Tabanidae - Horse and Deer Flies

Larval ecologies and range information are from Hays (1956), Pechuman et al. (1983), and Baier (1999), supplemented by Philip (1965). Some species are terrestrial, or are not associated with aquatic habitats, and where possible these are indicated below.

Atylotus Osten Sacken, 1876 (Subfamily Tabaninae, Tribe Tabanini)

Atylotus bicolor (Wiedemann), 1821 Tabanus
  • Tabanus fulvescens Walker, 1848
  • Tabanus ruficeps Macquart, 1855
Atylotus duplex (Walker), 1854 Tabanus - widespread northern
Atylotus incisuralis (Macquart), 1847 Tabanus - Isle Royale
  • Tabanus intermedius Walker, 1848
  • Tabanus insuetus Osten Sacken, 1877
  • Atylotus insuetus Osten Sacken, 1878
Atylotus ohioensis (Hine), 1901 Tabanus
   • Tabanus pruinosus Hine, 1900
Atylotus thoracicus (Hine), 1900 Tabanus
Atylotus woodi Pechuman, 1981 - IL, ON, WI

Chrysops Meigen, 1803 (Subfamily Chrysopsinae, Tribe Chrysopsini)

Chrysops aberrans Philip, 1941
Chrysops aestuans Wulp, 1867
   • Chrysops moerens Walker, 1848
Chrysops ater Macquart, 1850
   • Chrysops carbonarius nubiapex Philip, 1955
   • Chrysops fugax Osten Sacken, 1875
Chrysops beameri Brennan, 1935 - IL, IN, OH
Chrysops brunneus Hine, 1903 - Baier 1999
Chrysops callidus Osten Sacken, 1875
Chrysops calvus Pechuman and Teskey, 1967
Chrysops carbonarius Walker, 1848
Chrysops celatus Pechuman, 1949 - Philip 1965, Baier 1999
Chrysops cincticornis Walker, 1848
Chrysops cuclux Whitney, 1879
Chrysops dacne Philip, 1955
Chrysops dawsoni Philip, 1959 - MN east
Chrysops dimmocki Hine, 1905 - Philip 1965
Chrysops excitans Walker, 1850
   • Chrysops lumbalis Harris, 1925
Chrysops flavidus Wiedemann, 1821
   • Chrysops pallida Macquart, 1836
   • Chrysops canifrons Walker, 1848
   • Chrysops pallidus Bellardi, 1859
Chrysops frigidus Osten Sacken, 1875
   • Chrysops canadensis Kröber, 1926
Chrysops furcatus Walker, 1848 - WI, widespread northern
   • Chrysops lupus Whitney, 1904
Chrysops geminatus Wiedermann, 1828
   • Chrysops fallax Osten Sacken, 1875
Chrysops impunctus Kröber, 1926
Chrysops indus Osten Sacken, 1875
   • Chrysops pilumnus Kröber, 1926
Chrysops luteopennis Philip, 1936 - Philip 1965
Chrysops macquarti Philip 1961
Chrysops mitis Osten Sacken, 1875
Chrysops moechus Osten Sacken, 1875
Chrysops montanus Osten Sacken, 1875
Chrysops niger Macquart, 1838
Chrysops nigripes Zetterstedt, 1838 - widespread northern boreal
Chrysops pikei Whitney, 1904
Chrysops pudicus Osten Sacken 1875 (not aquatic, but in wet soils along aquatic margins (Baier 1999))
Chrysops sackeni Hine, 1903
Chrysops sequax Philip, 1955
Chrysops shermani Hine, 1907 - WI east
Chrysops sordidus Osten Sacken, 1875 - Philip 1965
Chrysops striatus Osten Sacken, 1875
Chrysops univittatus Macquart, 1855
   • Chrysops wiedemanni Kröber, 1926
   • Chrysops fraternus Kröber, 1926
Chrysops venus Philip, 1950 - WI east
Chrysops vittatus Wiedemann, 1821
   • Chrysops areolatus Walker, 1848
   • Chrysops lineatus Jaennicke, 1867
   • Chrysops ornatus Kröber, 1926

Diachlorus Osten Sacken, 1876 (Subfamily Tabaninae, Tribe Diachlorini)

Diachlorus ferrugatus (Fabricius), 1805 - IN
   • Tabanus americanus Palisot de Beauvois, 1819
   • Diabasis ataenia Macquart, 1838
   • Chrysops approximans Walker, 1848
   • Chrysops convergens Walker, 1848
   • Tabanus ronsanii Bellardi, 1859

Goniops Aldrich, 1892 (Subfamily Pangoniinae, Tribe Scionini)

Goniops chrysocoma (Osten Sacken), 1875 Pangonia (not aquatic)
   • Goniops hippoboscoides Aldrich, 1892

Haematopota Meigen, 1803 (Subfamily Tabaninae, Tribe Haematopotini)

Haematopota rara Johnson, 1912 - OH

Hybomitra Enderlein, 1922 (Subfamily Tabaninae, Tribe Tabanini)

