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Checklist for Infraorder Tabanomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Horse Flies)
and region Middlesex County (Massachusetts, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
359
2328
4153
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
358
2327
4152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
338
2260
4005
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
246
1969
3629
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
57
240
327
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
44
191
252
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
2
8
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Middlesex County (Massachusetts)
2 Families width 19 Species
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies15SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagidae Fallen, 1810Awl-flies4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Middlesex County (Massachusetts)
8 Genera with 19 Species
Chrysops Meigen, 1821Deer flies7SpeciesTaxom
Coenomyia Latreille, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Dialysis Walker, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Hybomitra Enderlein, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Scaptia Walker, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Stonemyia Brennan, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1850Common horse flies4SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagus Meigen, 18482SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Middlesex County (Massachusetts)
19 Species
Chrysops (Chrysops) caecutiens Linnaeus, 1758Blinding breeze fly
Chrysops (Chrysops) viduatus Fabricius, 1794Square-spot deerfly
Chrysops aberrans Philip, 1941
Chrysops cincticornis Walker, 1848
Chrysops macquarti Philip, 1961
Chrysops niger (Macquart, 1838)⇒ Chrysops caecutiens Linnaeus, 1758
Chrysops vittatus Wiedemann, 1821Black-striped ear fly
Coenomyia ferruginea Scopoli, 1763Stink Fly
Dialysis elongata Say, 1823
Hybomitra lasiophthalma Macquart, 1838Orange-sided Horse Fly
Hybomitra minuscula Hine, 1907
Scaptia (Myioscaptia) calliphora (Mackerras, 1960)⇒ Myioscaptia calliphora Mackerras, 1960
Stonemyia rasa Loew, 1869Shaved Horse Fly
Tabanus atratus Fabricius, 1775Black horse fly
Tabanus catenatus Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed
Tabanus sackeni Fairchild, 1934Wright's bryum moss
Tabanus similis Macquart, 1850Desert starvine
Xylophagus lugens Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Xylophagus reflectens Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed

Subnodes of Tabanomorpha with occurrences in Middlesex County (Massachusetts)
SuperfamilyTabanoidea
Coquillett, 1901
1
5
15
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyXylophagoidea
Fallen, 1810
1
3
4
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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