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Checklist for Family Tabanidae Latreille, 1802 (Breeze flies)
and region Nearctic (Ecozones)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
710
14615
110890
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
705
14586
110836
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
679
14388
109553
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
443
11556
91607
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
116
2523
22059
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
88
1778
14881
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
3
37
367
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tabanoidea
Coquillett, 1901
2
32
342
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTabanidae
Latreille, 1802
Breeze flies, Bull dog flies, Clags, Cleggs, Clegs, Klegs
30
334
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nearctic
30 Genera with 334 Species
#ABCDEGHLMNPSTW
Agkistrocerus Philip, 18282SpeciesTaxom
Anacimas Enderlein, 19232SpeciesTaxom
Ancala Enderlein, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Apatolestes Williston, 193513SpeciesTaxom
Asaphomyia Stone, 19532SpeciesTaxom
Atylotus Osten Sacken, 198115SpeciesTaxom
Bolbodimyia Bigot, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Brennania Philip, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Chlorotabanus Lutz, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1942Deer flies86SpeciesTaxom
Dasyrhamphis Enderlein, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Diachlorus Osten Sacken, 1805Yellow flies1SpeciesTaxom
Esenbeckia Rondani, 19543SpeciesTaxom
Goniops Aldrich, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Haematopota Meigen, 1953Clegs5SpeciesTaxom
Hamatabanus Philip, 19353SpeciesTaxom
Hybomitra Enderlein, 193759SpeciesTaxom
Leucotabanus Lutz, 18232SpeciesTaxom
Lilaea Walker, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Merycomyia Hine, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Mesomyia Macquart, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Microtabanus Fairchild, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Neochrysops Walton, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Pegasomyia Burger, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Poeciloderas Lutz, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Silvius Meigen, 19359SpeciesTaxom
Stenotabanus Lutz, 18767SpeciesTaxom
Stonemyia Brennan, 18925SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1936Common horse flies103SpeciesTaxom
Whitneyomyia Bequaert, 19141SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nearctic
334 Species
Agkistrocerus finitma Stone, 1938
Agkistrocerus megerlei Wiedemann, 1828
Anacimas dodgei Whitney, 1879
Anacimas limbellatus Enderlein, 1923
Ancala fasciata Fabricius, 1775
Apatolestes actites Philip & Ste..., 1962Mountain serviceberry
Apatolestes aitkeni Philip, 1941
Apatolestes albipilosus Brennan, 1935
Apatolestes ater Brennan, 1935
Apatolestes colei Philip, 1941
Apatolestes comastes Williston, 1885Pineland clustervine
Apatolestes hinei Brennan, 1935
Apatolestes parkeri Philip, 1941
Apatolestes philipi Pechuman, 1985Roadside raspberry
Apatolestes rossi Philip, 1950Ross´s Apatalestes Tabanid Fly
Apatolestes rugosus Middlekauff ..., 1976
Apatolestes villosulus Bigot, 1892
Apatolestes willistoni Brennan, 1935
