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Checklist for Tribe Tabanini Chainey & Oldroyd, 1980
and region West Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
614
13248
40770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
610
13239
40744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
581
13079
40224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
365
10638
34907
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
92
1473
4451
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
73
1219
3058
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
1
31
210
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tabanoidea
Coquillett, 1901
1
31
210
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTabanidae
Latreille, 1802
Breeze flies, Bull dog flies, Clags, Cleggs, Clegs, Klegs
31
210
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyTabaninae
Latreille, 1802
Horse Flies
12
163
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeTabanini
Chainey & Oldroyd, 1980
4
93
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Africa
4 Genera with 93 Species
Atylotus Osten Sacken, 19756SpeciesTaxom
Hybomitra Enderlein, 19076SpeciesTaxom
Poeciloderas Lutz, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1897Common horse flies81SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Africa
93 Species and 1 Subspecies
Atylotus agrestis Wiedemann, 1828
Atylotus albipalpus Walker, 1850
Atylotus hamoni Ovazza & Old..., 1961
Atylotus intermissus Tendeiro, 1969
Atylotus ovazzai Tendeiro, 1965
Atylotus tauffliebi Raymond, 1975
Hybomitra chevalieri Surcouf, 1906
Hybomitra muluba Bequaert, 1913
Hybomitra porgae Quelennec, 1963
Hybomitra quelenneci Raymond & Ta..., 1976
Hybomitra rickenbachi Raymond & Ta..., 1976
Hybomitra severini Surcouf, 1907
Poeciloderas quadripunctatus Fabricius, 1805Richard's macromitrium moss
Tabanus albocirculus Hine, 1907
Tabanus argenteus (Surcouf, 1907)⇒ Leucotabanus annulatus Say, 1823
Tabanus besti Surcouf, 1907
Tabanus biguttatus Wiedemann, 1830
Tabanus billingtoni Newstead, Du..., 1907
Tabanus boueti Surcouf, 1907
Tabanus brumpti Surcouf, 1907
Tabanus chevalieri (Surcouf, 1906)⇒ Hybomitra chevalieri Surcouf, 1906
Tabanus chicoi Tendeiro, 1965
Tabanus colombensis Macquart, 1846Watermelon
Tabanus combustus Bigot, 1891
Tabanus commixtus Walker, 1860Mexican whorled milkweed
Tabanus conformis (Walker, 1848)⇒ Hybomitra confiformis Chvala & Moucha, 1971
Tabanus congoiensis Ricardo, 1908
Tabanus coniformis Ricardo, 1908
Tabanus crosskeyi Tendeiro, 1965
Tabanus denticulatus Ricardo, 1913
Tabanus donaldsoni Carter, 1912
Tabanus dorsifer Walker, 1860Mexican whorled milkweed
Tabanus dorsiger Wiedemann, 1821
Tabanus erebus Osten Sacken, 1886
Tabanus fasciatus (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Ancala fasciata Fabricius, 1775
Tabanus flavicoxa Oldroyd, 1954
Tabanus fuscipleuris Oldroyd, 1954
Tabanus gratus Loew, 1858
Tabanus guineensis Wiedemann, 1824
Tabanus haemagogus Williston, 1901
Tabanus hamoni Ovazza & Valade, 1958
Tabanus hypoleucus
Tabanus ianthinus Surcouf, 1907
Tabanus laverani Surcouf, 1907
Tabanus leonum Bigot, 1892
Tabanus longinquus Oldroyd, 1954
Tabanus lubutuensis Bequaert, 1930
Tabanus maliensis Goodwin, 1982
Tabanus martini Surcouf, 1907
Tabanus menoensis Taylor & Cha..., 1994
Tabanus mesquitelai Travassos Sa..., 1991
Tabanus mistshenkoi Olsufjev, 1937
Tabanus moreli Ovazza, 1962
Tabanus nebulosus (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Tabanus mularis Stone, 1935
Tabanus nigeriensis Crosskey, 1959
Tabanus niveinotatus Bequaert, 1930
Tabanus notarum Bigot, 1891
Tabanus notatus Ricardo, 1915
Tabanus nyasae Ricardo, 1900
Tabanus obscurefumatus Surcouf, 1906
Tabanus obscurior Ricardo, 1908
Tabanus occidentalis Oldroyd, 1954
Tabanus oculus Walker, 1848
Tabanus ovazzai Crosskey, 1959
Tabanus par Walker, 1854
Tabanus pertinens Austen, 1912
Tabanus pluto Walker, 1848
Tabanus porgae (Quelennec, 1963)⇒ Hybomitra porgae Quelennec, 1963
Tabanus postactus Oldroyd, 1947
Tabanus praeteritus Fairchild, 1947
Tabanus pseudoculus Fairchild, 1942
Tabanus pseudogratus Goodwin, 1982
Tabanus punctipleura Hine, 1920
Tabanus quadrisignatus Ricardo, 1908
Tabanus rageaui Oldroyd, 1954
Tabanus ricardae Surcouf, 1906
Tabanus secedens Walker, 1854
Tabanus simpsoni Austen, 1912
Tabanus sowi Goodwin, 1982
Tabanus sticticolis Surcouf, 1906
Tabanus subangustus (Ricardo, 1908)⇒ Tabanus guineensis Wiedemann, 1824
Tabanus sufis Jaennicke, 1867
Tabanus sufis alboventralis Newstead, 1907
Tabanus sugens Wiedemann, 1828
Tabanus taeniola Palisot de B..., 1806Camel gad fly
Tabanus taiensis Taylor & Cha..., 1994
Tabanus tenuipalpis Austen, 1912
Tabanus thoracinus Palisot de B..., 1806
Tabanus triquetrornatus Carter, 1915
Tabanus ustus Walker, 1850
Tabanus variabilis Loew, 1858
Tabanus vittiger (Thomson, 1869)⇒ Tabanus subsimilis Bellardi, 1859
Tabanus williamsii Austen, 1908
Tabanus yucatanus Townsend, 1897


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