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Checklist for Family Tabanidae Latreille, 1802 (Breeze flies)
and region Saudi Arabia (Near East)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
278
2042
4455
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
277
2041
4453
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
271
2029
4437
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
188
1652
3788
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
50
306
711
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
39
233
550
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
1
12
24
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tabanoidea
Coquillett, 1901
1
12
24
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTabanidae
Latreille, 1802
Breeze flies, Bull dog flies, Clags, Cleggs, Clegs, Klegs
12
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Saudi Arabia
12 Genera with 24 Species
Caenoprosopon Ricardo, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Copidapha Enderlein, 20122SpeciesTaxom
Cydistomorpha Trojan, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Dasybasis Macquart, 18554SpeciesTaxom
Dolichapha Enderlein, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Ectenopsis Macquart, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Palimmecomyia Taylor, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Plinthina Walker, 18121SpeciesTaxom
Rhigioglossa Wiedemann, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Scaptia Walker, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1915Common horse flies7SpeciesTaxom
Triclista Enderlein, 18461SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Saudi Arabia
24 Species
Caenoprosopon minus Taylor, 1918
Copidapha guttipennis Ferguson, 1924
Copidapha mackerrasi Lessard, 2012
Cydistomorpha circumdata Walker, 1848
Cydistomorpha vetusta Walker, 1848
Dasybasis (Dasybasis) acutipalpis Macquart, 1838
Dasybasis (Dasybasis) albohirtipes Ferguson, 1921
Dasybasis (Dasybasis) hebes Walker, 1848
Dasybasis (Dasybasis) rufifrons Macquart, 1855
Dolichapha gregaria Erichson, 1842
Ectenopsis (Parasilvius) fusca Mackerras, 1956
Palimmecomyia pictipennis Mackerras, 1960
Plinthina binotata Latreille, 1812
Rhigioglossa (Mesomyia) latifrons Mackerras, 1961
Rhigioglossa (Mesomyia) tepperi Ferguson, 1921
Scaptia (Scaptia) auriflua Donovan, 1805Flower-feeding march fly
Tabanus arabicus Macquart, 1839
Tabanus particaecus Hardy, 1948
Tabanus riyadhae Amoudi & Lec..., 1988
Tabanus sabuletorum Loew, 1874
Tabanus tephrodes Philippi, 1865
Tabanus testaceus (Forskal, 1775)⇒ Tabanus tephrodes Philippi, 1865
Tabanus townsvilli Ricardo, 1915
Triclista singularis Macquart, 1846

Subnodes of Tabanidae with occurrences in Saudi Arabia
SubfamilyChrysopsinae
Lutz, 1905
Deer Flies
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPangoniinae
Grunberg, 1906
7
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTabaninae
Latreille, 1802
Horse Flies
4
14
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