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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
226
998
1451
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
226
998
1451
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
211
957
1369
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
165
854
1244
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
36
85
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
29
65
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
2
4
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Norfolk County (Massachusetts)
2 Families width 7 Species
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies5SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagidae Fallen, 1810Awl-flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Norfolk County (Massachusetts)
4 Genera with 7 Species
Chrysops Meigen, 1907Deer flies3SpeciesTaxom
Merycomyia Hine, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Stonemyia Brennan, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagus Meigen, 18482SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Norfolk County (Massachusetts)
7 Species
Chrysops (Chrysops) caecutiens Linnaeus, 1758Blinding breeze fly
Chrysops (Chrysops) viduatus Fabricius, 1794Square-spot deerfly
Chrysops hinei Daecke, 1907
Merycomyia whitneyi Johnson, 1904
Stonemyia tranquilla Osten Sacken, 1875
Xylophagus lugens Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Xylophagus reflectens Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed

Subnodes of Tabanomorpha with occurrences in Norfolk County (Massachusetts)
SuperfamilyTabanoidea
Coquillett, 1901
1
3
5
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