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Checklist for Family Bibionidae Fleming, 1821 (Bibionid flies)
and region America (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1321
50475
424947
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1315
50409
424765
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1179
49568
420027
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
642
38200
347168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
166
7224
70796
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
43
1561
22160
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Bibionomorpha
Hennig, 1954
Gall Midges, Gnats, March Flies
14
659
6246
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bibionoidea
Cocquerell, 1901
March flies and lovebugs
2
12
404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBibionidae
Fleming, 1821
Bibionid flies, Fever flies, Harlequin flies, Love bugs
11
402
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for America
11 Genera with 402 Species
Acanthocnemis Signoret, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Bibio Geoffroy, 1997March flies111SpeciesTaxom
Bibiodes Coquillett, 19374SpeciesTaxom
Bibionellus Edwards, 19355SpeciesTaxom
Dilophus Meigen, 1865117SpeciesTaxom
Enicoscoelus1SpeciesTaxom
Enicoscolus Hardy, 19973SpeciesTaxom
Penthetria Meigen, 195930SpeciesTaxom
Philia Meigen, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Plecia Wiedemann, 1998love bug134SpeciesTaxom
Pullata Harris, 1776
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for America
402 Species and 5 Subspecies
Acanthocnemis castanipes (Bigot, 1888)⇒ Dilophus castanipes Bigot, 1888
Bibio abbreviatus (Loew, 1864)⇒ Bibio xanthopus Wiedemann, 1828
Bibio afer (Mcatee, 1923)⇒ Bibio carolinus Hardy, 1945
Bibio albipennis (Say, 1823)⇒ Bibio nigriventris Haliday, 1833
Bibio albipennis albipennis
Bibio alexanderi James, 1936Fendler's hedgehog cactus
Bibio alienus Mcatee, 1923
Bibio articulatus Say, 1823
Bibio atavus Cockerell, 1909
Bibio atrigigas Fitzgerald, 1997
Bibio atripilosa James, 1936
Bibio atripilosus James, 1936Fendler's hedgehog cactus
Bibio autumnalis Fitzgerald, 1996
Bibio baltimoricus Macquart, 1855Bur gherkin
Bibio basalis (Loew, 1864)⇒ Bibio vestitus Walker, 1848
Bibio beameri Hardy, 1945Forest peperomia
Bibio borisi Fitzgerald, 1997
Bibio brunnipes Fabricius, 1794
Bibio bryanti Johnson, 1929
Bibio capnodes A. L. Melander, 1949
Bibio carolinus Hardy, 1945Forest peperomia
Bibio carri Curran, 1927
Bibio castanipes Jaennicke, 1867Winkler cactus
Bibio chelostylus Fitzgerald, 1997
Bibio chiapensis Fitzgerald, 1997
Bibio cockerelli M. T. James, 1937
Bibio cognatus Hardy, 1937
Bibio columbiaensis Hardy, 1938
Bibio conjunctivus Hardy, 1937
Bibio criorhinus Bellardi, 1859
Bibio curtipes James, 1936Fendler's hedgehog cactus
Bibio dacunhai Hardy, 1981
Bibio dispar Schiner, 1868
Bibio dolichotarsus Yang, 1997
Bibio edwardsi Freeman & Lane, 1985
Bibio excurvatus A. L. Melander, 1949
Bibio explanatus A. L. Melander, 1949
Bibio femoratus Wiedemann, 1820March Fly
Bibio fluginata Hardy, 1937
Bibio fluginatus Hardy, 1937
Bibio flukei Hardy, 1937
Bibio fraternus Loew, 1864
Bibio fuligineus Bellardi, 1859
Bibio fumipennis (Walker, 1848)⇒ Bibio brunnipes Fabricius, 1794
Bibio gracilis (F. Unger, 1841)⇒ Bibio slossonae Cockerell, 1909
Bibio holtii Mcatee, 1922Cliff bittercress
