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Checklist for Infraorder Tabanomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Horse Flies)
and region Northwestern Illinois (Northern Illinois, Illinois, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
450
3218
5859
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
449
3215
5856
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
421
3111
5620
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
288
2605
4789
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
66
292
390
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
53
234
295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
2
6
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Northwestern Illinois
2 Families width 38 Species
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies36SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagidae Fallen, 1810Awl-flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Northwestern Illinois
6 Genera with 38 Species
Chrysops Meigen, 1821Deer flies17SpeciesTaxom
Coenomyia Latreille, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Hybomitra Enderlein, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Scaptia Walker, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1806Common horse flies15SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagus Meigen, 18631SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northwestern Illinois
38 Species
Chrysops aberrans Philip, 1941
Chrysops aestuans Wulp, 1867Coastal gilia
Chrysops brunneus Hine, 1903Desert bearpoppy
Chrysops callidus Osten Sacken, 1875
Chrysops carbonarius Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed
Chrysops cincticornis Walker, 1848
Chrysops flavidus Wiedemann, 1821Black raspberry
Chrysops macquarti Philip, 1961
Chrysops mitis Osten Sacken, 1875Benign Deer Fly
Chrysops montanus Osten Sacken, 1875
Chrysops niger (Macquart, 1838)⇒ Chrysops caecutiens Linnaeus, 1758
Chrysops pikei Whitney, 1904Hedge false bindweed
Chrysops sackeni Hine, 1903Desert bearpoppy
Chrysops sequax Williston, 1887Beach clustervine
Chrysops striatus (Osten Sacken, 1875)⇒ Chrysops mlokosiewiczi Bigot, 1880
Chrysops univittatus Macquart, 1855Bur gherkin
Chrysops vittatus Wiedemann, 1821Black-striped ear fly
Coenomyia ferruginea Scopoli, 1763Stink Fly
Hybomitra epistates Osten Sacken, 1878Horse fly
Hybomitra illota Osten Sacken, 1876
Hybomitra lasiophthalma Macquart, 1838Orange-sided Horse Fly
Scaptia (Myioscaptia) calliphora (Mackerras, 1960)⇒ Myioscaptia calliphora Mackerras, 1960
Tabanus atratus Fabricius, 1775Black horse fly
Tabanus equalis Hine, 1923Flat-bud prickly poppy
Tabanus fulvulus Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Tabanus nigrescens Beauvois, 1809
Tabanus pumilus Macquart, 1838Melonleaf
Tabanus quinquevittatus Wiedemann, 1821Greenhead
Tabanus reinwardtii Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Tabanus sackeni Fairchild, 1934Wright's bryum moss
Tabanus similis Macquart, 1850Desert starvine
Tabanus stygius Say, 1823
Tabanus subniger Coquillett, 1906
Tabanus subsimilis Bellardi, 1859
Tabanus sulcifrons (Macquart, 1855)⇒ Tabanus fulcifrons Macquart, 1855
Tabanus superjumentarius Whitney, 1879Hedge false bindweed
Tabanus trimaculatus Beauvois, 1806Silkyleaf cinquefoil
Xylophagus lugens Loew, 1863Copper mallow

Subnodes of Tabanomorpha with occurrences in Northwestern Illinois
SuperfamilyTabanoidea
Coquillett, 1901
1
4
36
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyXylophagoidea
Fallen, 1810
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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