Asaphomyia floridensis Pechuman, 1974
Asaphomyia texensis Stone, 1953Indian jujube
Atylotus bicolor Wiedemann, 1821
Atylotus calcar Teskey, 1983Holywood
Atylotus duplex Walker, 1854
Atylotus hyalicosta Teskey, 1983Caltrop
Atylotus incisuralis Macquart, 1847
Atylotus intermedius (Walker, 1848)⇒ Atylotus intermissus Tendeiro, 1969
Atylotus intermissus Tendeiro, 1969
Atylotus ohioensis Hine, 1901
Atylotus palus Teskey, 1983Caltrop
Atylotus petiolateinus Leclercq, 1967
Atylotus sphagnicolus Teskey, 1983
Atylotus sublunaticornis Zetterstedt, 1842White-haired Horse Fly
Atylotus thoracicus Hine, 1900
Atylotus tingaureus Philip, 1936
Atylotus woodi Pechuman, 1981Alaska blackberry
Bolbodimyia atratus Hine, 1904
Brennania belkini Philip, 1966Belkin's Dune Tabanid Fly
Brennania hera Osten Sacken, 1877
Chlorotabanus crepuscularis Bequaert, 1926
Chrysops (Chrysops) caecutiens Linnaeus, 1758Blinding breeze fly
Chrysops (Chrysops) nigripes Zetterstedt, 1838Narrowflower flaxflower
Chrysops (Chrysops) viduatus Fabricius, 1794Square-spot deerfly
Chrysops abatus Philip, 1941
Chrysops aberrans Philip, 1941
Chrysops aestuans Wulp, 1867Coastal gilia
Chrysops amazon Daecke, 1905
Chrysops asbestos Philip, 1950Thicket shadbush
Chrysops ater Macquart, 1850Black Deer Fly
Chrysops atlanticus Pechuman, 1949Atlantic Deer Fly
Chrysops beameri Brennan, 1935
Chrysops bishoppi Brennan, 1935
Chrysops bistellatus Daecke, 1905
Chrysops brimleyi Hine, 1904Prickly poppy
Chrysops brunneus Hine, 1903Desert bearpoppy
Chrysops callidus Osten Sacken, 1875
Chrysops calvus Pechuman & T..., 1967
Chrysops carbonarius Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed
Chrysops cincticornis Walker, 1848
Chrysops clavicornis Brennan, 1935
Chrysops coloradensis Bigot, 1892
Chrysops coquillettii Hine, 1904
Chrysops cuculux Whitney, 1879
Chrysops cursim Whitney, 1879Hedge false bindweed
Chrysops dacne Philip, 1955
Chrysops dawsoni Philip, 1959Dawson´s Deer Fly
Chrysops delicatulus Osten Sacken, 1875
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 dorsovittatus Hine, 1907
Chrysops excitans Walker, 1850Bothersome Deer Fly
Chrysops facialis Townsend, 1897Chapman's milkwort
Chrysops fascipennis Macquart, 1834White bryony
Chrysops flavidus Wiedemann, 1821Black raspberry
Chrysops frigidus Osten Sacken, 1875
Chrysops fuliginosus Wiedemann, 1821
Chrysops fulvaster Osten Sacken, 1877Shortgrass Deer Fly
Chrysops fulvistigma Hine, 1904Prickly poppy
Chrysops furcata Walker, 1848
Chrysops geminatus Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
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 indus Osten Sacken, 1875
Chrysops lateralis Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Chrysops latifrons Brennan, 1935
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 montanus Osten Sacken, 1875
Chrysops niger (Macquart, 1838)⇒ Chrysops caecutiens Linnaeus, 1758
Chrysops nigribimbo Whitney, 1879Hedge false bindweed
Chrysops noctifer Osten Sacken, 1877
Chrysops obsoletus (Wiedemann, 1821)⇒ Chrysops viduatus Fabricius, 1794
Chrysops pachycerus Williston, 1887Oval-leaf clustervine
Chrysops parvulus Daecke, 1907
Chrysops pechumani Philip, 1941
Chrysops perplexus Philip, 1955
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 sackeni Hine, 1903Desert bearpoppy
Chrysops separatus Hine, 1907Bluestem pricklypoppy
