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Infraorder Tabanomorpha

Fly - Hybomitra hinei fly - Chrysopilus - male Green eyes - Tabanus fulvulus - female Oddbody Fly - Chrysopilus basilaris - male Chrysops cf. flavidus - Chrysops - female Snipe Fly - Rhagio mystaceus - female Tabanidae - Horse and Deer Flies - Chrysops Tabanus? - Tabanus hinellus - male
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon (Orthorrhapha)
Infraorder Tabanomorpha
Identification
The Tabanomorpha typically have convex face (below the antennae) and the antennae usually bear a stylus. Males are nearly or fully holoptic except in Vermileonidae. The costa extends throughout the entire perimeter of the wing, although may be weaker posteriorly. The empodia on the tarsi are pulvilliform, thus making the tarsi appear to have 3 pads.