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Checklist for Tribe Tabanini Chainey & Oldroyd, 1980
and region Massachusetts (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
495
4359
9654
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
493
4355
9649
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
470
4273
9434
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
327
3569
8008
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
82
686
1473
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
65
507
1026
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
3
14
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tabanoidea
Coquillett, 1901
2
10
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTabanidae
Latreille, 1802
Breeze flies, Bull dog flies, Clags, Cleggs, Clegs, Klegs
9
60
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyTabaninae
Latreille, 1802
Horse Flies
4
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeTabanini
Chainey & Oldroyd, 1980
3
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Massachusetts
3 Genera with 26 Species
Atylotus Osten Sacken, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Hybomitra Enderlein, 18878SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1879Common horse flies17SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Massachusetts
26 Species and 1 Subspecies
Atylotus bicolor fulvescens Walker, 1848
Hybomitra epistates Osten Sacken, 1878Horse fly
Hybomitra hinei Johnson, 1904
Hybomitra lasiophthalma Macquart, 1838Orange-sided Horse Fly
Hybomitra longiglossa Philip, 1931
Hybomitra microcephala Osten Sacken, 1876
Hybomitra minuscula Hine, 1907
Hybomitra montana Meigen, 1820Slender-horned horsefly
Hybomitra sodalis Williston, 1887
Tabanus americanus (Forster, 1771)⇒ Diachlorus ferrugatus Fabricius, 1805
Tabanus atratus Fabricius, 1775Black horse fly
Tabanus catenatus Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed
Tabanus cincta Fabricius, 1794
Tabanus fusconervosus Macquart, 1838Melonleaf
Tabanus lineola Fabricius, 1794Striped horse fly
Tabanus melanocerus Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
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 novaescotiae (Macquart, 1847)⇒ Tabanus novaescoeiae Macquart, 1847
Tabanus pumilus Macquart, 1838Melonleaf
Tabanus sackeni Fairchild, 1934Wright's bryum moss
Tabanus similis Macquart, 1850Desert starvine
Tabanus sparus Whitney, 1879Bingham's false bindweed
Tabanus stygius Say, 1823
Tabanus superjumentarius Whitney, 1879Hedge false bindweed


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