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Checklist for Infraorder Tabanomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Horse Flies)
and region Benelux (West Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
704
10060
34018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
701
10048
34000
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
647
9800
33419
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
414
8082
29172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
112
1822
7450
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
86
1229
4775
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
3
26
109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Benelux
3 Families width 109 Species
Alinkidae Krzemi& 324;ski, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies103SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagidae Fallen, 1810Awl-flies5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Benelux
26 Genera with 109 Species
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Alinka Krzemi& 324;ski, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Atylotus Osten Sacken, 17616SpeciesTaxom
Chalybosoma Oldroyd, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1794Deer flies19SpeciesTaxom
Coenomyia Latreille, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Cydistomyia Taylor, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Dicladocera Lutz, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Eutabanus Kröber, 1930
0SpeciesTaxom
Fidena Walker, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Haematopota Meigen, 1805Clegs9SpeciesTaxom
Heptatoma Meigen, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Hybomitra Enderlein, 183721SpeciesTaxom
Pangonius Latreille, 18201SpeciesTaxom
Phaeotabanus Lutz, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Philipomyia Olsufjev, 18202SpeciesTaxom
Philoliche Wiedemann, 18195SpeciesTaxom
Rachicerus Walker, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Rhigioglossa Wiedemann, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Scaptia Walker, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Scione Walker, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Silvius Meigen, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Stonemyia Brennan, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Tabanocella Bigot, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1913Common horse flies24SpeciesTaxom
Therioplectes Verrall, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagus Meigen, 18483SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Benelux
109 Species
Alinka cara W. Krzemi..., 1992
Atylotus fulvus Meigen, 1804Golden horsefly
Atylotus latistriatus Brauer, 1880Saltmarsh horsefly
Atylotus loewianus Villleneuve, 1920
Atylotus plebeius Fallen, 1817Cheshire Horsefly
Atylotus plebejus Fallen, 1817Cheshire horsefly
Atylotus rusticus Linnaeus, 1761Four-lined horsefly
Chalybosoma luciliaeformis Schuurmans S..., 1926
Chalybosoma metallicum Ricardo, 1913
Chrysops (Chrysops) caecutiens Linnaeus, 1758Blinding breeze fly
Chrysops (Chrysops) flavipes Meigen, 1804
Chrysops (Chrysops) relictus Meigen, 1820Twin-lobed deerfly
Chrysops (Chrysops) rufipes Meigen, 1820Brown-tail
Chrysops (Chrysops) sepulcralis Fabricius, 1794Black deerfly
Chrysops (Chrysops) viduatus Fabricius, 1794Square-spot deerfly
Chrysops ater Macquart, 1850Black Deer Fly
Chrysops brunneus Hine, 1903Desert bearpoppy
Chrysops calvus Pechuman & T..., 1967
Chrysops carbonarius Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed
Chrysops dacne Philip, 1955
Chrysops excitans Walker, 1850Bothersome Deer Fly
Chrysops furcatus Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed
Chrysops maurus (Siebke, 1864)⇒ Chrysops sepulcralis Fabricius, 1794
Chrysops mitis Osten Sacken, 1875Benign Deer Fly
Chrysops niger (Macquart, 1838)⇒ Chrysops caecutiens Linnaeus, 1758
Chrysops pictus (Meigen, 1820)⇒ Chrysops viduatus Fabricius, 1794
Chrysops quadratus (Meigen, 1820)⇒ Chrysops viduatus Fabricius, 1794
Chrysops sepulchralis (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Chrysops sepulcralis Fabricius, 1794
Coenomyia ferruginea Scopoli, 1763Stink Fly
Cydistomyia (Cydistomyia) lorentzi Ricardo, 1913
Cydistomyia (Cydistomyia) sol Schuurmans S..., 1926
