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Checklist for Tribe Tabanini Chainey & Oldroyd, 1980
and region Sri Lanka (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
527
6198
14500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
524
6193
14493
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
502
6089
14260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
316
4628
11471
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
84
793
2049
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
66
617
1451
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
2
17
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tabanoidea
Coquillett, 1901
1
15
65
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTabanidae
Latreille, 1802
Breeze flies, Bull dog flies, Clags, Cleggs, Clegs, Klegs
15
65
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyTabaninae
Latreille, 1802
Horse Flies
7
47
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeTabanini
Chainey & Oldroyd, 1980
3
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sri Lanka
3 Genera with 29 Species
Atylotus Osten Sacken, 18242SpeciesTaxom
Hybomitra Enderlein, 19852SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1982Common horse flies25SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sri Lanka
29 Species
Atylotus agrestis Wiedemann, 1828
Atylotus virgo Wiedemann, 1824
Hybomitra lasiophthalma Macquart, 1838Orange-sided Horse Fly
Hybomitra minshanensis Xu & Liu, 1985
Tabanus angustilimbatus Senior-White, 1924
Tabanus atrohirtus Ricardo, 1911
Tabanus brincki Philip, 1973
Tabanus ceylonicus Schiner, 1868
Tabanus discrepans Ricardo, 1911
Tabanus diversifrons Ricardo, 1911
Tabanus dorsiger Wiedemann, 1821
Tabanus flavissimus Ricardo, 1911Lubber grasshopper
Tabanus fuscicauda Bigot, 1892
Tabanus griseifacies Schuurmans S..., 1926
Tabanus indiscriminatus Ricardo, 1915
Tabanus inflatipalpis Schuurmans S..., 1926
Tabanus jucundus Walker, 1848
Tabanus krombeini Burger, 1982
Tabanus obconicus Walker, 1850
Tabanus particolor Szilady, 1926
Tabanus pullus Philippi, 1865
Tabanus puteus Ricardo, 1911
Tabanus rubidus (Wiedemann, 1821)⇒ Tabanus pullus Philippi, 1865
Tabanus speciosus Ricardo, 1911
Tabanus striatus Fabricius, 1787
Tabanus tenens Walker, 1850
Tabanus thellus Burger, 1982
Tabanus tumidicallus Burger, 1982
Tabanus wilpattuensis Burger, 1982


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