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Checklist for Infraorder Tabanomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Horse Flies)
and region Cape Breton County (Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
293
1583
2072
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
293
1583
2072
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
278
1529
1982
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
211
1328
1731
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
61
373
506
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
46
236
337
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
2
5
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape Breton County
2 Families width 15 Species
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies13SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagidae Fallen, 1810Awl-flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape Breton County
5 Genera with 15 Species
Chrysops Meigen, 1821Deer flies5SpeciesTaxom
Dialysis Walker, 1850
0SpeciesTaxom
Hybomitra Enderlein, 18377SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1850Common horse flies1SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagus Meigen, 18482SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Breton County
15 Species
Chrysops ater Macquart, 1850Black Deer Fly
Chrysops calvus Pechuman & T..., 1967
Chrysops carbonarius Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed
Chrysops excitans Walker, 1850Bothersome Deer Fly
Chrysops vittatus Wiedemann, 1821Black-striped ear fly
Hybomitra epistates Osten Sacken, 1878Horse fly
Hybomitra lasiophthalma Macquart, 1838Orange-sided Horse Fly
Hybomitra longiglossa Philip, 1931
Hybomitra minuscula Hine, 1907
Hybomitra pechumani Teskey & Thomas, 1979Moss Horse Fly
Hybomitra typhus Whitney, 1904
Hybomitra zonalis Kirby, 1837Yellowjacket Horse Fly
Tabanus similis Macquart, 1850Desert starvine
Xylophagus (Xylophagus) cinctus De Geer, 1776Red-belted awl-fly
Xylophagus reflectens Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed

Subnodes of Tabanomorpha with occurrences in Cape Breton County
SuperfamilyTabanoidea
Coquillett, 1901
1
3
13
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyXylophagoidea
Fallen, 1810
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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