| Thaumastocera | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Tabanidae |
| Subfamily: | Chrysopsinae |
| Tribe: | Rhinomyzini |
| Genus: | Thaumastocera Grunberg, 1906 [1] |
| Type species | |
| Thaumastocera akwa | |
Betrequia is a genus of horse flies in the family Tabanidae. [2]
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.
Brennania is a genus of flies in family Tabanidae. It was originally known as Comops, created as a subgenus of Apatolestes by Brennan (1935). Philip (1941) then raised it to genus level, but renamed it to Brennania.
Apatolestes is a genus of horse flies.
Haematopota is a genus of flies in the horse-fly family, Tabanidae. Among the horse-flies, they are most commonly known as clegs. Many species have colorful, sinuously patterned eyes in life, a character that fades after death. The wings are typically patterned with spots of grey. The genus is named from the Ancient Greek for blood-drinker: αἷμα, haîma, blood; πότης, pótës, drinker. Some species are known to be vectors of livestock diseases.
Jacques M R Surcouf (1873–1934) was a French entomologist. He held the title of baron and may have been of corsair descent.
Pangonius is a genus within the horse-fly family (Tabanidae), often misspelled as Pangonia; Latreille originally published the name as Pangonius in 1802, emending it in 1804 to Pangonia, but the emendation is not valid under the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. Some species that were earlier placed in this genus are now in the genus Philoliche.
Hybomitra montana, the slender-horned horsefly, is a species of horse flies in the family Tabanidae.
Tabaninae is a subfamily of horse flies in the family Tabanidae. There are more than 3000 described species in Tabaninae.
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.
Atylotus tingaureus is a species of horse flies in the family Tabanidae.
Hamatabanus is a genus of horse flies in the family Tabanidae.
Chrysops proclivis is a species of deer fly in the family Tabanidae.
Tabanus gladiator is a species of horse fly in the family Tabanidae.
Chrysops clavicornis is a species of deer fly in the family Tabanidae.
Pangoniinae is a subfamily of horse flies in the order Diptera, containing at least four tribes and 24 genera.
Chrysopsini is a tribe of horse and deer flies in the family Tabanidae.
Limata is a genus of biting horseflies of the family Tabanidae.
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