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Checklist for Superfamily Tabanoidea Coquillett, 1901
and region Cape Town (Western Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
283
1672
2201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
283
1672
2201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
275
1655
2186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
205
1494
2029
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
45
202
286
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
34
147
203
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
1
6
14
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tabanoidea
Coquillett, 1901
1
6
14
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape Town
1 Family width 14 Species
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies14SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape Town
6 Genera with 14 Species
Aegophagamyia1SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1858Deer flies1SpeciesTaxom
Cydistomyia Taylor, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Haematopota Meigen, 1819Clegs2SpeciesTaxom
Mesomyia Macquart, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Philoliche Wiedemann, 18278SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Town
14 Species
Aegophagamyia bengalia Seguy, 1938
Chrysops suavis Loew, 1858
Cydistomyia nana (Wiedemann, 1821)⇒ Cydistomyia chaineyi Daniels, 1989
Haematopota decora Walker, 1856
Haematopota ocellata (Wiedemann, 1819)⇒ Haematopota pluvialis Linnaeus, 1758
Mesomyia constrictifrons Oldroyd, 1957
Philoliche (Buplex) subfascia Walker, 1854
Philoliche (Ommatiosteres) peringueyi Chainey, 1983
Philoliche angulata Fabricius, 1805
Philoliche brachyrrhyncha Bigot, 1892
Philoliche lateralis Fabricius, 1805
Philoliche melanopyga Wiedemann, 1819
Philoliche rostrata Linnaeus, 1764
Philoliche vittata Thunberg, 1827

Subnodes of Tabanoidea with occurrences in Cape Town
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
6
14
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Tabanoidea at artfakta.se
Tabanoidea at dyntaxa.se
Tabanoidea at marinespecies.org