Chrysops sequax Williston, 1887Beach clustervine
Chrysops shermani Hine, 1907Bluestem pricklypoppy
Chrysops sordidus Osten Sacken, 1875
Chrysops striatus (Osten Sacken, 1875)⇒ Chrysops mlokosiewiczi Bigot, 1880
Chrysops surda Osten Sacken, 1877
Chrysops tidwelli Philip & Jones, 1962Allegheny serviceberry
Chrysops univittatus Macquart, 1855Bur gherkin
Chrysops upsilon Philip, 1950Thicket shadbush
Chrysops venus Philip, 1950Thicket shadbush
Chrysops virgulatus Bellardi, 1859
Chrysops vittatus Wiedemann, 1821Black-striped ear fly
Chrysops wileyae Philip, 1955
Chrysops zinzalus Philip, 1942
Dasyrhamphis umbrinus Meigen, 1820
Diachlorus ferrugatus Fabricius, 1805Richard's macromitrium moss
Esenbeckia delta Hine, 1920
Esenbeckia incisuralis Say, 1823
Esenbeckia micheneri Philip, 1954
Goniops chrysocoma Osten Sacken, 1875
Haematopota americana Osten Sacken, 1875American Cleg
Haematopota champlaini Philip, 1953
Haematopota punctulata Macquart, 1838Melonleaf
Haematopota rara Johnson, 1912Drummond's stitchwort
Haematopota willistoni Philip, 1953
Hamatabanus annularis Hine, 1917
Hamatabanus carolinensis Macquart, 1838
Hamatabanus sexfasciata Stone, 1935
Hybomitra aasa Philip, 1954
Hybomitra aatos Philip, 1941
Hybomitra aequetincta Becker, 1900
Hybomitra affinis Kirby, 1837
Hybomitra agora Teskey & al., 1987Rocky Mountain Horse Fly
Hybomitra arpadi Szilady, 1923
Hybomitra astutus Osten Sacken, 1876
Hybomitra atrobasis McDunnough, 1921
Hybomitra aurilimbus Stone, 1938
Hybomitra brennani Stone, 1938
Hybomitra californicus Marten, 1882
Hybomitra captonis Marten, 1882
Hybomitra cinctus Fabricius, 1794
Hybomitra comes Walker, 1849
Hybomitra criddlei Brooks, 1946
Hybomitra daeckei Hine, 1917
Hybomitra difficilis Wiedemann, 1828
Hybomitra enigmatica Teskey, 1982Texas lignum-vitae
Hybomitra epistates Osten Sacken, 1878Horse fly
Hybomitra fattigi Philip, 1966Bride's feathers
Hybomitra frenchii Marten, 1883
Hybomitra frontalis Walker, 1848Boreal Horse Fly
Hybomitra frosti Pechuman, 1960Peaty dewberry
Hybomitra fulvilateralis Macquart, 1838
Hybomitra hearlei Philip, 1936
Hybomitra hinei Johnson, 1904
Hybomitra illotus Osten Sacken, 1876
Hybomitra itasca Philip, 1936Timid Horse Fly
Hybomitra laniferus McDunnough, 1922
Hybomitra lasiophthalmus Macquart, 1838
Hybomitra laticallus Philip, 1936
Hybomitra liorhinus Philip, 1936
Hybomitra longiglossa Philip, 1931
Hybomitra luridus Fallen, 1817
Hybomitra melanorhina Bigot, 1892
Hybomitra microcephalus Osten Sacken, 1876
Hybomitra minusculus Hine, 1907
Hybomitra nigricans Wiedemann, 1828
Hybomitra nudus McDunnough, 1921
Hybomitra opacus Coquillett, 1904
Hybomitra pechumani Teskey & Thomas, 1979Moss Horse Fly
Hybomitra pediontis Mcalpine, 1961Prairie Horse Fly
Hybomitra phaenops Osten Sacken, 1877
Hybomitra philipi Stone, 1938
Hybomitra polaris Frey, 1915
Hybomitra procyon Osten Sacken, 1877
Hybomitra rhombicus Osten Sacken, 1876
Hybomitra rupestris McDunnough, 1921Cordilleran Horse Fly
Hybomitra sequax Williston, 1887
Hybomitra sexfasciatus Hine, 1923
Hybomitra sonomensis Osten Sacken, 1877
Hybomitra susurrus Marten, 1883
Hybomitra tetricus Marten, 1883
Hybomitra trepidus McDunnough, 1921
Hybomitra trispilus Wiedemann, 1828
Hybomitra typhus Whitney, 1904
Hybomitra vicinus Macquart, 1838
Hybomitra zonalis Kirby, 1837Yellowjacket Horse Fly
Hybomitra zygotus Philip, 1937
