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Checklist for Tribe Tabanini Chainey & Oldroyd, 1980
and region Western Cape (Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
528
5425
11871
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
526
5418
11860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
502
5315
11672
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
332
4419
10200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
84
748
1915
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
64
581
1558
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
1
17
86
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tabanoidea
Coquillett, 1901
1
17
86
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTabanidae
Latreille, 1802
Breeze flies, Bull dog flies, Clags, Cleggs, Clegs, Klegs
17
86
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyTabaninae
Latreille, 1802
Horse Flies
5
31
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeTabanini
Chainey & Oldroyd, 1980
3
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Western Cape
3 Genera with 18 Species
Atylotus Osten Sacken, 19003SpeciesTaxom
Hybomitra Enderlein, 19375SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1834Common horse flies10SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Western Cape
18 Species
Atylotus bicolor Wiedemann, 1821
Atylotus diurnus Walker, 1850
Atylotus nigromaculatus Ricardo, 1900
Hybomitra chevalieri Surcouf, 1906
Hybomitra frontalis Walker, 1848Boreal Horse Fly
Hybomitra illota Osten Sacken, 1876
Hybomitra rhombica Osten Sacken, 1876
Hybomitra zygota Philip, 1937
Tabanus atrimanus Loew, 1858
Tabanus biguttatus Wiedemann, 1830
Tabanus brunneus (Thunberg, 1827)⇒ Tabanus brunnicolor Philip, 1960
Tabanus impertinens Oldroyd, 1954
Tabanus insignis Loew, 1858
Tabanus leucostomus Loew, 1858
Tabanus minuscularius Austen, 1912
Tabanus niveipalpis Bigot, 1880
Tabanus ruficeps (Macquart, 1855)⇒ Atylotus bicolor Wiedemann, 1821
Tabanus taeniatus Macquart, 1834


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