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Checklist for Infraorder Tabanomorpha Hennig, 1948 (Horse Flies)
and region Western Cape (Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
528
5425
11871
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
526
5418
11860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
502
5315
11672
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
332
4419
10200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
84
748
1915
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Brachycera
Macquart, 1834
Circular-seamed flies, Muscoid flies, Short-horned flies
64
581
1558
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Tabanomorpha
Hennig, 1948
Horse Flies, March Flies
1
17
86
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Western Cape
1 Family width 86 Species
Tabanidae Latreille, 1802Breeze flies86SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Western Cape
17 Genera with 86 Species
Adersia Austen, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Aegophagamyia1SpeciesTaxom
Atylotus Osten Sacken, 19003SpeciesTaxom
Braunsiomyia Bequaert, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Chrysops Meigen, 1858Deer flies3SpeciesTaxom
Cydistomyia Taylor, 18585SpeciesTaxom
Haematopota Meigen, 1952Clegs8SpeciesTaxom
Hybomitra Enderlein, 19375SpeciesTaxom
Limata Oldroyd, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Mesomyia Macquart, 19578SpeciesTaxom
Ommatiosteres Enderlein, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Philoliche Wiedemann, 182729SpeciesTaxom
Rhigioglossa Wiedemann, 18686SpeciesTaxom
Scaptia Walker, 02SpeciesTaxom
Stuckenbergina Zwick & Mary..., 19621SpeciesTaxom
Tabanocella Bigot, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Tabanus Linnaeus, 1834Common horse flies10SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Western Cape
86 Species
Adersia oestroides Karsch, 1888
Aegophagamyia bengalia Seguy, 1938
Atylotus bicolor Wiedemann, 1821
Atylotus diurnus Walker, 1850
Atylotus nigromaculatus Ricardo, 1900
Braunsiomyia cinerea Surcouf, 1921
Chrysops decipiens Krober, 1926
Chrysops obliquefasciatus Macquart, 1838
Chrysops suavis Loew, 1858
Cydistomyia (Amanella) emergens Oldroyd, 1957
Cydistomyia (Amanella) furcata Oldroyd, 1954
Cydistomyia angusta Oldroyd, 1954
Cydistomyia nana (Wiedemann, 1821)⇒ Cydistomyia chaineyi Daniels, 1989
Cydistomyia sulcipalpus Loew, 1858
Haematopota decora Walker, 1856
Haematopota imbrium Wiedemann, 1828
Haematopota infernalis Oldroyd, 1952
Haematopota italica (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Haematopota grandis Meigen, 1820
Haematopota obscura (Loew, 1858)⇒ Haematopota pallens Loew, 1871
Haematopota ocellata (Wiedemann, 1819)⇒ Haematopota pluvialis Linnaeus, 1758
Haematopota pallens Loew, 1871
Haematopota spectabilis Oldroyd, 1952
Hybomitra chevalieri Surcouf, 1906
Hybomitra frontalis Walker, 1848Boreal Horse Fly
Hybomitra illota Osten Sacken, 1876
Hybomitra rhombica Osten Sacken, 1876
Hybomitra zygota Philip, 1937
Limata capensis Wiedemann, 1821
Limata tenuicornis Macquart, 1838
Mesomyia aurantiaca Oldroyd, 1957
Mesomyia barnardi Oldroyd, 1957
Mesomyia constrictifrons Oldroyd, 1957
Mesomyia coriaria Oldroyd, 1957
Mesomyia costata Loew, 1860
Mesomyia designata Oldroyd, 1957
Mesomyia hirsuta Ricardo, 1920
Mesomyia provincialis Oldroyd, 1957
Philoliche (Buplex) brachyrhyncha Bigot, 1892
Philoliche (Buplex) dissimilis Ricardo, 1914
Philoliche (Buplex) praeterita Oldroyd, 1957
Philoliche (Buplex) subfascia Walker, 1854
Philoliche (Ommatiosteres) aloatra
Philoliche (Ommatiosteres) ingrata Oldroyd, 1957
Philoliche (Ommatiosteres) obesa
Philoliche (Ommatiosteres) peringueyi Chainey, 1983
Philoliche (Ommatiosteres) sexfasciata
Philoliche (Phara) fuscanipennis Macquart, 1855
Philoliche (Phara) rubramarginata Macquart, 1855
Philoliche (Philoliche) elegans Bigot, 1892
Philoliche (Returneria) adjuncta Walker, 1848
Philoliche (Returneria) alternans Macquart, 1855
Philoliche aethiopica Thunberg, 1789
Philoliche angulata Fabricius, 1805
Philoliche atricornis Wiedemann, 1821
Philoliche brachyrrhyncha Bigot, 1892
Philoliche caffra Macquart, 1847
Philoliche chrysostigma Wiedemann, 1828
Philoliche flavipes Macquart, 1838
Philoliche gulosa Wiedemann, 1828
Philoliche lateralis Fabricius, 1805
Philoliche londti Chainey, 1983
Philoliche melanopyga Wiedemann, 1819
Philoliche rondani Bertoloni, 1861
Philoliche rostrata Linnaeus, 1764
Philoliche spiloptera Wiedemann, 1821
Philoliche vittata Thunberg, 1827
Rhigioglossa (Perisilvius) provincialis Oldroyd, 1957
Rhigioglossa (Rhigioglossa) capensis Chainey, 1987
Rhigioglossa (Rhigioglossa) directa
Rhigioglossa (Rhigioglossa) eristaloides
Rhigioglossa edentula Wiedemann, 1828
Rhigioglossa pusilla Schiner, 1868
Scaptia (Myioscaptia) calliphora (Mackerras, 1960)⇒ Myioscaptia calliphora Mackerras, 1960
Scaptia (Scaptia) fulvifascia
Stuckenbergina africana Oldroyd, 1962
Tabanocella denticornis Wiedemann, 1828
Tabanus atrimanus Loew, 1858
Tabanus biguttatus Wiedemann, 1830
Tabanus brunneus (Thunberg, 1827)⇒ Tabanus brunnicolor Philip, 1960
Tabanus impertinens Oldroyd, 1954
Tabanus insignis Loew, 1858
Tabanus leucostomus Loew, 1858
Tabanus minuscularius Austen, 1912
Tabanus niveipalpis Bigot, 1880
Tabanus ruficeps (Macquart, 1855)⇒ Atylotus bicolor Wiedemann, 1821
Tabanus taeniatus Macquart, 1834

Subnodes of Tabanomorpha with occurrences in Western Cape
SuperfamilyTabanoidea
Coquillett, 1901
1
17
86
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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