Leucotabanus ambiguus Stone, 1938Yosemite buckthorn
Leucotabanus annulatus Say, 1823
Lilaea (Lilaea) fuliginosa Taylor, 1915
Merycomyia brunnea Stone, 1953Brown Merycomyian Tabanid Fly
Merycomyia whitneyi Johnson, 1904
Mesomyia fuliginosa Taylor, 1916
Microtabanus pygmaeus Williston, 1887
Neochrysops globosus Walton, 1918
Pegasomyia abaureus Philip, 1941
Pegasomyia ruficornis Bigot, 1892
Poeciloderas quadripunctatus Fabricius, 1805Richard's macromitrium moss
Silvius (Assipala) ceras Townsend, 1897
Silvius (Griseosilvius) notatus (Bigot, 1892)⇒ Mesomyia fuliginosa Taylor, 1916
Silvius abdominalis Philip, 1954
Silvius gigantulus Loew, 1872
Silvius microcephalus Wehr, 1922Sticky nightshade
Silvius philipi Pechuman, 1938Garden dewberry
Silvius pollinosus Williston, 1880Cambustera de costa
Silvius quadrivittatus Say, 1823
Silvius sayi Brennan, 1935
Stenotabanus (Aegialomyia) magnicallus Stone, 1935Hollyleaf buckthorn
Stenotabanus (Aegialomyia) pechumani Philip, 1966Bride's feathers
Stenotabanus atlanticus Johnson, 1913
Stenotabanus flavidus Hine, 1904
Stenotabanus floridensis Hine, 1912
Stenotabanus guttatulus Townsend, 1893
Stenotabanus psammophilus Osten Sacken, 1876
Stonemyia californica Bigot, 1892
Stonemyia isabellina Wiedemann, 1828
Stonemyia rasa Loew, 1869Shaved Horse Fly
Stonemyia tranquilla Osten Sacken, 1875
Stonemyia velutina Bigot, 1892Volutine Stoneyian Tabanid Fly
Tabanus aar Philip, 1941
Tabanus abactor Philip, 1936Pacific serviceberry
Tabanus abditus Philip, 1941
Tabanus abdominalis Fabricius, 1805
Tabanus acutus Bigot, 1892
Tabanus aegrotus Osten Sacken, 1877
Tabanus americanus (Forster, 1771)⇒ Diachlorus ferrugatus Fabricius, 1805
Tabanus aranti Hays, 1961Colorado larkspur
Tabanus atratus Fabricius, 1775Black horse fly
Tabanus birdiei Whitney, 1914Nightblooming false bindweed
Tabanus bishoppi Stone, 1933Modoc buckthorn
Tabanus boharti Philip, 1950Thicket shadbush
Tabanus caenosus Burger, 1974
Tabanus calens Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Tabanus catenatus Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed
Tabanus cayensis Fairchild, 1935Marrat's bryum moss
Tabanus cheilopterus Rondani, 1850
Tabanus cingulatus Macquart, 1838Melonleaf
Tabanus coarctatus Stone, 1935Obtuse buckthorn
Tabanus colombensis Macquart, 1846Watermelon
Tabanus conterminus Walker, 1850Purple milkweed
Tabanus cordiger Meigen, 1820Plain-eyed grey horsefly
Tabanus cymatophorus Osten Sacken, 1876
Tabanus daedalus Stone, 1938
Tabanus dietrichi Pechuman, 1956
Tabanus dorsifer Walker, 1860Mexican whorled milkweed
Tabanus dorsonotatus Macquart, 1847Watermelon
Tabanus eadsi Philip, 1962
Tabanus enderleini Philip, 1960
Tabanus endymion Osten Sacken, 1878
Tabanus equalis Hine, 1923Flat-bud prickly poppy
Tabanus erythraeus Bigot, 1892
Tabanus eurycerus Philip, 1937
Tabanus exilipalpis Stone, 1938Yosemite buckthorn
Tabanus fairchildi Stone, 1938Yosemite buckthorn
Tabanus fratellus Williston, 1887Beach clustervine
Tabanus fulcifrons Macquart, 1855
Tabanus fulvicallus Philip, 1931Canadian serviceberry
Tabanus fulvulus Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Tabanus fumeus Stone, 1935
Tabanus fumipennis (Wiedemann, 1828)⇒ Tabanus fumeus Stone, 1935
Tabanus fuscicostatus Hine, 1906Bluestem pricklypoppy
Tabanus fusconervosus Macquart, 1838Melonleaf
Tabanus gilanus Townsend, 1897Chapman's milkwort
Tabanus gladiator Stone, 1935Obtuse buckthorn
