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Checklist for Subfamily Tabaninae Latreille, 1802 (Horse Flies)
and region Kenya (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
503
7105
22102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
501
7100
22096
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
482
7015
21853
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
302
5811
19641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
80
846
2770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
65
699
2173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
1
11
93
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tabanoidea
Coquillett, 1901
1
11
93
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTabanidae
Latreille, 1802
Breeze flies, Bull dog flies, Clags, Cleggs, Clegs, Klegs
11
93
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyTabaninae
Latreille, 1802
Horse Flies
4
68
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kenya
4 Genera with 68 Species
Atylotus Osten Sacken, 19003SpeciesTaxom
Cydistomyia Taylor, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Haematopota Meigen, 1950Clegs40SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1906Common horse flies25SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
68 Species and 1 Subspecies
Atylotus diurnus Walker, 1850
Atylotus loewianus Villleneuve, 1920
Atylotus nigromaculatus Ricardo, 1900
Cydistomyia amblychroma Speiser, 1910
Haematopota aberdarensis Oldroyd, 1952
Haematopota abyssinica Surcouf, 1908
Haematopota albihirta Karsch, 1888
Haematopota alluaudi Surcouf, 1908
Haematopota brunnescens Ricardo, 1906
Haematopota brunnipennis Ricardo, 1906
Haematopota completa Oldroyd, 1939
Haematopota crassicrus Edwards, 1916
Haematopota crudelis Austen, 1912
Haematopota denshamii Austen, 1908
Haematopota distincta Ricardo, 1906
Haematopota distincta vulcan Oldroyd, 1952
Haematopota duttoni Newstead, Du..., 1907
Haematopota edax Austen, 1914
Haematopota fenestralis Oldroyd, 1952
Haematopota ferruginea Oldroyd, 1952
Haematopota furva Austen, 1912
Haematopota fusca Austen, 1908
Haematopota hieroglyphica Gerstaecker, 1871
Haematopota hirta Ricardo, 1906
Haematopota lamborni Oldroyd, 1952
Haematopota lasiops Oldroyd, 1940
Haematopota longa Ricardo, 1906
Haematopota maculosifacies Austen, 1914
Haematopota marakuetana Seguy, 1938
Haematopota microcera Seguy, 1938
Haematopota nigrescens (Ricardo, 1906)⇒ Haematopota hirta Ricardo, 1906
Haematopota noxialis Austen, 1908
Haematopota patellicornis Enderlein, 1922
Haematopota pottsi Oldroyd, 1952
Haematopota similis Ricardo, 1906
Haematopota superba (Oldroyd, 1952)⇒ Haematopota ugandae Ricardo, 1906
Haematopota taciturna Austen, 1908
Haematopota tumidicornis Austen, 1912
Haematopota ugandae Ricardo, 1906
Haematopota unicolor Ricardo, 1906
Haematopota vulcan Oldroyd, 1952
Haematopota vulnerans Surcouf, 1909
Haematopota vulnifica Seguy, 1938
Haematopota wittei Oldroyd, 1950
Tabanus antennarum Krober, 1936
Tabanus atrimanus Loew, 1858
Tabanus barclayi Austen, 1912
Tabanus congoiensis Ricardo, 1908
Tabanus conspicuus Ricardo, 1908
Tabanus denshamii Austen, 1908
Tabanus distinctus (Ricardo, 1908)⇒ Tabanus sudeticus Zeller, 1842
Tabanus donaldsoni Carter, 1912
Tabanus gratus Loew, 1858
Tabanus guineensis Wiedemann, 1824
Tabanus impurus Karsch, 1888
Tabanus kingi Austen, 1911
Tabanus miki Brauer, 1880Plain-eyed brown horsefly
Tabanus mordax (Austen, 1911)⇒ Tabanus antennarum Krober, 1936
Tabanus morsitans Ricardo, 1908
Tabanus neavei Austen, 1912
Tabanus nigrifeminibus Austen, 1912
Tabanus pallidifacies Surcouf, 1906
Tabanus pertinens Austen, 1912
Tabanus sugens Wiedemann, 1828
Tabanus taeniola Palisot de B..., 1806Camel gad fly
Tabanus thoracinus Palisot de B..., 1806
Tabanus trianguliger Austen, 1912
Tabanus unilineatus Loew, 1852
Tabanus velutinus (Surcouf, 1906)⇒ Tabanus miki Brauer, 1880

Subnodes of Tabaninae with occurrences in Kenya
TribeDiachlorini
Lutz, 1909
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeHaematopotini
Chainey & Oldroyd, 1980
1
39
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeTabanini
Chainey & Oldroyd, 1980
2
28
Genera
Species

Taxom



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