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Checklist for Infraorder Tabanomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Horse Flies)
and region Costa Rica (Central America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
611
11863
34633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
608
11859
34631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
579
11701
34157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
379
9752
30015
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
98
1705
4482
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
77
1410
3503
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
2
31
152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Costa Rica
2 Families width 152 Species and 2 Subspecies
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies151SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagidae Fallen, 1810Awl-flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Costa Rica
31 Genera with 152 Species
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Acanthocera Macquart, 20022SpeciesTaxom
Atylotus Osten Sacken, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Bolbodimyia Bigot, 19543SpeciesTaxom
Catachlorops Lutz, 19204SpeciesTaxom
Chlorotabanus Lutz, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1776Deer flies17SpeciesTaxom
Cryptotylus Lutz, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Cydistomyia Taylor, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Dasybasis Macquart, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Dasychela Enderlein, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Diachlorus Osten Sacken, 1942Yellow flies3SpeciesTaxom
Dichelacera Macquart, 196010SpeciesTaxom
Esenbackia
0SpeciesTaxom
Esenbeckia Rondani, 18466SpeciesTaxom
Fidena Walker, 19259SpeciesTaxom
Hemichrysops Kröber, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Himantostylus Lutz, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Lepiselaga Macquart, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Leucotabanus Lutz, 19316SpeciesTaxom
Myiotabanus Lutz, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Phaeotabanus Lutz, 19643SpeciesTaxom
Philipotabanus Fairchild, 19075SpeciesTaxom
Poeciloderas Lutz, 18051SpeciesTaxom
Rachicerus Walker, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Scaptia Walker, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Scione Walker, 19005SpeciesTaxom
Silvius Meigen, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Stenotabanus Lutz, 19588SpeciesTaxom
Stibasoma Schiner, 19347SpeciesTaxom
Stypommisa Enderlein, 19426SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1897Common horse flies45SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Costa Rica
152 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acanthocera costaricana (Fairchild, 1941)⇒ Dichelacera costaricana Fairchild, 1941
Acanthocera vespiformis Burger, 2002
Atylotus ohioensis Hine, 1901
Bolbodimyia erythrocephala Bigot, 1892
Bolbodimyia galindoi Fairchild, 1964
Bolbodimyia philipi Stone, 1954
Catachlorops balioptera Gorayeb, 1991
Catachlorops fortunensis Fairchild, 1986
Catachlorops fulmineus Hine, 1920
Catachlorops umbratus Hine, 1920
Chlorotabanus inanis Fabricius, 1787
Chlorotabanus mexicanus Linnaeus, 1758
Chrysops alajuelensis Burger, 2002
Chrysops alleni Fairchild, 1939
Chrysops auroguttatus Krober, 1930
Chrysops calogaster Schiner, 1868
Chrysops chiriquensis Fairchild, 1939
Chrysops costaricensis Burger, 2002
Chrysops furcatus Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed
Chrysops incisus Macquart, 1846
Chrysops melaenus Hine, 1925
Chrysops mexicanus Krober, 1925
Chrysops nexosus
Chrysops scalaratus Bellardi, 1859
Chrysops soror Krober, 1925
Chrysops vargus Fairchild, 1986
Chrysops varians Wiedemann, 1828
Chrysops varians vargus Fairchild, 1986
Chrysops variegatus De Geer, 1776
Cryptotylus unicolor Wiedemann, 1828
Cydistomyia alternata Ferguson & Hill, 1922
Dasybasis pruinivitta Krober, 1934
Dasychela badia Krober, 1931
Diachlorus curvipes Fabricius, 1805
Diachlorus ferrugatus Fabricius, 1805Richard's macromitrium moss
Diachlorus jobbinsi Fairchild, 1942
Dichelacera (Dichelacera) fasciata Walker, 1850
Dichelacera (Dichelacera) marginata Macquart, 1847
Dichelacera (Dichelacera) princessa Fairchild & ..., 1960
Dichelacera (Dichelacera) pulchra Williston, 1901Tansyleaf lidpod
Dichelacera (Dichelacera) rex Fairchild, 1951
Dichelacera (Nothocanthocera) costaricana Fairchild, 1941
Dichelacera analis (Hine, 1920)⇒ Dichelacera fasciata Walker, 1850
Dichelacera dorotheae Fairchild & ..., 1960
