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carbonarius group

Black Deer Fly - Chrysops cincticornis - female Deer Fly - Chrysops ater - female Deer Fly - Chrysops cincticornis - female tabanidae - Chrysops ater Deer fly? - Chrysops ater - female Deer Fly - Chrysops mitis Chrysops _____? - Chrysops - male dark deer fly - Chrysops carbonarius - male
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon (Orthorrhapha)
Infraorder Tabanomorpha
Family Tabanidae (Horse and Deer Flies)
Subfamily Chrysopsinae (Deer Flies)
Tribe Chrysopsini
Genus Chrysops
No Taxon carbonarius group
Remarks
Contains Chrysops ater, carbonarius, cincticornis, and mitis, all of which have black bodies, mostly dark basal cells, and no apical wing spot.