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Checklist for Infraorder Tabanomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Horse Flies)
and region Northern Alberta (Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
375
2750
5100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
373
2748
5099
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
353
2679
4966
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
255
2271
4372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
77
575
1014
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
59
416
730
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
2
5
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Northern Alberta
2 Families width 28 Species
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies26SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagidae Fallen, 1810Awl-flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Northern Alberta
5 Genera with 28 Species
Chrysops Meigen, 1877Deer flies9SpeciesTaxom
Hybomitra Enderlein, 183713SpeciesTaxom
Silvius Meigen, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1842Common horse flies3SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagus Meigen, 18482SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northern Alberta
28 Species
Chrysops (Chrysops) nigripes Zetterstedt, 1838Narrowflower flaxflower
Chrysops aestuans Wulp, 1867Coastal gilia
Chrysops ater Macquart, 1850Black Deer Fly
Chrysops callidus Osten Sacken, 1875
Chrysops excitans Walker, 1850Bothersome Deer Fly
Chrysops frigidus Osten Sacken, 1875
Chrysops furcatus Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed
Chrysops mitis Osten Sacken, 1875Benign Deer Fly
Chrysops noctifer Osten Sacken, 1877
Hybomitra affinis Kirby, 1837
Hybomitra arpadi Szilady, 1923
Hybomitra epistates Osten Sacken, 1878Horse fly
Hybomitra frontalis Walker, 1848Boreal Horse Fly
Hybomitra illota Osten Sacken, 1876
Hybomitra itasca Philip, 1936Timid Horse Fly
Hybomitra lurida Fallen, 1817Broad-headed Horse Fly
Hybomitra nuda McDunnough, 1921
Hybomitra osburni Hine, 1904Columbian Horse Fly
Hybomitra pechumani Teskey & Thomas, 1979Moss Horse Fly
Hybomitra sonomensis Osten Sacken, 1877
Hybomitra typhus Whitney, 1904
Hybomitra zonalis Kirby, 1837Yellowjacket Horse Fly
Silvius gigantulus Loew, 1872
Tabanus marginalis Fabricius, 1805
Tabanus similis Macquart, 1850Desert starvine
Tabanus sudeticus Zeller, 1842Dark giant horsefly
Xylophagus (Xylophagus) cinctus De Geer, 1776Red-belted awl-fly
Xylophagus reflectens Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed

Subnodes of Tabanomorpha with occurrences in Northern Alberta
SuperfamilyTabanoidea
Coquillett, 1901
1
4
26
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