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Checklist of Superfamily Tabanoidea Coquillett, 1901
for British Isles (North Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
865
12017
42756
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
862
12007
42740
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
783
11731
42132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
476
9634
37092
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
119
2122
10718
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Flies, Muscoid flies
90
1385
6564
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
3
21
109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tabanoidea
Coquillett, 1901
2
18
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for British Isles
2 Families width 99 Species
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies97SpeciesTaxom
Pelecorhynchidae Philip, 1941Pelecorhynchid flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for British Isles
18 Genera with 99 Species
Atylotus Osten Sacken, 19858SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1821Deer flies18SpeciesTaxom
Copidapha Enderlein, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Cratotabanus Martins-Neto..., 20111SpeciesTaxom
Cydistomyia Taylor, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Dasybasis Macquart, 19212SpeciesTaxom
Eotabanoid Mostovski, J..., 20031SpeciesTaxom
Fidena Walker, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Goniops Aldrich, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Haematopota Meigen, 1883Clegs8SpeciesTaxom
Holcoptera Handlirsch, 18563SpeciesTaxom
Hybomitra Enderlein, 190422SpeciesTaxom
Leucotabanus Lutz, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Pangonius Latreille, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Pelecorhynchus Macquart, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Philoliche Wiedemann, 18052SpeciesTaxom
Scaptia Walker, 18384SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1921Common horse flies25SpeciesTaxom


Species list for British Isles
99 Species
Atylotus bicolor Wiedemann, 1821
Atylotus fulvus Meigen, 1804Golden horsefly
Atylotus latistriatus Brauer, 1880Saltmarsh horsefly
Atylotus plebeius Fallen, 1817Cheshire Horsefly
Atylotus plebejus Fallen, 1817Cheshire horsefly
Atylotus rusticus Linnaeus, 1761Four-lined horsefly
Atylotus sphagnicola Teskey, 1985Caltrop
Chrysops (Chrysops) caecutiens Linnaeus, 1758Blinding breeze fly
Chrysops (Chrysops) relictus Meigen, 1820Twin-lobed deerfly
Chrysops (Chrysops) sepulcralis Fabricius, 1794Black deerfly
Chrysops (Chrysops) viduatus Fabricius, 1794Square-spot deerfly
Chrysops aberrans Philip, 1941
Chrysops ater Macquart, 1850Black Deer Fly
Chrysops atlanticus Pechuman, 1949Atlantic Deer Fly
Chrysops brunneus Hine, 1903Desert bearpoppy
Chrysops cincticornis Walker, 1848
Chrysops cuclux Whitney, 1879Hedge false bindweed
Chrysops dacne Philip, 1955
Chrysops geminatus Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Chrysops lateralis Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Chrysops mitis Osten Sacken, 1875Benign Deer Fly
Chrysops sepulchralis (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Chrysops sepulcralis Fabricius, 1794
Chrysops univittatus Macquart, 1855Bur gherkin
Chrysops vectensis Cockerell, 1921
Chrysops vittatus Wiedemann, 1821Black-striped ear fly
Copidapha maculiventris Westwood, 1835
Cratotabanus newjerseyensis D. A. Grimaldi, 2011
Cydistomyia brachypalpus Trojan, 1991
Dasybasis (Dasybasis) neocirrus Ricardo, 1917
Dasybasis neocirra Ferguson, 1921
Eotabanoid lordi M. B. Mostovski, 2003
Fidena rhinophora Bellardi, 1859
Goniops chrysocoma Osten Sacken, 1875
Haematopota bigoti Gobert, 1880Big-spotted cleg
Haematopota crassicornis Wahlberg, 1848Black-horned cleg