Bibio humeralis (Walker, 1848)⇒ Bibio xanthopus Wiedemann, 1828
Bibio imparilis Hardy, 1959
Bibio intermedius Rondani, 1850
Bibio jamesi A. L. Melander, 1949
Bibio johannis Linnaeus, 1767
Bibio kansensis James, 1936Fendler's hedgehog cactus
Bibio knowltoni Hardy, 1937
Bibio labradorensis Johnson, 1929Brittle sandwort
Bibio latahensis S. E. Lewis, 1969
Bibio lobata Hardy, 1937
Bibio lobatus Hardy, 1937
Bibio longipes Loew, 1864
Bibio marci Linnaeus, 1758March fly
Bibio melanopilosus Hardy, 1936Swamp peperomia
Bibio mickeli Hardy, 1937
Bibio monstri James, 1936Fendler's hedgehog cactus
Bibio necotus Hardy, 1937
Bibio nigrifemoratus Hardy, 1937
Bibio nigripilus Loew, 1864
Bibio nigrita (Fabricius, 1775)⇒ Bibio bryanti Johnson, 1929
Bibio nigritus (Curran, 1924)⇒ Thyridanthrax fenestratus Fallen, 1814
Bibio nigriventris Haliday, 1833
Bibio nigrostigma Walker, 1848
Bibio nudioculatus Macquart, 1847
Bibio oreonanus Fitzgerald, 1997
Bibio painteri James, 1936Fendler's hedgehog cactus
Bibio pallipes Say, 1823
Bibio peruvianus Edwards, 1935
Bibio piceus Bellardi, 1859
Bibio pingreensis James, 1936Fendler's hedgehog cactus
Bibio podager A. L. Melander, 1949
Bibio rufalipes Hardy, 1937
Bibio rufipes (Zetterstedt, 1838)⇒ Bibio johannis Linnaeus, 1767
Bibio rufithorax Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Bibio rufitibialis Hardy, 1938
Bibio scita (Walker, 1848)⇒ Bibio xanthopus Wiedemann, 1828
Bibio sericata Hardy, 1937
Bibio sericatus Hardy, 1937
Bibio sierrae Hardy, 1960Hawai'i peperomia
Bibio similis James, 1936Fendler's hedgehog cactus
Bibio slossonae Cockerell, 1909
Bibio sticheli A. Handlirsch, 1908
Bibio striatipes Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed
Bibio subaequalis Rondani, 1868
Bibio superfluus Schiner, 1868
Bibio tenella Hardy, 1937
Bibio teneus Hardy, 1937
Bibio tenuipes Coquillett, 1902
Bibio tertiarius C. von Heyden, 1862
Bibio testeus S. E. Lewis, 1969
Bibio thoracicus Say, 1824
Bibio townesi Hardy, 1945Forest peperomia
Bibio tristis Williston, 1893
Bibio utahensis Hardy, 1937
Bibio varipes Meigen, 1830
Bibio velcida Hardy, 1937
Bibio velcidus Hardy, 1937
Bibio velorum Mcatee, 1923
Bibio vestitus Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed
Bibio vetus M. T. James, 1937
Bibio vicinus Arribalzaga, 1878
Bibio vulcanius A. L. Melander, 1949
Bibio wickhami T. D. A. Coc..., 1915
Bibio wulpi Hardy, 1953
Bibio xanthopus Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Bibio xeronastes Fitzgerald, 1997
Bibiodes aestivus Melander, 1912
Bibiodes femoratus Melander, 1912
Bibiodes halteralis Coquillett, 1904
Bibiodes intermedia M. T. James, 1937
Bibionellus aczeli Hardy, 1953
Bibionellus barrettoi Lane & Forat..., 1948
Bibionellus halteralis Coquillett, 1904
Bibionellus paulistensis Lane & Forat..., 1948
Bibionellus tibialis Edwards, 1935
Dilophus anomalus Hardy, 1942
Dilophus antarcticus Walker, 1836
Dilophus arenarius Edwards, 1935
Dilophus arizonaensis Hardy, 1937
Dilophus atelestes Hardy, 1937
Dilophus ater Philippi, 1865
Dilophus balfouri Edwards, 1935
Dilophus beckeri Hardy, 1948
Dilophus bicolor Macquart, 1838
Dilophus bicoloripes Edwards, 1938
Dilophus bimaculata Walker, 1856
Dilophus bimaculatus (Philippi, 1865)⇒ Dilophus philippii Hardy, 1960
Dilophus brazilensis Hardy, 1948
Dilophus breviceps (Loew, 1870)⇒ Dilophus tibialis Loew, 1869
Dilophus calcaratus Edwards, 1930
