Pangoniinae is a subfamily of

horse-flies 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 females bite land vertebrates, including humans, to obtain blood. They prefer to fly in sunli ...

in the order

Diptera Flies are insects of the order Diptera, the name being derived from the Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwings having evolved into advance ...

, containing at seven

tribes The term tribe is used in many different contexts to refer to a category of human social group. The predominant worldwide use of the term in English is in the discipline of anthropology. The definition is contested, in part due to conflict ...

and over 40 genera. Insects in this subfamily are distinguished from other

Tabanidae 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 females bite land vertebrates, including humans, to obtain blood. They prefer to fly in sunli ...

by possession of

ocelli A simple eye or ocellus (sometimes called a pigment pit) is a form of eye or an optical arrangement which has a single lens without the sort of elaborate retina that occurs in most vertebrates. These eyes are called "simple" to distinguish the ...

and the antennal

flagellum A flagellum (; : flagella) (Latin for 'whip' or 'scourge') is a hair-like appendage that protrudes from certain plant and animal sperm cells, from fungal spores ( zoospores), and from a wide range of microorganisms to provide motility. Many pr ...

usually has eight rings.

Tribes and genera

The following listing of genera and tribes is based on Josef Moucha's ''Synoptic Catalogue'', with tribe Scionini revised as in Lessard (2014) with the creation of two new tribes, Goniopsini and Mycteromyiini.

Braunsiomyiini

Tribe Braunsiomyiini *'' Braunsiomyia''

Goniopsini

Tribe Goniopsini Lessard, 2014 *'' Goniops'' Aldrich, 1892

Mycteromyiini

Tribe Mycteromyiini Lessard, 2014 *'' Caenopangonia'' Kröber, 1930

Pangoniini

Tribe Pangoniini *'' Archeomyotes Philip & Coscarón, 1971 *'' Apatolestes'' Williston, 1885 *'' Asaphomyia'' Stone, 1953 *'' Austromyans'' Philip & Coscarón, 1971 *'' Austroplex'' Mackerras, 1955 *'' Brennania''

Philip Philip, also Phillip, is a male name derived from the Macedonian Old Koine language, Greek (''Philippos'', lit. "horse-loving" or "fond of horses"), from a compound of (''philos'', "dear", "loved", "loving") and (''hippos'', "horse"). Prominen ...

, 1941 *'' Caenoprosopon'' Ricardo, 1915 *'' Ectenopsis'' Macquart, 1838 *'' Esenbeckia'' Rondani, 1863 *'' Fairchildimyia'' Philip & Coscarón, 1971 *'' Nagatomyia'' Murdoch & Takashasi, 1961 *'' Pangonius'' Latreille, 1802 *'' Pegasomyia'' Burger, 1985 *'' Pilimas'' Brennan, 1941 *'' Protodasyapha'' Enderlein, 1922 *'' Protosilvius'' Enderlein, 1922 *'' Stonemyia'' Brennan, 1935 *'' Stuckenbergina'' Oldroyd, 1962 *'' Therevopangonia'' Mackerras, 1955 *'' Veprius'' Rondani, 1863 *'' Zophina''

, 1954

Philolichini

Tribe Philolichini *'' Philoliche'' Wiedemann, 1920

Scionini

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Tribe Scionini *'' Anzomyia'' Lessard, 2012 *'' Aotearomyia'' Lessard, 2014 *'' Apocampta'' Schiner, 1868 *'' Copidapha'' Enderlein, 1922 *'' Fidena''

Walker Walker or The Walker may refer to: People *Walker (given name) *Walker (surname) *Walker (Brazilian footballer) (born 1982), Brazilian footballer Places In the United States *Walker, Arizona, in Yavapai County *Walker, Mono County, California * ...

, 1850 *'' Lepmia''

Fairchild Fairchild may refer to: Organizations * Fairchild Aerial Surveys, operated in cooperation with a subsidiary of Fairey Aviation Company * Fairchild Camera and Instrument * List of Sherman Fairchild companies, "Fairchild" companies * Fairchild ...

, 1969 *'' Myioscaptia'' Mackerras, 1955 *'' Osca''

, 1850 *'' Palimmecomyia'' Taylor, 1917 *'' Parosca'' Enderlein, 1922 *'' Pityocera'' Giglio-Tos, 1896 *'' Plinthina''

, 1850 *'' Pseudomelpia'' Enderlein, 1922 *'' Pseudoscione'' Lutz, 1918 *'' Scaptia''

, 1850 *''

Scione Scione or Skione () was an ancient Greek city in Pallene, the westernmost headland of Chalcidice, on the southern coast east of the modern town of Nea Skioni. Scione was founded by settlers from Achaea; the Scionaeans claimed their ancestor ...

, 1850 *'' Triclista'' Enderlein, 1922

Scepsidini

Tribe Scepsidini *''

Scepsis Scepsis or Skepsis () was an ancient settlement in the Troad, Asia Minor that is at the present site of the village of Kurşunlutepe, near the town of Bayramiç in Turkey. The settlement is notable for being the location where the famous libra ...

, 1850

References

External links

* * {{Taxonbar, from=Q5682644 Tabanidae Brachycera subfamilies Taxa named by Hermann Loew