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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
299
1512
2149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
299
1512
2149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
282
1459
2037
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
206
1239
1778
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
57
226
242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
46
165
184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
2
5
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Hants County
2 Families width 21 Species
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies19SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagidae Fallen, 1810Awl-flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Hants County
5 Genera with 21 Species
Chrysops Meigen, 1821Deer flies7SpeciesTaxom
Coenomyia Latreille, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Hybomitra Enderlein, 18378SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1850Common horse flies4SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagus Meigen, 18481SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Hants County
21 Species
Chrysops aberrans Philip, 1941
Chrysops excitans Walker, 1850Bothersome Deer Fly
Chrysops lateralis Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Chrysops mitis Osten Sacken, 1875Benign Deer Fly
Chrysops moechus Osten Sacken, 1875
Chrysops niger (Macquart, 1838)⇒ Chrysops caecutiens Linnaeus, 1758
Chrysops vittatus Wiedemann, 1821Black-striped ear fly
Coenomyia ferruginea Scopoli, 1763Stink Fly
Hybomitra affinis Kirby, 1837
Hybomitra lasiophthalma Macquart, 1838Orange-sided Horse Fly
Hybomitra microcephala Osten Sacken, 1876
Hybomitra nuda McDunnough, 1921
Hybomitra pechumani Teskey & Thomas, 1979Moss Horse Fly
Hybomitra trepida McDunnough, 1921Coniferous Horse Fly
Hybomitra typhus Whitney, 1904
Hybomitra zonalis Kirby, 1837Yellowjacket Horse Fly
Tabanus atratus Fabricius, 1775Black horse fly
Tabanus catenatus Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed
Tabanus lineola Fabricius, 1794Striped horse fly
Tabanus similis Macquart, 1850Desert starvine
Xylophagus reflectens Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed

Subnodes of Tabanomorpha with occurrences in Hants County
SuperfamilyTabanoidea
Coquillett, 1901
1
3
19
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