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Checklist for Subfamily Tabaninae Latreille, 1802 (Horse 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
 
SubfamilyTabaninae
Latreille, 1802
Horse Flies
7
120
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Canada
7 Genera with 120 Species
Atylotus Osten Sacken, 198117SpeciesTaxom
Cydistomyia Taylor, 19912SpeciesTaxom
Dasybasis Macquart, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Diachlorus Osten Sacken, 1805Yellow flies1SpeciesTaxom
Haematopota Meigen, 1758Clegs5SpeciesTaxom
Hybomitra Enderlein, 193757SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1876Common horse flies42SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Canada
120 Species and 5 Subspecies
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
Cydistomyia alternata Ferguson & Hill, 1922
Cydistomyia brachypalpus Trojan, 1991
Dasybasis (Dasybasis) constans Walker, 1848
Diachlorus ferrugatus Fabricius, 1805Richard's macromitrium moss
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
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 Tabaninae with occurrences in Canada
TribeDiachlorini
Lutz, 1909
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeHaematopotini
Chainey & Oldroyd, 1980
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeTabanini
Chainey & Oldroyd, 1980
3
111
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Tabaninae at itis.gov
Tabaninae at marinespecies.org