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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
421
3347
6679
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
420
3346
6678
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
400
3288
6562
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
291
2810
5815
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
83
655
1188
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
62
469
860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
2
7
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southern Alberta
2 Families width 35 Species
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies33SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagidae Fallen, 1810Awl-flies2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Southern Alberta
7 Genera with 35 Species
Atylotus Osten Sacken, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1875Deer flies10SpeciesTaxom
Hybomitra Enderlein, 192117SpeciesTaxom
Scaptia Walker, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Silvius Meigen, 18721SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1842Common horse flies3SpeciesTaxom
Xylophagus Meigen, 18482SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Alberta
35 Species
Atylotus insuetus Osten Sacken, 1877Black hawthorn
Chrysops aberrans Philip, 1941
Chrysops aestuans Wulp, 1867Coastal gilia
Chrysops ater Macquart, 1850Black Deer Fly
Chrysops callidus Osten Sacken, 1875
Chrysops discalis Williston, 1880Cambustera de costa
Chrysops excitans Walker, 1850Bothersome Deer Fly
Chrysops frigidus Osten Sacken, 1875
Chrysops fulvaster Osten Sacken, 1877Shortgrass Deer Fly
Chrysops furcatus Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed
Chrysops mitis Osten Sacken, 1875Benign Deer Fly
Hybomitra affinis Kirby, 1837
Hybomitra agora Teskey & al., 1987Rocky Mountain Horse Fly
Hybomitra astuta Osten-sacken, 1876Cunning Horse Fly
Hybomitra aurilimbus Stone, 1938
Hybomitra enigmatica Teskey, 1982Texas lignum-vitae
Hybomitra frontalis Walker, 1848Boreal Horse Fly
Hybomitra illota Osten Sacken, 1876
Hybomitra lasiophthalma Macquart, 1838Orange-sided Horse Fly
Hybomitra liorhina Philip, 1936Brown-legged Horse Fly
Hybomitra opaca Coquillett, 1904
Hybomitra osburni Hine, 1904Columbian Horse Fly
Hybomitra pediontis Mcalpine, 1961Prairie Horse Fly
Hybomitra rhombica Osten Sacken, 1876
Hybomitra rupestris McDunnough, 1921Cordilleran Horse Fly
Hybomitra sonomensis Osten Sacken, 1877
Hybomitra tetrica Marten, 1883Elk Horse Fly
Hybomitra trepida McDunnough, 1921Coniferous Horse Fly
Scaptia (Myioscaptia) calliphora (Mackerras, 1960)⇒ Myioscaptia calliphora Mackerras, 1960
Silvius gigantulus Loew, 1872
Tabanus quinquevittatus Wiedemann, 1821Greenhead
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 Southern Alberta
SuperfamilyTabanoidea
Coquillett, 1901
1
6
33
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