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Checklist for Infraorder Tabanomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Horse Flies)
and region Ireland (British Isles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
490
4724
11892
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
487
4717
11885
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
469
4660
11771
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
308
3774
10009
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
86
777
2103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
66
497
1187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
2
9
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ireland
2 Families width 22 Species
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies20SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagidae (Fallen, 1810)Awl-flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ireland
9 Genera with 22 Species
Aegophagamyia1SpeciesTaxom
Atylotus Osten Sacken, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1794Deer flies4SpeciesTaxom
Haematopota Meigen, 1758Clegs2SpeciesTaxom
Hybomitra Enderlein, 18802SpeciesTaxom
Mesomyia Macquart, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Philoliche Wiedemann, 18214SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1842Common horse flies4SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagus Meigen, 18202SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ireland
22 Species
Aegophagamyia bengalia Seguy, 1938
Atylotus agrestis Wiedemann, 1828
Atylotus fulvus Meigen, 1804Golden horsefly
Chrysops (Chrysops) caecutiens Linnaeus, 1758Blinding breeze fly
Chrysops (Chrysops) relictus Meigen, 1820Twin-lobed deerfly
Chrysops (Chrysops) sepulcralis Fabricius, 1794Black deerfly
Chrysops (Chrysops) viduatus Fabricius, 1794Square-spot deerfly
Haematopota crassicornis Wahlberg, 1848Black-horned cleg
Haematopota pluvialis Linnaeus, 1758Breeze fly
Hybomitra montana Meigen, 1820Slender-horned horsefly
Hybomitra muehlfeldi Brauer, 1880Broadland horsefly
Mesomyia costata Loew, 1860
Philoliche (Philoliche) elegans Bigot, 1892
Philoliche aethiopica Thunberg, 1789
Philoliche angulata Fabricius, 1805
Philoliche atricornis Wiedemann, 1821
Tabanus biguttatus Wiedemann, 1830
Tabanus bromius Linnaeus, 1758Band-eyed brown horsefly
Tabanus perplexus (Walker, 1850)⇒ Tabanus sudeticus Zeller, 1842
Tabanus sudeticus Zeller, 1842Dark giant horsefly
Xylophagus ater Meigen, 1804Common awl-fly
Xylophagus compeditus (Meigen, 1820)⇒ Xylophagus ater Meigen, 1804

Subnodes of Tabanomorpha with occurrences in Ireland
SuperfamilyTabanoidea
Coquillett, 1901
1
8
20
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