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Checklist for Subfamily Tabaninae Latreille, 1802 (Horse Flies)
and region Natal (Kwazulu-Natal)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
395
3771
6641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
393
3769
6639
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
376
3726
6590
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
253
3215
5922
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
56
438
828
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
44
356
627
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
1
15
43
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tabanoidea
Coquillett, 1901
1
15
43
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTabanidae
Latreille, 1802
Breeze flies, Bull dog flies, Clags, Cleggs, Clegs, Klegs
15
43
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyTabaninae
Latreille, 1802
Horse Flies
5
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Natal
5 Genera with 17 Species
Atylotus Osten Sacken, 19003SpeciesTaxom
Catachlorops Lutz, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Cydistomyia Taylor, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Haematopota Meigen, 1952Clegs4SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1850Common horse flies8SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Natal
17 Species and 1 Subspecies
Atylotus agrestis Wiedemann, 1828
Atylotus albipalpus fuscipes Ricardo, 1908
Atylotus nigromaculatus Ricardo, 1900
Catachlorops (Psalidia) furcatus Wiedemann, 1828
Cydistomyia (Amanella) medialis Oldroyd, 1954
Haematopota decora Walker, 1856
Haematopota imbrium Wiedemann, 1828
Haematopota ocellata (Wiedemann, 1819)⇒ Haematopota pluvialis Linnaeus, 1758
Haematopota rubidicornis Oldroyd, 1952
Tabanus biguttatus Wiedemann, 1830
Tabanus dorsivitta (Walker, 1850)⇒ Tabanus taeniola Palisot de B..., 1806
Tabanus fuscinervis Macquart, 1839
Tabanus insignis Loew, 1858
Tabanus namaquinus
Tabanus saxicolus Usher, 1965
Tabanus taeniatus Macquart, 1834
Tabanus ustus Walker, 1850

Subnodes of Tabaninae with occurrences in Natal
TribeDiachlorini
Lutz, 1909
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeHaematopotini
Chainey & Oldroyd, 1980
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeTabanini
Chainey & Oldroyd, 1980
2
11
Genera
Species

Taxom



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