Haematopota grandis Meigen, 1820Long-horned cleg
Haematopota italica (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Haematopota grandis Meigen, 1820
Haematopota ocellata (Wiedemann, 1819)⇒ Haematopota pluvialis Linnaeus, 1758
Haematopota pluvialis Linnaeus, 1758Breeze fly
Haematopota subcylindrica Pandelle, 1883Levels cleg
Holcoptera confluens T. D. A. Coc..., 1915
Holcoptera giebeli A. Handlirsch, 1906
Holcoptera schlotheimi C. G. Giebel, 1856
Hybomitra affinis Kirby, 1837
Hybomitra atrobasis McDunnough, 1921
Hybomitra bimaculata Macquart, 1826Hairy-legged horsefly
Hybomitra ciureai Seguy, 1937Levels yellow-horned horsefly
Hybomitra distinguenda Verrall, 1909Bright horsefly
Hybomitra expollicata Pandelle, 1883Striped horsefly
Hybomitra frontalis Walker, 1848Boreal Horse Fly
Hybomitra illota Osten Sacken, 1876
Hybomitra lasiophthalma Macquart, 1838Orange-sided Horse Fly
Hybomitra lurida Fallen, 1817Broad-headed Horse Fly
Hybomitra micans Meigen, 1804Black-legged horsefly
Hybomitra microcephala Osten Sacken, 1876
Hybomitra minuscula Hine, 1907
Hybomitra montana Meigen, 1820Slender-horned horsefly
Hybomitra muehlfeldi Brauer, 1880Broadland horsefly
Hybomitra muhlfeldi Brauer, 1880
Hybomitra pagana Fabricius, 1775
Hybomitra pechumani Teskey & Thomas, 1979Moss Horse Fly
Hybomitra sodalis Williston, 1887
Hybomitra solstitialis Meigen, 1820Scarce forest horsefly
Hybomitra typhus Whitney, 1904
Leucotabanus annulatus Say, 1823
Pangonius (Melanopangonius) micans Meigen, 1820
Pelecorhynchus fulvus Ricardo, 1910
Pelecorhynchus personatus Walker, 1848
Philoliche atricornis Wiedemann, 1821
Philoliche lateralis Fabricius, 1805
Scaptia (Myioscaptia) calliphora (Mackerras, 1960)⇒ Myioscaptia calliphora Mackerras, 1960
Scaptia (Pseudoscione) adrel Walker, 1850
Scaptia (Scaptia) auriflua Donovan, 1805Flower-feeding march fly
Scaptia (Scaptia) testacea Macquart, 1838
Tabanus atratus Fabricius, 1775Black horse fly
Tabanus autumnalis Linnaeus, 1761Autumnal breeze fly
Tabanus bovinus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tabanus autumnalis Linnaeus, 1761
Tabanus bromius Linnaeus, 1758Band-eyed brown horsefly
Tabanus catenatus Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed
Tabanus cordiger Meigen, 1820Plain-eyed grey horsefly
Tabanus fulvulus Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Tabanus glaucopis Meigen, 1820Downland horsefly
Tabanus glaucopsis Meigen, 1820Downland horsefly
Tabanus maculicornis Zetterstedt, 1842Narrow-winged horsefly
Tabanus miki Brauer, 1880Plain-eyed brown horsefly
Tabanus nigrovittatus Macquart, 1847Black-striped gad fly
Tabanus obumbratus Bequaert, 1940
Tabanus perplexus (Walker, 1850)⇒ Tabanus sudeticus Zeller, 1842
Tabanus quinquevittatus Wiedemann, 1821Greenhead
Tabanus reinwardtii Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Tabanus rufofrater (Walker, 1850)⇒ Tabanus rufofrator Walker, 1850
Tabanus sparus Whitney, 1879Bingham's false bindweed
Tabanus spodopterus Meigen, 1820Black horned giant horsefly
Tabanus stygius Say, 1823
Tabanus sudeticus Zeller, 1842Dark giant horsefly
Tabanus sulcifrons (Macquart, 1855)⇒ Tabanus fulcifrons Macquart, 1855
Tabanus trimaculatus Beauvois, 1806Silkyleaf cinquefoil
Tabanus turbidus Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Tabanus vectensis Cockerell, 1921

Subnodes of Tabanoidea with occurrences in British Isles
FamilyPelecorhynchidae
Philip, 1941
Pelecorhynchid flies
1
2
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyTabanidae
Latreille, 1802
Breeze flies, Bull dog flies, Clags, Cleggs, Clegs, Deer flies, Gadflies, Horse and Deer Flies, Horse flies, Horse Fly, Horse-Flies, Horse-fly, Horseflies, Horsefly, Indet Horsefly, Klegs, March flies, Stouts, Tabanids, Zimbs
17
97
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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