Dicladocera calimaensis Wilkerson, 1979
Fidena (Fidena) sulphurea
Fidena rhinophora Bellardi, 1859
Haematopota bigoti Gobert, 1880Big-spotted cleg
Haematopota bipunctata Ricardo, 1906
Haematopota circumscripta Loew, 1858
Haematopota crassicornis Wahlberg, 1848Black-horned cleg
Haematopota grandis Meigen, 1820Long-horned cleg
Haematopota italica (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Haematopota grandis Meigen, 1820
Haematopota pluvialis Linnaeus, 1758Breeze fly
Haematopota subcylindrica Pandelle, 1883Levels cleg
Haematopota variegatus Fabricius, 1805
Heptatoma pellucens Fabricius, 1776
Hybomitra arpadi Szilady, 1923
Hybomitra aterrima Meigen, 1820
Hybomitra bimaculata Macquart, 1826Hairy-legged horsefly
Hybomitra ciureai Seguy, 1937Levels yellow-horned horsefly
Hybomitra confiformis Chvala & Moucha, 1971
Hybomitra distinguenda Verrall, 1909Bright horsefly
Hybomitra expollicata Pandelle, 1883Striped horsefly
Hybomitra illota Osten Sacken, 1876
Hybomitra kaurii Chvala & Lyn..., 1970
Hybomitra lundbecki Lyneborg, 1959
Hybomitra lurida Fallen, 1817Broad-headed Horse Fly
Hybomitra micans Meigen, 1804Black-legged horsefly
Hybomitra montana Meigen, 1820Slender-horned horsefly
Hybomitra muehlfeldi Brauer, 1880Broadland horsefly
Hybomitra nigricornis Zetterstedt, 1842
Hybomitra pechumani Teskey & Thomas, 1979Moss Horse Fly
Hybomitra schineri (Lyneborg, 1959)⇒ Hybomitra ciureai Seguy, 1937
Hybomitra solstitialis Meigen, 1820Scarce forest horsefly
Hybomitra trepida McDunnough, 1921Coniferous Horse Fly
Hybomitra tropica Linnaeus, 1758
Hybomitra zonalis Kirby, 1837Yellowjacket Horse Fly
Pangonius (Melanopangonius) micans Meigen, 1820
Phaeotabanus innotescens Walker, 1854
Philipomyia apica Meigen, 1820
Philipomyia aprica Meigen, 1820
Philoliche aethiopica Thunberg, 1789
Philoliche angulata Fabricius, 1805
Philoliche atricornis Wiedemann, 1821
Philoliche gulosa Wiedemann, 1828
Philoliche melanopyga Wiedemann, 1819
Rachicerus obscuripennis Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Rhigioglossa edentula Wiedemann, 1828
Scaptia (Myioscaptia) calliphora (Mackerras, 1960)⇒ Myioscaptia calliphora Mackerras, 1960
Scione brevibeccus Wilkerson, 1979
Silvius variegatus Fabricius, 1805
Stonemyia tranquilla Osten Sacken, 1875
Tabanocella denticornis Wiedemann, 1828
Tabanus apicus (Meigen, 1820)⇒ Philipomyia apica Meigen, 1820
Tabanus aterrimus (Meigen, 1820)⇒ Hybomitra aterrima Meigen, 1820
Tabanus autumnalis Linnaeus, 1761Autumnal breeze fly
Tabanus bovinus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Tabanus autumnalis Linnaeus, 1761
Tabanus bromius Linnaeus, 1758Band-eyed brown horsefly
Tabanus cordiger Meigen, 1820Plain-eyed grey horsefly
Tabanus distinguendus (Verrall, 1909)⇒ Hybomitra distinguenda Verrall, 1909
Tabanus fulvus (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Atylotus fulvus Meigen, 1804
Tabanus gigas (Herbst, 1787)⇒ Therioplectes gigas Herbst, 1787
Tabanus glaucopis Meigen, 1820Downland horsefly
Tabanus maculicornis Zetterstedt, 1842Narrow-winged horsefly
Tabanus miki Brauer, 1880Plain-eyed brown horsefly
Tabanus plebeius (Fallen, 1817)⇒ Atylotus plebeius Fallen, 1817
Tabanus quatuornotatus Meigen, 1820
Tabanus rectus Loew, 1858
Tabanus silvanus Ricardo, 1908
Tabanus solstitialis (Meigen, 1820)⇒ Hybomitra solstitialis Meigen, 1820
Tabanus spodopterus Meigen, 1820Black horned giant horsefly
Tabanus subsimilis Bellardi, 1859
Tabanus sudeticus Zeller, 1842Dark giant horsefly
Tabanus systenus Burton, 1978
Tabanus tropica Linnaeus, 1758
Tabanus tropicus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Hybomitra tropica Linnaeus, 1758
Tabanus woollastoni Ricardo, 1913
Therioplectes gigas Herbst, 1787
Xylophagus (Xylophagus) cinctus De Geer, 1776Red-belted awl-fly
Xylophagus ater Meigen, 1804Common awl-fly
Xylophagus reflectens Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed

Subnodes of Tabanomorpha with occurrences in Benelux
SuperfamilyTabanoidea
Coquillett, 1901
1
22
103
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyXylophagoidea
Fallen, 1810
1
3
5
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyAlinkidae
Krzemi& 324;ski, 1992
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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