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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
306
1527
2088
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
306
1527
2088
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
293
1489
2019
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
214
1312
1819
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
58
275
315
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
43
187
219
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
2
4
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kings County (Nova Scotia)
2 Families width 19 Species
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies18SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagidae Fallen, 1810Awl-flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kings County (Nova Scotia)
4 Genera with 19 Species
Chrysops Meigen, 1821Deer flies7SpeciesTaxom
Hybomitra Enderlein, 19214SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1876Common horse flies7SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagus Meigen, 18481SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kings County (Nova Scotia)
19 Species
Chrysops carbonarius Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed
Chrysops cincticornis Walker, 1848
Chrysops cuclux Whitney, 1879Hedge false bindweed
Chrysops excitans Walker, 1850Bothersome Deer Fly
Chrysops frigidus Osten Sacken, 1875
Chrysops niger (Macquart, 1838)⇒ Chrysops caecutiens Linnaeus, 1758
Chrysops vittatus Wiedemann, 1821Black-striped ear fly
Hybomitra astuta Osten-sacken, 1876Cunning Horse Fly
Hybomitra epistates Osten Sacken, 1878Horse fly
Hybomitra frontalis Walker, 1848Boreal Horse Fly
Hybomitra trepida McDunnough, 1921Coniferous Horse Fly
Tabanus atratus Fabricius, 1775Black horse fly
Tabanus catenatus Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed
Tabanus lineola Fabricius, 1794Striped horse fly
Tabanus nigrovittatus Macquart, 1847Black-striped gad fly
Tabanus novaescotiae (Macquart, 1847)⇒ Tabanus novaescoeiae Macquart, 1847
Tabanus similis Macquart, 1850Desert starvine
Tabanus vivax Osten Sacken, 1876
Xylophagus reflectens Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed

Subnodes of Tabanomorpha with occurrences in Kings County (Nova Scotia)
SuperfamilyTabanoidea
Coquillett, 1901
1
3
18
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