| Microtabanus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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 and deer flies are true flies in the family Tabanidae in the insect order Diptera. The adults are often large and agile in flight. Only female horseflies bite land vertebrates, 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.
Superfamily Tabanoidea are insects in the order Diptera.
Cornelius Becker Philip (1900–1987) was an American entomologist, noted for assigning comedic names to species he described.
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 in the family Tabanidae commonly known as horse flies. 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.
Chrysopsinae is an insect subfamily in the family Tabanidae commonly known as deer flies or sheep flies and are bloodsucking insects considered pests to humans and cattle. They are large flies with large brightly-coloured compound eyes, and large clear wings with dark bands. They are larger than the common housefly and smaller than the horse-fly.
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.
Goniops chrysocoma is a species of fly found in North America. It is the only species in the genus Goniops, which is in the horse and deer flies 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 seven tribes and over 40 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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