AntsAntsArachnidsArachnids
BeesBeesBeetlesBeetles
BookliceBookliceBugsBugs
BumblebeesBumblebeesButterfliesButterflies
CicadasCicadasCrane fliesCrane flies
DragonfliesDragonfliesEarwigsEarwigs
FliesFliesIsopodsIsopods
LocustsLocustsMantisesMantises
MayfliesMayfliesMosquitoesMosquitoes
MyriapodsMyriapodsNet-wingedNet-winged
Plant-parasiticPlant-parasiticScorpion fliesScorpion flies
TermitesTermitesWaspsWasps
INSECTOIDGERENGDARK LIGHT
Home Arthropoda Imprint Contact
TAXFAMGENSPESUB
Checklist for Infraorder Tabanomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Horse Flies)
and region Ontario (East Canada, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
577
7616
22760
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
575
7611
22754
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
549
7486
22379
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
391
6421
19627
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
102
1474
4546
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
78
1075
3410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
2
17
135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ontario
2 Families width 135 Species and 2 Subspecies
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies125SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagidae Fallen, 1810Awl-flies10SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ontario
17 Genera with 135 Species
Ancala Enderlein, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Arthropeas Loew, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Atylotus Osten Sacken, 198111SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1942Deer flies40SpeciesTaxom
Coenomyia Latreille, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Cydistomyia Taylor, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Diachlorus Osten Sacken, 1805Yellow flies1SpeciesTaxom
Ditylomyia Bigot, 1859
0SpeciesTaxom
Goniops Aldrich, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Haematopota Meigen, 1758Clegs3SpeciesTaxom
Hybomitra Enderlein, 193734SpeciesTaxom
Rachicerus Walker, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Scaptia Walker, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Stonemyia Brennan, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Straba Enderlein, 01SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1876Common horse flies31SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagus Meigen, 18487SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ontario
135 Species and 2 Subspecies
Ancala fasciata Fabricius, 1775
Arthropeas americana Loew, 1861
Atylotus bicolor Wiedemann, 1821
Atylotus duplex Walker, 1854
Atylotus hyalicosta Teskey, 1983Caltrop
Atylotus intermedius (Walker, 1848)⇒ Atylotus intermissus Tendeiro, 1969
Atylotus intermissus Tendeiro, 1969
Atylotus ohioensis Hine, 1901
Atylotus palus Teskey, 1983Caltrop
Atylotus quadrifarius Loew, 1874
Atylotus sphagnicola Teskey, 1985Caltrop
Atylotus thoracicus Hine, 1900
Atylotus woodi Pechuman, 1981Alaska blackberry
Chrysops (Chrysops) caecutiens Linnaeus, 1758Blinding breeze fly
Chrysops (Chrysops) nigripes Zetterstedt, 1838Narrowflower flaxflower
Chrysops aberrans Philip, 1941
Chrysops aestuans Wulp, 1867Coastal gilia
Chrysops ater Macquart, 1850Black Deer Fly
Chrysops brunneus Hine, 1903Desert bearpoppy
Chrysops callidus Osten Sacken, 1875
Chrysops calvus Pechuman & T..., 1967
Chrysops carbonarius Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed
Chrysops celatus (Pechuman, 1949)⇒ Chrysops flavidus Wiedemann, 1821
Chrysops cincticornis Walker, 1848
Chrysops cincticornis cincticornis Walker, 1848
Chrysops clavicornis Brennan, 1935
Chrysops coloradensis Bigot, 1892
Chrysops cuclux Whitney, 1879Hedge false bindweed
Chrysops dawsoni Philip, 1959Dawson´s Deer Fly
Chrysops delicatulus Osten Sacken, 1875
Chrysops excitans Walker, 1850Bothersome Deer Fly
Chrysops flavidus Wiedemann, 1821Black raspberry
Chrysops frigidus Osten Sacken, 1875
Chrysops furcatus Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed
Chrysops geminatus Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Chrysops impunctus Kröber, 1926Redvein dock
Chrysops indus Osten Sacken, 1875
Chrysops lateralis Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Chrysops luteopennis Philip, 1936Pacific serviceberry
Chrysops macquarti Philip, 1961
Chrysops mitis Osten Sacken, 1875Benign Deer Fly