Hybomitra astuta (Osten Sacken), 1876 Tabanus
Hybomitra aurilimbus (Stone), 1938 Tabanus - MN east
Hybomitra cincta (Fabricius), 1794 Tabanus
Hybomitra difficilis (Wiedemann), 1828 Tabanus
Hybomitra epistates (Osten Sacken), 1878 Tabanus
   • Tabanus socius Osten Sacken, 1876
Hybomitra frontalis (Walker), 1848 Tabanus
   • Tabanus incisus Walker, 1848
   • Tabanus septentrionalis Loew, 1856
   • Tabanus labradorensis Enderlein, 1925
   • Tabanus canadensis Curran, 1927
Hybomitra hinei (Johnson), 1904 Tabanus
   • Tabanus politus Johnson, 1900
Hybomitra illota (Osten Sacken), 1876 Tabanus
Hybomitra lasiophthalma (Macquart), 1838 Tabanus
   • Tabanus punctipennis Macquart, 1847
   • Tabanus notabilis Walker, 1848
   • Tabanus fretus Stone, 1938
   • Tabanus guttiferus Harris, 1925
   • Tabanus redactus Walker, 1850
Hybomitra liorhina (Philip), 1936 Tabanus - MN, widespread northern
Hybomitra longiglossa (Philip), 1931 Tabanus - MN, widespread northern
Hybomitra lurida (Fallén), 1817 Tabanus
   • Tabanus metabola McDunnough, 1922
Hybomitra microcephala (Osten Sacken), 1876 Tabanus
Hybomitra minuscula (Hine), 1907 Tabanus
Hybomitra nitidifrons nuda (McDunnough), 1921 Tabanus - widepsread northern
Hybomitra pechumani Teskey and Thomas, 1979
Hybomitra rhombica (Osten Sacken), 1876 Tabanus - WI, north and boreal west
Hybomitra sodalis (Williston), 1887 Tabanus
   • Tabanus aestivalis Harris, 1925
Hybomitra typhus (Whitney), 1904 Tabanus - widespread northern

Merycomyia Hine, 1912 (Subfamily Chrysopsinae, Tribe Bouvieromyiini)

Merycomyia whitneyi (Johnson), 1904 Tabanus - IN, ON
   • Merycomyia mixta Hine, 1912
   • Merycomyia geminata Hine, 1912

Stonemyia Brennan, 1935 (Subfamily Pangoniidae, Tribe Pangoniini)

Stonemyia rasa (Loew), 1869 Pangonia

Tabanus Linnaeus, 1758 (Subfamily Tabaninae, Tribe Tabanini)

Tabanus americanus Forster, 1771
   • Tabanus plumbeus Drury, 1773
   • Tabanus ruficornis Fabricius, 1775
   • Tabanus limbatus Palisot de Beauvois, 1806
Tabanus atratus Fabricius, 1775
   • Tabanus americanus Drury, 1773
   • Tabanus niger Palisot de Beauvois, 1806
   • Tabanus validus Wiedemann, 1823
Tabanus calens Linnaeus, 1758 (not aquatic)
   • Tabanus giganteus De Geer, 1776
   • Tabanus lineatus Fabricius, 1781
   • Tabanus pallidus Palisot de Beauvois, 1809
   • Tabanus bicolor Macquart, 1847
   • Tabanus coesiofasciatus Macquart, 1855
Tabanus catenatus Walker, 1848 - MN east
Tabanus equalis Hine, 1923 (not aquatic)
   • Tabanus uniformis Hine, 1917
Tabanus fairchildi Stone, 1938
Tabanus fulvicallus Wiedemann, 1828 - MN east
Tabanus limbatinevris Macquart, 1847
   • Tabanus abdominalis Osten Sacken, 1876
Tabanus lineola Fabricius, 1794
Tabanus marginalis Fabricius, 1805
   • Tabanus nivosus Osten Sacken, 1876
Tabanus nigrescens Palisot de Beauvois, 1809
Tabanus nigripes Wiedemann, 1821
   • Tabanus coffeatus Malquart, 1847
Tabanus novaescotiae Macquart, 1847
   • Tabanus actaeon Osten Sacken, 1876
Tabanus pumilus Macquart, 1838
Tabanus quinquevittatus Wiedemann, 1821 (not aquatic)
   • Tabanus costalis Wiedemann, 1828
   • Tabanus vicarius Walker (in part), 1848
   • Tabanus baltimorensis Macquart, 1855
Tabanus reinwardtii Wiedemann, 1828
   • Tabanus erythrotelus Walker, 1850
Tabanus sackeni Fairchild, 1934 (not aquatic)
Tabanus sagax Osten Sacken, 1876
Tabanus similis Macquart, 1850
   • Tabanus scutellaris Walker, 1850
Tabanus sparus Whitney, 1879
Tabanus stygius Say, 1823
Tabanus subniger Coquillett, 1906 - IL, IN, OH, ON
   • Tabanus nigricans Johannsen, 1935
Tabanus subsimilis Bellardi, 1859
   • Tabanus vittger schwardti Philip, 1942
Tabanus sulcifrons Macquart, 1855 (not aquatic)
   • Tabanus variegatus Fabricius, 1805
   • Tabanus tectus Osten Sacken, 1876
   • Tabanus exul Osten Sacken, 1878
Tabanus superjumentarius Whitney, 1879 - IL, IN, OH
Tabanus trimaculatus Palisot de Beauvois, 1806
Tabanus vivax Osten Sacken, 1876
   • Tabanus arborealis Stone, 1935

References

Baier TM. 1999. A revision of the flavidus group of the genus Chrysops Meigen (Diptera: Tabanidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 101(1):175-196.
Hays KL. 1956. A synopsis of the Tabanidae (Diptera) of Michigan. Miscellaneous Publications, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan 98. 79 p.
Pechuman, LL, Webb, DW, Teskey, HJ. 1983. The Diptera, or true flies, of Illinois. I. Tabanidae. Illinois Natural History Survey Bulletin 33(1):1-122.
Philip, CB. 1965. Family Tabanidae, pp. 319-342 in Stone et al. 1965.

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