Tabanus gracilis Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Tabanus johnsoni Hine, 1907Bluestem pricklypoppy
Tabanus kesseli Philip, 1950Thicket shadbush
Tabanus kisliuki Stone, 1940
Tabanus laticeps Hine, 1904Prickly poppy
Tabanus laticornis (Hine, 1904)⇒ Tabanus rousselii Macquart, 1839
Tabanus lineola Fabricius, 1794Striped horse fly
Tabanus longiusculus Hine, 1907Bluestem pricklypoppy
Tabanus longus Osten Sacken, 1876
Tabanus maculipennis (Wiedemann, 1828)⇒ Poeciloderas quadripunctatus Fabricius, 1805
Tabanus marginalis Fabricius, 1805
Tabanus melanocerus Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Tabanus moderator Stone, 1938Yosemite buckthorn
Tabanus mogollon Burger, 1974
Tabanus molestus Say, 1823
Tabanus monoensis Hine, 1924Flatbud pricklypoppy
Tabanus morbosus Stone, 1938Yosemite buckthorn
Tabanus mularis Stone, 1935Obtuse buckthorn
Tabanus nefarius Hine, 1907Bluestem pricklypoppy
Tabanus nigrescens Beauvois, 1809
Tabanus nigripes (Wiedemann, 1821)⇒ Ancala fasciata Fabricius, 1775
Tabanus nigrovittatus Macquart, 1847Black-striped gad fly
Tabanus novaescoeiae Macquart, 1847
Tabanus orbicallus Philip, 1936Pacific serviceberry
Tabanus pallidescens Philip, 1936Pacific serviceberry
Tabanus palpinus Beauvois, 1819
Tabanus petiolatus (Hine, 1917)⇒ Atylotus petiolateinus Leclercq, 1967
Tabanus proximus (Walker, 1848)⇒ Tabanus taeniola Palisot de B..., 1806
Tabanus pumilus Macquart, 1838Melonleaf
Tabanus punctifer Osten Sacken, 1876Bulldog fly
Tabanus quaesitus Stone, 1938Yosemite buckthorn
Tabanus quinquevittatus Wiedemann, 1821Greenhead
Tabanus quirinus (Philip, 1950)⇒ Tabanus kisliuki Stone, 1940
Tabanus reinwardtii Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Tabanus rousselii Macquart, 1839
Tabanus rufofrator Walker, 1850
Tabanus sackeni Fairchild, 1934Wright's bryum moss
Tabanus sagax Osten Sacken, 1876
Tabanus similis Macquart, 1850Desert starvine
Tabanus sparus Whitney, 1879Bingham's false bindweed
Tabanus stonei Philip, 1941
Tabanus stygius Say, 1823
Tabanus subniger Coquillett, 1906
Tabanus suboblongus Stone, 1938
Tabanus subsimilis Bellardi, 1859
Tabanus superjumentarius Whitney, 1879Hedge false bindweed
Tabanus taeniola Palisot de B..., 1806Camel gad fly
Tabanus tetropsis Bigot, 1892
Tabanus texanus Hine, 1907Bluestem pricklypoppy
Tabanus trijunctus Walker, 1854Nodding milkweed
Tabanus trimaculatus Beauvois, 1806Silkyleaf cinquefoil
Tabanus turbidus Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Tabanus venustus Osten Sacken, 1876
Tabanus vicinus (Macquart, 1838)⇒ Tabanus cordiger Meigen, 1820
Tabanus vivax Osten Sacken, 1876
Tabanus wiedemanni Osten Sacken, 1876
Tabanus wilsoni Pechuman, 1962
Tabanus zythicolor Philip, 1936Pacific serviceberry
Whitneyomyia beatificus Whitney, 1914

Subnodes of Tabanidae with occurrences in Nearctic
SubfamilyChrysopsinae
Lutz, 1905
Deer Flies
6
100
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPangoniinae
Grunberg, 1906
7
28
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTabaninae
Latreille, 1802
Horse Flies
15
204
Genera
Species

Taxom



Tabanidae (Latreille 1802)
Tabanidae (Latreille 1802)


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Tabanidae at artfakta.se
Tabanidae at dyntaxa.se
Tabanidae at gbif.org
Tabanidae at irmng.org
Tabanidae at itis.gov
Tabanidae at marinespecies.org