Dilophus carbonarius Philippi, 1865
Dilophus castanipes Bigot, 1888
Dilophus caurinus Mcatee, 1922Cliff bittercress
Dilophus clavipes (Edwards, 1935)⇒ Dilophus peruensis Hardy, 1948
Dilophus collaris Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Dilophus dichrous Edwards, 1938
Dilophus distinguendus Edwards, 1935
Dilophus dorsalis Philippi, 1865
Dilophus edwardsi Hardy, 1948
Dilophus elephas Edwards, 1935
Dilophus emarginatus Mcatee, 1922Cliff bittercress
Dilophus ephippium Philippi, 1865
Dilophus espeletiae Sturm, 1990
Dilophus febrilis Linnaeus, 1758Fever Fly
Dilophus femoratus Meigen, 1804
Dilophus flavicornis Edwards, 1938
Dilophus flavifemur Edwards, 1930
Dilophus flavihalter Edwards, 1930
Dilophus flavistigma Edwards, 1935
Dilophus flavitarsis Edwards, 1938
Dilophus fulvicoxa Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed
Dilophus fulvimacula Walker, 1848
Dilophus fumosus Coquillett, 1904
Dilophus gagatinus Philippi, 1865
Dilophus giganteus Macquart, 1846
Dilophus globosus Hardy, 1942
Dilophus golbachi Hardy, 1953
Dilophus gracilipes Edwards, 1930
Dilophus hiemalis Becker, 1908
Dilophus hyalipennis Blanchard, 1852
Dilophus immaculipennis Blanchard, 1852
Dilophus inconnexus Hardy, 1961
Dilophus interruptus Edwards, 1930
Dilophus jamesi Hardy, 1937
Dilophus lateralis Philippi, 1865
Dilophus longiceps Loew, 1861
Dilophus lucifer Schiner, 1868
Dilophus luteicollis Philippi, 1865
Dilophus luteus Edwards, 1930
Dilophus macrorhinus Macquart, 1838
Dilophus maculatus Bellardi, 1859Blood-sucking snipe fly
Dilophus maculipennis Blanchard, 1852
Dilophus matilei A. Waller, 2000
Dilophus megacanthus Edwards, 1938
Dilophus melanarius Wulp, 1881
Dilophus microcerus Edwards, 1935
Dilophus minimus Hardy, 1942
Dilophus minor (Strobl, 1900)⇒ Dilophus edwardsi Hardy, 1948
Dilophus minutus Bellardi, 1862
Dilophus neoinsolitus Harrison, 1990
Dilophus niger Hardy, 1937
Dilophus nigripes Blanchard, 1852
Dilophus nubilipennis Edwards, 1935
Dilophus obesula
Dilophus obesulus Loew, 1869Juniper globemallow
Dilophus obscurus Blanchard, 1852
Dilophus occipitalis (Coquillett, 1904)⇒ Dilophus brazilensis Hardy, 1948
Dilophus orbatus (Say, 1823)⇒ Dilophus sayi Hardy, 1959
Dilophus ornatus Hardy, 1942
Dilophus palidipennis Philippi, 1865
Dilophus pallens Blanchard, 1852
Dilophus patagonicus Edwards, 1930
Dilophus paulseni Philippi, 1865
Dilophus pectoralis Wiedemann, 1828
Dilophus peruensis Hardy, 1948
Dilophus philippii Hardy, 1960
Dilophus pictus Schiner, 1868
Dilophus piliferus Edwards, 1935
Dilophus plaumanni Edwards, 1938
Dilophus proximus Mcatee, 1922Cliff bittercress
Dilophus quadridens Hardy, 1953
Dilophus quinquespinae Hardy, 1961
Dilophus rhynchops Coquillett, 1904
Dilophus rubricollis Blanchard, 1852
Dilophus rubripes Philippi, 1865
Dilophus rufipes Blanchard, 1852
Dilophus sayi Hardy, 1959
Dilophus sectus Mcatee, 1922Cliff bittercress
Dilophus segregata Hardy, 1961
Dilophus segregatus Hardy, 1961
Dilophus serenus Hardy, 1953
Dilophus serotinus Loew, 1861
Dilophus serraticollis Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed
Dilophus similis Rondani, 1868
Dilophus spinipes Say, 1823
Dilophus stigmaterus Say, 1823
Dilophus stigmaterusstigmaterus Say, 1823
Dilophus strigilatus Mcatee, 1922Cliff bittercress
Dilophus stygius Say, 1832
Dilophus tapir Schiner, 1868
Dilophus testaceipes Blanchard, 1852
Dilophus tetracanthus Edwards, 1930
