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Checklist for Infraorder Tabanomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Horse Flies)
and region Edmonton Metropolitan Region (Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
411
3734
7821
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
409
3732
7819
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
389
3653
7647
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
287
3186
6914
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
84
755
1561
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
65
541
1163
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
2
7
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Edmonton Metropolitan Region
2 Families width 37 Species
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies35SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagidae Fallen, 1810Awl-flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Edmonton Metropolitan Region
7 Genera with 37 Species
Chrysops Meigen, 1877Deer flies11SpeciesTaxom
Haematopota Meigen, 1758Clegs1SpeciesTaxom
Hybomitra Enderlein, 183716SpeciesTaxom
Scaptia Walker, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Silvius Meigen, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1842Common horse flies5SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagus Meigen, 18482SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Edmonton Metropolitan Region
37 Species
Chrysops (Chrysops) caecutiens Linnaeus, 1758Blinding breeze fly
Chrysops (Chrysops) nigripes Zetterstedt, 1838Narrowflower flaxflower
Chrysops aberrans Philip, 1941
Chrysops ater Macquart, 1850Black Deer Fly
Chrysops callidus Osten Sacken, 1875
Chrysops excitans Walker, 1850Bothersome Deer Fly
Chrysops frigidus Osten Sacken, 1875
Chrysops furcatus Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed
Chrysops mitis Osten Sacken, 1875Benign Deer Fly
Chrysops niger (Macquart, 1838)⇒ Chrysops caecutiens Linnaeus, 1758
Chrysops noctifer Osten Sacken, 1877
Haematopota pluvialis Linnaeus, 1758Breeze fly
Hybomitra affinis Kirby, 1837
Hybomitra enigmatica Teskey, 1982Texas lignum-vitae
Hybomitra epistates Osten Sacken, 1878Horse fly
Hybomitra frontalis Walker, 1848Boreal Horse Fly
Hybomitra illota Osten Sacken, 1876
Hybomitra lanifera McDunnough, 1922
Hybomitra lasiophthalma Macquart, 1838Orange-sided Horse Fly
Hybomitra liorhina Philip, 1936Brown-legged Horse Fly
Hybomitra lurida Fallen, 1817Broad-headed Horse Fly
Hybomitra osburni Hine, 1904Columbian Horse Fly
Hybomitra pechumani Teskey & Thomas, 1979Moss Horse Fly
Hybomitra pediontis Mcalpine, 1961Prairie Horse Fly
Hybomitra sequax Williston, 1887
Hybomitra sonomensis Osten Sacken, 1877
Hybomitra trepida McDunnough, 1921Coniferous Horse Fly
Hybomitra zonalis Kirby, 1837Yellowjacket Horse Fly
Scaptia (Myioscaptia) calliphora (Mackerras, 1960)⇒ Myioscaptia calliphora Mackerras, 1960
Silvius gigantulus Loew, 1872
Tabanus atratus Fabricius, 1775Black horse fly
Tabanus marginalis Fabricius, 1805
Tabanus quinquevittatus Wiedemann, 1821Greenhead
Tabanus similis Macquart, 1850Desert starvine
Tabanus sudeticus Zeller, 1842Dark giant horsefly
Xylophagus (Xylophagus) cinctus De Geer, 1776Red-belted awl-fly
Xylophagus reflectens Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed

Subnodes of Tabanomorpha with occurrences in Edmonton Metropolitan Region
SuperfamilyTabanoidea
Coquillett, 1901
1
6
35
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyXylophagoidea
Fallen, 1810
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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