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Checklist for Infraorder Tabanomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Horse Flies)
and region Cypress County (Southern Alberta, Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
271
1371
2042
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
270
1370
2041
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
256
1335
1997
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
188
1174
1828
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
58
280
326
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
45
196
224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
2
4
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cypress County
2 Families width 11 Species
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies10SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagidae Fallen, 1810Awl-flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cypress County
4 Genera with 11 Species
Chrysops Meigen, 1875Deer flies4SpeciesTaxom
Hybomitra Enderlein, 19614SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1850Common horse flies2SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagus Meigen, 18481SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cypress County
11 Species
Chrysops aestuans Wulp, 1867Coastal gilia
Chrysops callidus Osten Sacken, 1875
Chrysops fulvaster Osten Sacken, 1877Shortgrass Deer Fly
Chrysops mitis Osten Sacken, 1875Benign Deer Fly
Hybomitra frontalis Walker, 1848Boreal Horse Fly
Hybomitra lasiophthalma Macquart, 1838Orange-sided Horse Fly
Hybomitra opaca Coquillett, 1904
Hybomitra pediontis Mcalpine, 1961Prairie Horse Fly
Tabanus quinquevittatus Wiedemann, 1821Greenhead
Tabanus similis Macquart, 1850Desert starvine
Xylophagus reflectens Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed

Subnodes of Tabanomorpha with occurrences in Cypress County
SuperfamilyTabanoidea
Coquillett, 1901
1
3
10
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