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Checklist for Tribe Tabanini Chainey & Oldroyd, 1980
and region Melanesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
591
9292
32656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
588
9284
32647
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
562
9130
32273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
355
7129
27028
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
96
1334
6857
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
74
1054
4459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
2
34
242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tabanoidea
Coquillett, 1901
1
31
239
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTabanidae
Latreille, 1802
Breeze flies, Bull dog flies, Clags, Cleggs, Clegs, Klegs
31
239
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyTabaninae
Latreille, 1802
Horse Flies
18
194
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeTabanini
Chainey & Oldroyd, 1980
4
73
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Melanesia
4 Genera with 73 Species
Hamatabanus Philip, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Hybomitra Enderlein, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Poeciloderas Lutz, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1892Common horse flies70SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Melanesia
73 Species
Hamatabanus sexfasciatus Stone, 1935
Hybomitra liorhina Philip, 1936Brown-legged Horse Fly
Poeciloderas quadripunctatus Fabricius, 1805Richard's macromitrium moss
Tabanus alfourensis
Tabanus angustilineatus (Oldroyd, 1949)⇒ Tabanus selene Schuurmans S..., 1926
Tabanus approximatus Oldroyd, 1949
Tabanus atrostriatus Burger, 2006
Tabanus auristriatus Ricardo, 1911
Tabanus aurivittatus Ricardo, 1913
Tabanus bewanensis Oldroyd, 1964
Tabanus caledonica (Ricardo, 1914)⇒ Cydistomyia caledonica Ricardo, 1914
Tabanus cayensis Fairchild, 1935Marrat's bryum moss
Tabanus ceylonicus Schiner, 1868
Tabanus choiseulensis Mackerras, 1972
Tabanus cinnamomeus (Schiner, 1868)⇒ Tabanus hirtitibia Walker, 1850
Tabanus cohaerens Walker, 1865
Tabanus denticulatus Ricardo, 1913
Tabanus divisus (Ricardo, 1913)⇒ Tabanus nigrovittatus Macquart, 1847
Tabanus doreicus Walker, 1861
Tabanus dorsobimaculatus Macquart, 1850
Tabanus exagens Walker, 1864
Tabanus expulsus Walker, 1854
Tabanus extricans Walker, 1861
Tabanus fijianus Ricardo, 1914
Tabanus flammeus Schuurmans S..., 1926
Tabanus gilingilensis Mackerras, 1962
Tabanus gressitti Mackerras, 1972
Tabanus herbertensis Mackerras, 1964
Tabanus hirtitibia Walker, 1850
Tabanus illustris Ricardo, 1913
Tabanus incohaerens Mackerras, 1972
Tabanus indistinctus Bigot, 1892
Tabanus innotabilis Walker, 1848
Tabanus koroyanituensis Burger, 2006
Tabanus lamiensis Burger, 1991
Tabanus lenticulatus Oldroyd, 1949
Tabanus lenticuloides Mackerras, 1972
Tabanus leveri Mackerras & ..., 1958
Tabanus lifuensis (Bigot, 1892)⇒ Cydistomyia lifuensis Bigot, 1892
Tabanus lineola Fabricius, 1794Striped horse fly
Tabanus lyneborgi Mackerras, 1972
Tabanus meraukensis Mackerras, 1964
Tabanus muruensis Mackerras, 1964
Tabanus nigrovittatus Macquart, 1847Black-striped gad fly
Tabanus obtusipalpis Schuurmans S..., 1926
Tabanus opalescens Schuurmans S..., 1926
Tabanus pallipennis (Macquart, 1846)⇒ Tabanus particaecus Hardy, 1948
Tabanus papuensis Oldroyd, 1964
Tabanus particaecus Hardy, 1948
Tabanus patriarchus Oldroyd, 1949
Tabanus pellucidus Fabricius, 1805
Tabanus picticornis Bigot, 1892
Tabanus pollinosus Ricardo, 1913
Tabanus recusans Walker, 1858
Tabanus rosselensis Mackerras, 1964
Tabanus rubicallosa (Ricardo, 1914)⇒ Dasybasis rubicallosa Ricardo, 1914
Tabanus rubriventris Macquart, 1838
Tabanus rufofrater (Walker, 1850)⇒ Tabanus rufofrator Walker, 1850
Tabanus selene Schuurmans S..., 1926
Tabanus semicircularis Ricardo, 1913
Tabanus sepikensis Oldroyd, 1964
Tabanus serus Walker, 1862
Tabanus siassensis Mackerras, 1964
Tabanus sinewitensis Mackerras, 1972
Tabanus sonnerati
Tabanus stueberi Oldroyd, 1949
Tabanus subcinnamoneus Mackerras, 1972
Tabanus subcohaerens Mackerras, 1964
Tabanus subrecusans Mackerras, 1964
Tabanus vanleeuweni Oldroyd, 1949
Tabanus woollastoni Ricardo, 1913
Tabanus yoshimotoi Burger, 1991
Tabanus yulensis Roder, 1892


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