensis Veer, Parash..., 1999
Tabanus hybridus Wiedemann, 1828
Tabanus imparicallosus Schuurmans S..., 1926
Tabanus indianus Ricardo, 1911
Tabanus indifferens Szilady, 1926
Tabanus joidus Bigot, 1892
Tabanus jucundus Walker, 1848
Tabanus kamengensis Datta & Das, 1978
Tabanus khasiensis Ricardo, 1909
Tabanus kumaonensis Kapoor, Grew..., 1991
Tabanus kumrakomensis Kapoor, Grew..., 1991
Tabanus laotianus Bigot, 1890
Tabanus lateralbus Schuurmans S..., 1932
Tabanus laticinctus Schuurmans S..., 1926
Tabanus lentis Stone, 1972
Tabanus leucocnematus Bigot, 1892
Tabanus leucohirtus Ricardo, 1909
Tabanus leucopogon Bigot, 1892
Tabanus limitatus Stone, 1975
Tabanus macer Bigot, 1892
Tabanus manipurensis Ricardo, 1913
Tabanus meghalayensis Datta & Biswas, 1977
Tabanus melanognathus Bigot, 1890
Tabanus melanopygatus
Tabanus miniatus Datta & Biswas, 1977
Tabanus minusculus (Datta & Das, 1978)⇒ Dasybasis constans Walker, 1848
Tabanus monilifer
Tabanus monotaeniatus Bigot, 1892
Tabanus namdaphaicus Datta & Chak..., 1985
Tabanus nemocallosus Ricardo, 1909
Tabanus nephodes Bigot, 1892
Tabanus nicobarensis Schiner, 1868
Tabanus nigrifascies Bigot, 1892
Tabanus noctuinus Schuurmans S..., 1926
Tabanus obconicus Walker, 1850
Tabanus ochroceras Schuurmans S..., 1932
Tabanus optatus Walker, 1856
Tabanus orientalis Wiedemann, 1824
Tabanus orientis Walker, 1848
Tabanus oxyceratus Bigot, 1892
Tabanus paganus (Chen, 1984)⇒ Hybomitra pagana Fabricius, 1775
Tabanus pagodinus
Tabanus pallidiventer Schuurmans S..., 1926
Tabanus parafuscomaculatus Schuurmans S..., 1932
Tabanus parahybridus Schuurmans S..., 1932
Tabanus priscoides Schuurmans S..., 1926
Tabanus provincialis Ricardo, 1913
Tabanus pullus Philippi, 1865
Tabanus quinquevittatus Wiedemann, 1821Greenhead
Tabanus rectilineatus Schuurmans S..., 1926
Tabanus rubicundus (Macquart, 1846)⇒ Tabanus taeniola Palisot de B..., 1806
Tabanus rubidoides Szilady, 1926
Tabanus rubidus (Wiedemann, 1821)⇒ Tabanus pullus Philippi, 1865
Tabanus rubiginosus Walker, 1850
Tabanus rufiventris (Fabricius, 1805)⇒ Dicladocera simplex Walker, 1850
Tabanus sackeni Fairchild, 1934Wright's bryum moss
Tabanus sagittipalpis Szilady, 1926
Tabanus scutellus Philip, 1970
Tabanus servillei Macquart, 1838
Tabanus shyamarupi Datta & Chak..., 1985
Tabanus speciosus Ricardo, 1911
Tabanus striatus Fabricius, 1787
Tabanus subbasalis Kapoor, Grew..., 1991
Tabanus subcinerascens Ricardo, 1911
Tabanus subcrassus Kapoor, Grew..., 1991
Tabanus subflavicornis Philip, 1970
Tabanus subhirtus Ricardo, 1911
Tabanus sudeticus Zeller, 1842Dark giant horsefly
Tabanus sufis Jaennicke, 1867
Tabanus sulcifrons (Macquart, 1855)⇒ Tabanus fulcifrons Macquart, 1855
Tabanus taeniola Palisot de B..., 1806Camel gad fly
Tabanus tenebrosus (Walker, 1854)⇒ Tabanus coquilletti Shiraki, 1918
Tabanus tenens Walker, 1850
Tabanus tenuifrons Datta & Chak..., 1985
Tabanus trinominatus Senior-White, 1927
Tabanus tripurensis Datta, 1986
Tabanus tuberculatus Ricardo, 1911
Tabanus wallacei Szilady, 1926
Tabanus xanthoimus Philip, 1960
Thaumastocera cervaria Seguy, 1935

Subnodes of Tabanidae with occurrences in India
SubfamilyChrysopsinae
Lutz, 1905
Deer Flies
3
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPangoniinae
Grunberg, 1906
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTabaninae
Latreille, 1802
Horse Flies
9
228
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