Chrysops mlokosiewiczi Bigot, 1880
Chrysops moechus Osten Sacken, 1875
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 shermani Hine, 1907Bluestem pricklypoppy
Chrysops striatus (Osten Sacken, 1875)⇒ Chrysops mlokosiewiczi Bigot, 1880
Chrysops univittatus Macquart, 1855Bur gherkin
Chrysops venus Philip, 1950Thicket shadbush
Chrysops vittatus Wiedemann, 1821Black-striped ear fly
Chrysops zinzalus Philip, 1942
Coenomyia ferruginea Scopoli, 1763Stink Fly
Cydistomyia alternata Ferguson & Hill, 1922
Diachlorus ferrugatus Fabricius, 1805Richard's macromitrium moss
Goniops chrysocoma Osten Sacken, 1875
Haematopota americana Osten Sacken, 1875American Cleg
Haematopota champlaini Philip, 1953
Haematopota pluvialis Linnaeus, 1758Breeze fly
Hybomitra affinis Kirby, 1837
Hybomitra arpadi Szilady, 1923
Hybomitra astuta Osten-sacken, 1876Cunning Horse Fly
Hybomitra aurilimbus Stone, 1938
Hybomitra criddlei Brooks, 1946
Hybomitra epistates Osten Sacken, 1878Horse fly
Hybomitra frontalis Walker, 1848Boreal Horse Fly
Hybomitra frosti Pechuman, 1960Peaty dewberry
Hybomitra hearlei Philip, 1936
Hybomitra hinei Johnson, 1904
Hybomitra illota Osten Sacken, 1876
Hybomitra itasca Philip, 1936Timid Horse Fly
Hybomitra kaurii Chvala & Lyn..., 1970
Hybomitra lasiophthalma Macquart, 1838Orange-sided Horse Fly
Hybomitra liorhina Philip, 1936Brown-legged Horse Fly
Hybomitra longiglossa Philip, 1931
Hybomitra lurida Fallen, 1817Broad-headed Horse Fly
Hybomitra microcephala Osten Sacken, 1876
Hybomitra minuscula Hine, 1907
Hybomitra montana Meigen, 1820Slender-horned horsefly
Hybomitra nitidifrons Szilady, 1914Rock Horse Fly
Hybomitra nitidifrons nuda Mcdunnough, 0
Hybomitra nuda McDunnough, 1921
Hybomitra osburni Hine, 1904Columbian Horse Fly
Hybomitra pechumani Teskey & Thomas, 1979Moss Horse Fly
Hybomitra rupestris McDunnough, 1921Cordilleran Horse Fly
Hybomitra sequax Williston, 1887
Hybomitra sodalis Williston, 1887
Hybomitra sonomensis Osten Sacken, 1877
Hybomitra trepida McDunnough, 1921Coniferous Horse Fly
Hybomitra trispila Wiedemann, 1828Oval-leaf clustervine
Hybomitra typhus Whitney, 1904
Hybomitra zonalis Kirby, 1837Yellowjacket Horse Fly
Hybomitra zygota Philip, 1937
Rachicerus nitidus Johnson, 1903
Scaptia (Myioscaptia) calliphora (Mackerras, 1960)⇒ Myioscaptia calliphora Mackerras, 1960
Stonemyia rasa Loew, 1869Shaved Horse Fly
Stonemyia tranquilla Osten Sacken, 1875
Straba rufa
Tabanus abdominalis Fabricius, 1805
Tabanus americanus (Forster, 1771)⇒ Diachlorus ferrugatus Fabricius, 1805
Tabanus atratus Fabricius, 1775Black horse fly
Tabanus calens Linnaeus, 1758Gray bushmallow
Tabanus catenatus Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed
Tabanus cincta Fabricius, 1794
Tabanus enderleini Philip, 1960
Tabanus fairchildi Stone, 1938Yosemite buckthorn
Tabanus fulcifrons Macquart, 1855
Tabanus fulvicallus Philip, 1931Canadian serviceberry
Tabanus limbatinevris (Macquart, 1850)⇒ Tabanus abdominalis Fabricius, 1805
Tabanus lineola Fabricius, 1794Striped horse fly
Tabanus marginalis Fabricius, 1805
Tabanus minusculus (Datta & Das, 1978)⇒ Dasybasis constans Walker, 1848
Tabanus nigripes (Wiedemann, 1821)⇒ Ancala fasciata Fabricius, 1775
Tabanus nigrovittatus Macquart, 1847Black-striped gad fly
Tabanus novaescotiae (Macquart, 1847)⇒ Tabanus novaescoeiae Macquart, 1847
Tabanus pumilus Macquart, 1838Melonleaf
Tabanus punctifer Osten Sacken, 1876Bulldog fly
Tabanus quinquevittatus Wiedemann, 1821Greenhead
Tabanus reinwardtii Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Tabanus sackeni Fairchild, 1934Wright's bryum moss
Tabanus sagax Osten Sacken, 1876
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
Tabanus vivax Osten Sacken, 1876
Xylophagus (Anaxylophagus) nitidus Adams, 1904
Xylophagus (Archimyia) reflectans
Xylophagus (Xylophagus) cinctus De Geer, 1776Red-belted awl-fly
Xylophagus abdominalis (Loew, 1870)⇒ Xylophagus cinctus De Geer, 1776
Xylophagus decorus Williston, 1885Pineland clustervine
Xylophagus lugens Loew, 1863Copper mallow
Xylophagus reflectens Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed

Subnodes of Tabanomorpha with occurrences in Ontario
SuperfamilyTabanoidea
Coquillett, 1901
1
13
125
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyXylophagoidea
Fallen, 1810
1
4
10
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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