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Checklist for Tribe Tabanini Chainey & Oldroyd, 1980
and region Trinidad and Tobago (Caribbean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
401
3514
6584
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
400
3513
6582
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
385
3451
6458
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
243
2759
5315
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
66
407
904
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
47
298
533
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
1
15
41
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tabanoidea
Coquillett, 1901
1
15
41
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTabanidae
Latreille, 1802
Breeze flies, Bull dog flies, Clags, Cleggs, Clegs, Klegs
15
41
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyTabaninae
Latreille, 1802
Horse Flies
10
33
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeTabanini
Chainey & Oldroyd, 1980
1
17
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Trinidad and Tobago
1 Genera with 17 Species
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1828Common horse flies17SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Trinidad and Tobago
17 Species
Tabanus bromius Linnaeus, 1758Band-eyed brown horsefly
Tabanus colombensis Macquart, 1846Watermelon
Tabanus discifer (Walker, 1850)⇒ Tabanus pungens Wiedemann, 1828
Tabanus discus Wiedemann, 1828
Tabanus dorsiger Wiedemann, 1821
Tabanus glaucus (Wiedemann, 1819)⇒ Tabanus miki Brauer, 1880
Tabanus importunus Wiedemann, 1828
Tabanus lineola Fabricius, 1794Striped horse fly
Tabanus maculicornis Zetterstedt, 1842Narrow-winged horsefly
Tabanus miki Brauer, 1880Plain-eyed brown horsefly
Tabanus mularis Stone, 1935Obtuse buckthorn
Tabanus nebulosus (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Tabanus mularis Stone, 1935
Tabanus olivaceiventris Macquart, 1847
Tabanus piceiventris Rondani, 1848
Tabanus pseudoculus Fairchild, 1942
Tabanus pungens Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Tabanus sorbillans Wiedemann, 1828


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