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Checklist for Infraorder Tabanomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Horse Flies)
and region Alberta (West Canada, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
539
5986
17101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
536
5979
17095
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
511
5857
16788
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
362
5005
14908
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
105
1157
3387
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
79
835
2522
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
4
13
82
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Alberta
4 Families width 82 Species
Xylophagidae Fallen, 1810Awl-flies5SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies75SpeciesTaxom
Pelecorhynchidae Philip, 1941Pelecorhynchid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Oreoleptidae Zloty, Sincl..., 20051SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Alberta
13 Genera with 82 Species
Arthropeas Loew, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Atylotus Osten Sacken, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1821Deer flies23SpeciesTaxom
Glutops Burgess, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Haematopota Meigen, 1758Clegs2SpeciesTaxom
Hybomitra Enderlein, 183732SpeciesTaxom
Oreoleptis Zloty, Sincl..., 20051SpeciesTaxom
Rachicerus Walker, 1854
0SpeciesTaxom
Scaptia Walker, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Silvius Meigen, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Stonemyia Brennan, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1876Common horse flies12SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagus Meigen, 18484SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alberta
82 Species
Arthropeas magna Johnson, 1913Elegant stitchwort
Atylotus calcar Teskey, 1983Holywood
Atylotus insuetus Osten Sacken, 1877Black hawthorn
Chrysops (Chrysops) caecutiens Linnaeus, 1758Blinding breeze fly
Chrysops (Chrysops) nigripes Zetterstedt, 1838Narrowflower flaxflower
Chrysops aberrans Philip, 1941
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 cuclux Whitney, 1879Hedge false bindweed
Chrysops delicatulus Osten Sacken, 1875
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 noctifer Osten Sacken, 1877
Chrysops univittatus Macquart, 1855Bur gherkin
Chrysops vittatus Wiedemann, 1821Black-striped ear fly
Glutops rossi Pechuman, 1945
Haematopota americana Osten Sacken, 1875American Cleg
Haematopota pluvialis Linnaeus, 1758Breeze fly
Hybomitra affinis Kirby, 1837
Hybomitra agora Teskey & al., 1987Rocky Mountain Horse Fly
Hybomitra arpadi Szilady, 1923
Hybomitra astuta Osten-sacken, 1876Cunning Horse Fly
Hybomitra aurilimbus Stone, 1938
Hybomitra captonis Marten, 1882
Hybomitra enigmatica Teskey, 1982Texas lignum-vitae
Hybomitra epistates Osten Sacken, 1878Horse fly
Hybomitra frontalis Walker, 1848Boreal Horse Fly
Hybomitra fulvilateralis Macquart, 1838
Hybomitra illota Osten Sacken, 1876
Hybomitra itasca Philip, 1936Timid Horse Fly
Hybomitra lanifera McDunnough, 1922
Hybomitra lasiophthalma Macquart, 1838Orange-sided Horse Fly
Hybomitra liorhina Philip, 1936Brown-legged Horse Fly
Hybomitra longiglossa Philip, 1931
Hybomitra lurida Fallen, 1817Broad-headed Horse Fly
Hybomitra minuscula Hine, 1907
Hybomitra nuda McDunnough, 1921
Hybomitra opaca Coquillett, 1904
Hybomitra osburni Hine, 1904Columbian Horse Fly
Hybomitra pechumani Teskey & Thomas, 1979Moss Horse Fly
Hybomitra pediontis Mcalpine, 1961Prairie Horse Fly
Hybomitra rhombica Osten Sacken, 1876
Hybomitra rupestris McDunnough, 1921Cordilleran Horse Fly
Hybomitra sequax Williston, 1887
Hybomitra sodalis Williston, 1887
Hybomitra sonomensis Osten Sacken, 1877
Hybomitra tetrica Marten, 1883Elk Horse Fly
Hybomitra trepida McDunnough, 1921Coniferous Horse Fly
Hybomitra typhus Whitney, 1904
Hybomitra zonalis Kirby, 1837Yellowjacket Horse Fly
Oreoleptis torrenticola Zloty, Sincl..., 2005
Scaptia (Myioscaptia) calliphora (Mackerras, 1960)⇒ Myioscaptia calliphora Mackerras, 1960
Silvius gigantulus Loew, 1872
Stonemyia fera Williston, 1887Beach clustervine
Stonemyia tranquilla Osten Sacken, 1875
Tabanus atratus Fabricius, 1775Black horse fly
Tabanus fratellus Williston, 1887Beach clustervine
Tabanus lineola Fabricius, 1794Striped horse fly
Tabanus marginalis Fabricius, 1805
Tabanus nigripes (Wiedemann, 1821)⇒ Ancala fasciata Fabricius, 1775
Tabanus quinquevittatus Wiedemann, 1821Greenhead
Tabanus similis Macquart, 1850Desert starvine
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
Xylophagus (Xylophagus) cinctus De Geer, 1776Red-belted awl-fly
Xylophagus decorus Williston, 1885Pineland clustervine
Xylophagus fulgidus Webb, 1979Melonleaf nightshade
Xylophagus reflectens Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed

Subnodes of Tabanomorpha with occurrences in Alberta
SuperfamilyTabanoidea
Coquillett, 1901
3
10
77
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyXylophagoidea
Fallen, 1810
1
3
5
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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