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Checklist for Subfamily Tabaninae Latreille, 1802 (Horse Flies)
and region Texas (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
589
7913
22353
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
586
7905
22347
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
557
7770
22009
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
364
6349
18517
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
83
968
2414
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
66
793
1962
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
3
16
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tabanoidea
Coquillett, 1901
2
15
90
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTabanidae
Latreille, 1802
Breeze flies, Bull dog flies, Clags, Cleggs, Clegs, Klegs
14
89
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyTabaninae
Latreille, 1802
Horse Flies
9
56
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Texas
9 Genera with 56 Species
Agkistrocerus Philip, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Chlorotabanus Lutz, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Cydistomyia Taylor, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Diachlorus Osten Sacken, 1805Yellow flies1SpeciesTaxom
Hybomitra Enderlein, 18284SpeciesTaxom
Leucotabanus Lutz, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Poeciloderas Lutz, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Stenotabanus Lutz, 19662SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1936Common horse flies44SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Texas
56 Species and 1 Subspecies
Agkistrocerus megerlei Wiedemann, 1828
Chlorotabanus crepuscularis Bequaert, 1926
Cydistomyia alternata Ferguson & Hill, 1922
Diachlorus ferrugatus Fabricius, 1805Richard's macromitrium moss
Hybomitra lasiophthalma Macquart, 1838Orange-sided Horse Fly
Hybomitra nigricans Wiedemann, 1828
Hybomitra rubrilata Philip, 1937
Hybomitra trispila Wiedemann, 1828Oval-leaf clustervine
Leucotabanus annulatus Say, 1823
Poeciloderas quadripunctatus Fabricius, 1805Richard's macromitrium moss
Stenotabanus magnicallus maritimus Townsend, 1898
Stenotabanus (Aegialomyia) pechumani Philip, 1966Bride's feathers
Tabanus abactor Philip, 1936Pacific serviceberry
Tabanus abdominalis Fabricius, 1805
Tabanus americanus (Forster, 1771)⇒ Diachlorus ferrugatus Fabricius, 1805
Tabanus atratus Fabricius, 1775Black horse fly
Tabanus calens Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Tabanus colombensis Macquart, 1846Watermelon
Tabanus conterminus Walker, 1850Purple milkweed
Tabanus dorsifer Walker, 1860Mexican whorled milkweed
Tabanus eadsi Philip, 1962
Tabanus equalis Hine, 1923Flat-bud prickly poppy
Tabanus eurycerus Philip, 1937
Tabanus fuscicostatus Hine, 1906Bluestem pricklypoppy
Tabanus gilanus Townsend, 1897Chapman's milkwort
Tabanus gladiator Stone, 1935Obtuse buckthorn
Tabanus hinellus (Philip, 1960)⇒ Tabanus lineola Fabricius, 1794
Tabanus limbatineuris Macquart, 1847Watermelon
Tabanus lineola Fabricius, 1794Striped horse fly
Tabanus longus Osten Sacken, 1876
Tabanus melanocerus Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Tabanus mogollon Burger, 1974
Tabanus molestus Say, 1823
Tabanus mularis Stone, 1935Obtuse buckthorn
Tabanus nigrescens Beauvois, 1809
Tabanus nigripes (Wiedemann, 1821)⇒ Ancala fasciata Fabricius, 1775
Tabanus nigrovittatus Macquart, 1847Black-striped gad fly
Tabanus pallidescens Philip, 1936Pacific serviceberry
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 pungens Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Tabanus quaesitus Stone, 1938Yosemite buckthorn
Tabanus quinquevittatus Wiedemann, 1821Greenhead
Tabanus reinwardtii Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Tabanus similis Macquart, 1850Desert starvine
Tabanus sparus Whitney, 1879Bingham's false bindweed
Tabanus stonei Philip, 1941
Tabanus stygius Say, 1823
Tabanus subsimilis Bellardi, 1859
Tabanus sulcifrons (Macquart, 1855)⇒ Tabanus fulcifrons Macquart, 1855
Tabanus texanus Hine, 1907Bluestem pricklypoppy
Tabanus trimaculatus Beauvois, 1806Silkyleaf cinquefoil
Tabanus venustus Osten Sacken, 1876
Tabanus zythicolor Philip, 1936Pacific serviceberry

Subnodes of Tabaninae with occurrences in Texas
TribeDiachlorini
Lutz, 1909
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeTabanini
Chainey & Oldroyd, 1980
4
50
Genera
Species

Taxom



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