Dichelacera melanosoma Hine, 1920
Dichelacera subcallosa Fairchild & ..., 1960
Esenbeckia (Esenbeckia) subvaria Walker, 1848
Esenbeckia esenbeckii Wiedemann, 1830
Esenbeckia mejiai Fairchild, 1942
Esenbeckia minor Krober, 1931
Esenbeckia osornoi Fairchild, 1942
Esenbeckia prasiniventris Macquart, 1846
Fidena (Fidena) trapidoi Fairchild, 1953
Fidena auribarba Enderlein, 1925
Fidena bicolor Krober, 1931
Fidena eriomeroides Lutz, 1909
Fidena flavipennis Krober, 1931
Fidena griseithorax Burger, 2002
Fidena howardi Fairchild, 1941
Fidena rhinophora Bellardi, 1859
Fidena schildi Hine, 1925
Hemichrysops fascipennis Krober, 1930
Himantostylus intermedius Lutz, 1913
Lepiselaga crassipes Fabricius, 1805
Leucotabanus aurarius Fairchild, 1953
Leucotabanus canithorax Fairchild, 1941
Leucotabanus cornelianus Fairchild, 1985
Leucotabanus exaestuans Linnaeus, 1758
Leucotabanus flavinotum Krober, 1934
Leucotabanus nigriventris Krober, 1931
Myiotabanus muscoideus Hine, 1907
Phaeotabanus atopus Fairchild, 1953
Phaeotabanus longiappendiculatus Macquart, 1855
Phaeotabanus phaeopterus Fairchild, 1964
Philipotabanus (Philipotabanus) ebrius Osten Sacken, 1886
Philipotabanus elviae Fairchild, 1943
Philipotabanus medius Krober, 1934
Philipotabanus pallidetinctus Krober, 1930
Philipotabanus plenus Hine, 1907
Poeciloderas quadripunctatus Fabricius, 1805Richard's macromitrium moss
Rachicerus picticornis Kertesz, 1923
Scaptia (Myioscaptia) calliphora (Mackerras, 1960)⇒ Myioscaptia calliphora Mackerras, 1960
Scione albopilosus Burger, 2002
Scione aurulans Wiedemann, 1830
Scione costaricana Szilady, 1926
Scione maculipennis Schiner, 1868
Scione rufescens Ricardo, 1900
Silvius (Assipala) tanyceras Osten Sacken, 1886
Stenotabanus (Aegialomyia) paitillensis Fairchild, 1942
Stenotabanus (Stenotabanus) fulvistriatus Hine, 1912
Stenotabanus (Stenotabanus) taeniotes Wiedemann, 1828
Stenotabanus longipennis Krober, 1929
Stenotabanus minusculus Krober, 1930
Stenotabanus obscurus Krober, 1929
Stenotabanus sordidatus Fairchild, 1958
Stibasoma (Rhabdotylus) venenata Osten Sacken, 1886
Stibasoma (Stibasoma) chionostigma Osten Sacken, 1886
Stibasoma (Stibasoma) flaviventre Macquart, 1848
Stibasoma (Stibasoma) fulvohirtum Wiedemann, 1828
Stibasoma apicimacula Fairchild, 1940
Stibasoma euglossa (Lutz, 1915)⇒ Stibasoma flaviventre Macquart, 1848
Stibasoma panamensis Curran, 1934
Stypommisa captiroptera Krober, 1930
Stypommisa changena Fairchild, 1986
Stypommisa jaculator Fairchild, 1942
Stypommisa lerida Fairchild, 1942
Stypommisa maruccii Fairchild, 1947
Stypommisa pequeniensis Fairchild, 1942
Tabanus albocirculus Hine, 1907
Tabanus albocirulus
Tabanus atratus Fabricius, 1775Black horse fly
Tabanus bigoti Bellardi, 1859
Tabanus claripennis Bigot, 1892
Tabanus colombensis Macquart, 1846Watermelon
Tabanus commixtus Walker, 1860Mexican whorled milkweed
Tabanus defilippii Bellardi, 1859
Tabanus dorsifer Walker, 1860Mexican whorled milkweed
Tabanus dorsiger Wiedemann, 1821
Tabanus enanus Fairchild, 1942
Tabanus erebus Osten Sacken, 1886
Tabanus haemagogus Williston, 1901
Tabanus importunus Wiedemann, 1828
Tabanus lacajaensis Krober, 1931
Tabanus lutzi Krober, 1934
Tabanus macquarti (Schiner, 1868)⇒ Tabanus lutzi Krober, 1934
Tabanus mularis Stone, 1935Obtuse buckthorn
Tabanus nebulosus (De Geer, 1776)⇒ Tabanus mularis Stone, 1935
Tabanus occidentalis Oldroyd, 1954
Tabanus octulus Walker, 1848
Tabanus oculus Walker, 1848
Tabanus palpinus Beauvois, 1819
Tabanus platycerus Fairchild, 1976
Tabanus praeteritus Fairchild, 1947
Tabanus pruinosus (Bigot, 1892)⇒ Atylotus ohioensis Hine, 1901
Tabanus pseudoculus Fairchild, 1942
Tabanus pulverifer persis Ricardo, 1911
Tabanus punctipleura Hine, 1920
Tabanus pungens Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Tabanus quinquepunctatus Hine, 1925
Tabanus rixator Fairchild, 1943
Tabanus rubripes Macquart, 1838
Tabanus secundus (Walker, 1848)⇒ Tabanus dorsiger Wiedemann, 1821
Tabanus subsimilis Bellardi, 1859
Tabanus surifer Fairchild, 1964
Tabanus systenus Burton, 1978
Tabanus trivittatus Fabricius, 1805
Tabanus umbratus (Hine, 1920)⇒ Catachlorops umbratus Hine, 1920
Tabanus unipunctatus Bigot, 1892
Tabanus unistriatus Hine, 1906
Tabanus validus (Wiedemann, 1828)⇒ Tabanus atratus Fabricius, 1775
Tabanus vittiger (Thomson, 1869)⇒ Tabanus subsimilis Bellardi, 1859
Tabanus xenorhynchus Fairchild, 1947
Tabanus yucatanus Townsend, 1897

Subnodes of Tabanomorpha with occurrences in Costa Rica
SuperfamilyTabanoidea
Coquillett, 1901
1
30
151
Family
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