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Checklist for Superfamily Tabanoidea Coquillett, 1901
and region Massachusetts (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
495
4359
9654
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
493
4355
9649
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
470
4273
9434
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
327
3569
8008
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
82
686
1473
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
65
507
1026
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
3
14
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Tabanoidea
Coquillett, 1901
2
10
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Massachusetts
2 Families width 61 Species and 1 Subspecies
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies60SpeciesTaxom
Pelecorhynchidae Philip, 1941Pelecorhynchid flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Massachusetts
10 Genera with 61 Species
Atylotus Osten Sacken, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1821Deer flies28SpeciesTaxom
Cydistomyia Taylor, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Glutops Burgess, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Holcoptera Handlirsch, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Hybomitra Enderlein, 18878SpeciesTaxom
Merycomyia Hine, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Scaptia Walker, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Stonemyia Brennan, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1879Common horse flies17SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Massachusetts
61 Species and 1 Subspecies
Atylotus bicolor fulvescens Walker, 1848
Chrysops (Chrysops) caecutiens Linnaeus, 1758Blinding breeze fly
Chrysops (Chrysops) viduatus Fabricius, 1794Square-spot deerfly
Chrysops aberrans Philip, 1941
Chrysops atlanticus Pechuman, 1949Atlantic Deer Fly
Chrysops beameri Brennan, 1935
Chrysops brunneus Hine, 1903Desert bearpoppy
Chrysops callidus Osten Sacken, 1875
Chrysops celatus (Pechuman, 1949)⇒ Chrysops flavidus Wiedemann, 1821
Chrysops celer Osten Sacken, 1875
Chrysops cincticornis Walker, 1848
Chrysops dimmocki Hine, 1905Golden pricklypoppy
Chrysops excitans Walker, 1850Bothersome Deer Fly
Chrysops frigidus Osten Sacken, 1875
Chrysops fuliginosus Wiedemann, 1821
Chrysops geminatus Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Chrysops hinei Daecke, 1907
Chrysops lateralis Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Chrysops macquarti Philip, 1961
Chrysops mitis Osten Sacken, 1875Benign Deer Fly
Chrysops montanus Osten Sacken, 1875
Chrysops niger (Macquart, 1838)⇒ Chrysops caecutiens Linnaeus, 1758
Chrysops obsoletus (Wiedemann, 1821)⇒ Chrysops viduatus Fabricius, 1794
Chrysops pudicus Osten Sacken, 1875
Chrysops sackeni Hine, 1903Desert bearpoppy
Chrysops striatus (Osten Sacken, 1875)⇒ Chrysops mlokosiewiczi Bigot, 1880
Chrysops univittatus Macquart, 1855Bur gherkin
Chrysops venus Philip, 1950Thicket shadbush
Chrysops vittatus Wiedemann, 1821Black-striped ear fly
Cydistomyia alternata Ferguson & Hill, 1922
Glutops singularis Burgess, 1878
Holcoptera giebeli A. Handlirsch, 1906
Hybomitra epistates Osten Sacken, 1878Horse fly
Hybomitra hinei Johnson, 1904
Hybomitra lasiophthalma Macquart, 1838Orange-sided Horse Fly
Hybomitra longiglossa Philip, 1931
Hybomitra microcephala Osten Sacken, 1876
Hybomitra minuscula Hine, 1907
Hybomitra montana Meigen, 1820Slender-horned horsefly
Hybomitra sodalis Williston, 1887
Merycomyia whitneyi Johnson, 1904
Scaptia (Myioscaptia) calliphora (Mackerras, 1960)⇒ Myioscaptia calliphora Mackerras, 1960
Stonemyia rasa Loew, 1869Shaved Horse Fly
Stonemyia tranquilla Osten Sacken, 1875
Tabanus americanus (Forster, 1771)⇒ Diachlorus ferrugatus Fabricius, 1805
Tabanus atratus Fabricius, 1775Black horse fly
Tabanus catenatus Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed
Tabanus cincta Fabricius, 1794
Tabanus fusconervosus Macquart, 1838Melonleaf
Tabanus lineola Fabricius, 1794Striped horse fly
Tabanus melanocerus Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Tabanus minusculus (Datta & Das, 1978)⇒ Dasybasis constans Walker, 1848
Tabanus nigripes (Wiedemann, 1821)⇒ Ancala fasciata Fabricius, 1775
Tabanus nigrovittatus Macquart, 1847Black-striped gad fly
Tabanus novaescotiae (Macquart, 1847)⇒ Tabanus novaescoeiae Macquart, 1847
Tabanus pumilus Macquart, 1838Melonleaf
Tabanus sackeni Fairchild, 1934Wright's bryum moss
Tabanus similis Macquart, 1850Desert starvine
Tabanus sparus Whitney, 1879Bingham's false bindweed
Tabanus stygius Say, 1823
Tabanus superjumentarius Whitney, 1879Hedge false bindweed

Subnodes of Tabanoidea with occurrences in Massachusetts
FamilyPelecorhynchidae
Philip, 1941
Pelecorhynchid flies
1
1
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
9
60
Genera
Species

Taxom



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