| Microtabanus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Tabanidae |
| Subfamily: | Tabaninae |
| Tribe: | Diachlorini |
| Genus: | Microtabanus Fairchild, 1937 [1] |
| Type species | |
| Tabanus pygmaeus | |
| Synonyms | |
Microtabanus is a genus of horse flies in the family Tabanidae. There is at least one described species in Microtabanus, M. pygmaeus. [4] [5]
Horse-flies or horseflies are true flies in the family Tabanidae in the insect order Diptera. They are often large and agile in flight, and the females bite animals, including humans, to obtain blood. They prefer to fly in sunlight, avoiding dark and shady areas, and are inactive at night. They are found all over the world except for some islands and the polar regions. Both horse-flies and botflies (Oestridae) are sometimes referred to as gadflies.
Neochrysops is a genus of horse flies in the family Tabanidae.
Diachlorus ferrugatus, commonly known as the yellow fly in the United States or doctor fly in Belize, is a species of highly aggressive biting horse-fly of the family Tabanidae native to North and Central America to Costa Rica.
Tabanus fusconervosus is a horse fly in the subfamily Tabaninae, in the order Diptera ("flies").
Tabaninae is a subfamily of horse flies in the family Tabanidae. There are more than 3000 described species in Tabaninae.
Diachlorini is a tribe of horse flies in the family Tabanidae.
Tabanini is a tribe of horse and deer flies in the family Tabanidae. There are at least 220 described species in Tabanini.
Atylotus is a genus of horse flies in the family Tabanidae.
Chrysopsinae is a subfamily of deer flies in the family Tabanidae.
Chlorotabanus crepuscularis is a species of horse flies in the family Tabanidae. This species is the only green tabinid in North America. It can be found from Texas to Delaware. In Florida, this sanguinivorous (blood-feeding) fly is seen as an adult from March through September, but is most active from May to mid-July.
Merycomyia whitneyi is a species of deer flies in the family Tabanidae. Larvae are known as sandworms and can be used as fish bait.
Hybomitra hinei is a species of horse fly in the family Tabanidae. A male Hybomitra hinei wrighti has been recorded reaching speeds of up to 145 km (90 mi) per hour when pursuing a female.
Chrysops fulvistigma is a species of deer fly in the family Tabanidae.
Hybomitra captonis is a species of horse flies in the family Tabanidae.
Chrysops reicherti is a species of deer fly in the family Tabanidae.
Tabanus fuscopunctatus is a species of horse fly in the family Tabanidae.
Hybomitra sodalis is a species of horse flies in the family Tabanidae.
Pangoniinae is a subfamily of Horse-flies in the order Diptera, containing at least four tribes and 24 genera.
Hybomitra sequax is a species of horse flies in the family Tabanidae.
Bouvieromyiini is a tribe of horse flies in the family Tabanidae.
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