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Checklist for Infraorder Tabanomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Horse Flies)
and region Alberta´s Rockies (Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
332
2135
3563
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
331
2133
3563
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
315
2091
3497
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
242
1799
3095
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
76
576
1055
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
57
392
731
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
3
7
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Alberta´s Rockies
3 Families width 20 Species
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies18SpeciesTaxom
Pelecorhynchidae Philip, 1941Pelecorhynchid flies1SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagidae Fallen, 1810Awl-flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Alberta´s Rockies
7 Genera with 20 Species
Atylotus Osten Sacken, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1877Deer flies3SpeciesTaxom
Glutops Burgess, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Hybomitra Enderlein, 183712SpeciesTaxom
Scaptia Walker, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1821Common horse flies1SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagus Meigen, 17761SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alberta´s Rockies
20 Species
Atylotus insuetus Osten Sacken, 1877Black hawthorn
Chrysops excitans Walker, 1850Bothersome Deer Fly
Chrysops furcatus Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed
Chrysops noctifer Osten Sacken, 1877
Glutops rossi Pechuman, 1945
Hybomitra epistates Osten Sacken, 1878Horse fly
Hybomitra frontalis Walker, 1848Boreal Horse Fly
Hybomitra illota Osten Sacken, 1876
Hybomitra itasca Philip, 1936Timid Horse Fly
Hybomitra lanifera McDunnough, 1922
Hybomitra lurida Fallen, 1817Broad-headed Horse Fly
Hybomitra nuda McDunnough, 1921
Hybomitra osburni Hine, 1904Columbian Horse Fly
Hybomitra rhombica Osten Sacken, 1876
Hybomitra sonomensis Osten Sacken, 1877
Hybomitra tetrica Marten, 1883Elk Horse Fly
Hybomitra zonalis Kirby, 1837Yellowjacket Horse Fly
Scaptia (Myioscaptia) calliphora (Mackerras, 1960)⇒ Myioscaptia calliphora Mackerras, 1960
Tabanus quinquevittatus Wiedemann, 1821Greenhead
Xylophagus (Xylophagus) cinctus De Geer, 1776Red-belted awl-fly

Subnodes of Tabanomorpha with occurrences in Alberta´s Rockies
SuperfamilyTabanoidea
Coquillett, 1901
2
6
19
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyXylophagoidea
Fallen, 1810
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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