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Checklist for Superfamily Tabanoidea Coquillett, 1901
and region Central Alberta (Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
419
3503
6778
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
416
3499
6774
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
396
3411
6581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
290
2948
5875
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
82
673
1194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
61
469
836
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
2
6
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tabanoidea
Coquillett, 1901
1
5
47
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Central Alberta
1 Family width 47 Species
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies47SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Central Alberta
5 Genera with 47 Species
Chrysops Meigen, 1821Deer flies18SpeciesTaxom
Haematopota Meigen, 1875Clegs1SpeciesTaxom
Hybomitra Enderlein, 183719SpeciesTaxom
Scaptia Walker, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1876Common horse flies8SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Alberta
47 Species
Chrysops (Chrysops) caecutiens Linnaeus, 1758Blinding breeze fly
Chrysops aestuans Wulp, 1867Coastal gilia
Chrysops ater Macquart, 1850Black Deer Fly
Chrysops callidus Osten Sacken, 1875
Chrysops calvus Pechuman & T..., 1967
Chrysops carbonarius Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed
Chrysops cincticornis Walker, 1848
Chrysops discalis Williston, 1880Cambustera de costa
Chrysops excitans Walker, 1850Bothersome Deer Fly
Chrysops frigidus Osten Sacken, 1875
Chrysops fulvaster Osten Sacken, 1877Shortgrass Deer Fly
Chrysops furcatus Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed
Chrysops indus Osten Sacken, 1875
Chrysops macquarti Philip, 1961
Chrysops mitis Osten Sacken, 1875Benign Deer Fly
Chrysops niger (Macquart, 1838)⇒ Chrysops caecutiens Linnaeus, 1758
Chrysops univittatus Macquart, 1855Bur gherkin
Chrysops vittatus Wiedemann, 1821Black-striped ear fly
Haematopota americana Osten Sacken, 1875American Cleg
Hybomitra affinis Kirby, 1837
Hybomitra astuta Osten-sacken, 1876Cunning Horse Fly
Hybomitra captonis Marten, 1882
Hybomitra enigmatica Teskey, 1982Texas lignum-vitae
Hybomitra epistates Osten Sacken, 1878Horse fly
Hybomitra frontalis Walker, 1848Boreal Horse Fly
Hybomitra illota Osten Sacken, 1876
Hybomitra lasiophthalma Macquart, 1838Orange-sided Horse Fly
Hybomitra longiglossa Philip, 1931
Hybomitra lurida Fallen, 1817Broad-headed Horse Fly
Hybomitra minuscula Hine, 1907
Hybomitra pechumani Teskey & Thomas, 1979Moss Horse Fly
Hybomitra pediontis Mcalpine, 1961Prairie Horse Fly
Hybomitra rhombica Osten Sacken, 1876
Hybomitra sodalis Williston, 1887
Hybomitra tetrica Marten, 1883Elk Horse Fly
Hybomitra trepida McDunnough, 1921Coniferous Horse Fly
Hybomitra typhus Whitney, 1904
Hybomitra zonalis Kirby, 1837Yellowjacket Horse Fly
Scaptia (Myioscaptia) calliphora (Mackerras, 1960)⇒ Myioscaptia calliphora Mackerras, 1960
Tabanus lineola Fabricius, 1794Striped horse fly
Tabanus nigripes (Wiedemann, 1821)⇒ Ancala fasciata Fabricius, 1775
Tabanus quinquevittatus Wiedemann, 1821Greenhead
Tabanus subsimilis Bellardi, 1859
Tabanus sudeticus Zeller, 1842Dark giant horsefly
Tabanus superjumentarius Whitney, 1879Hedge false bindweed
Tabanus trimaculatus Beauvois, 1806Silkyleaf cinquefoil
Tabanus vivax Osten Sacken, 1876

Subnodes of Tabanoidea with occurrences in Central Alberta
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
5
47
Genera
Species

Taxom



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