Dilophus tibialis Loew, 1869
Dilophus tibialis breviceps
Dilophus tibialistibialis Loew, 1870
Dilophus tingi Hardy, 1942
Dilophus trisulcatus Macquart, 1838
Dilophus valdivianus Philippi, 1865
Dilophus variceps Hardy, 1942
Dilophus venulatus Johnson, 1919
Dilophus villosus Edwards, 1936
Dilophus vittatus Philippi, 1865
Enicoscoelus brachycephalus
Enicoscolus brachycephalus Hardy, 1961
Enicoscolus dolichocephalus Hardy, 1961
Enicoscolus hardyi Fitzgerald, 1997
Penthetria abacula S. E. Lewis, 1971
Penthetria alderensis S. E. Lewis, 1971
Penthetria angustipennis Handlirsch, 1910
Penthetria appendicula Hardy, 1945
Penthetria atra (Macquart, 1834)⇒ Penthetria heteropterus Say, 1823
Penthetria avus Handlirsch, 1910
Penthetria canadensis Handlirsch, 1910
Penthetria creedensis M. T. James, 1938
Penthetria curtula Handlirsch, 1910
Penthetria distincta Hardy, 1945
Penthetria elatior Handlirsch, 1910
Penthetria fryi H. M. A. Rice, 1959
Penthetria heros Say, 1829
Penthetria heteroptera Say, 1823
Penthetria heteropterus Say, 1823
Penthetria immutabilis A. L. Melander, 1949
Penthetria intermedia S. H. Scudder, 1892
Penthetria longifurca A. L. Melander, 1949
Penthetria mexicana Hardy, 1937
Penthetria nana Handlirsch, 1910
Penthetria nigerrima Bellardi, 1859
Penthetria nigrita Perty, 1833
Penthetria platyptera Handlirsch, 1910
Penthetria pulchra Handlirsch, 1910
Penthetria pulla Handlirsch, 1910
Penthetria reducta Handlirsch, 1910
Penthetria rubiensis S. E. Lewis, 1971
Penthetria similkameena Scudder, 1879
Penthetria transitoria Handlirsch, 1910
Penthetria whipsawensis H. M. A. Rice, 1959
Philia arizonaensis (Hardy, 1937)⇒ Dilophus arizonaensis Hardy, 1937
Plecia abditigiga Fitzgerald, 1998
Plecia akantha Fitzgerald, 1998
Plecia akerionana S. J. Fitzge..., 1999
Plecia alacris Curran, 1934
Plecia americana Hardy, 1940
Plecia angustipennis A. Handlirsch, 1910
Plecia anthophila Fitzgerald, 1998
Plecia apoxys Fitzgerald, 1998
Plecia arachne Fitzgerald, 1998
Plecia argentina Hardy, 1953
Plecia avicephaliforma Hardy, 1940
Plecia avus A. Handlirsch, 1910
Plecia axeliana T. D. A. Coc..., 1915
Plecia biarmata Hardy, 1942
Plecia bicolor Bellardi, 1859
Plecia biformis Hardy, 1942
Plecia boliviana Fitzgerald, 1998
Plecia brazilana Hardy, 1942
Plecia cairnesi H. M. A. Rice, 1959
Plecia canadensis A. Handlirsch, 1910
Plecia chinensis Hardy, 1949
Plecia collaris Fabricius, 1805
Plecia concava Hardy, 1942
Plecia concolor
Plecia confusa (Loew, 1858)⇒ Plecia mallochi Hardy, 1948
Plecia convaluta Yang & Chen, 2002
Plecia costalis (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Plecia imperialis G. Statz, 1943
Plecia creedensis James, 1938
Plecia curtula A. Handlirsch, 1910
Plecia curvistyla Hardy, 1942
Plecia curvistylata Hardy, 1942
Plecia decapitata T. D. A. Coc..., 1917
Plecia decepta Hardy, 1953
Plecia dejecta S. H. Scudder, 1890
Plecia dentata Hardy, 1942
Plecia dilatata A. Handlirsch, 1910
Plecia discolor Wulp, 1881
Plecia disparis Hardy, 1942
Plecia ecuadorensis Hardy, 1942
Plecia ecuadorensis ecuadorensis Hardy, 1942
Plecia ecuadorensis micans Hardy, 1942
Plecia edwardsi Hardy, 1940
Plecia elatior A. Handlirsch, 1910
Plecia evansi Fitzgerald, 1998
Plecia exechia Hardy & Delf..., 1969
Plecia explanata T. D. A. Coc..., 1917
Plecia fasciapenna Fitzgerald, 1998
Plecia femorata Macquart, 1838
Plecia funebris Fabricius, 1805
Plecia gibbosa Hardy, 1942
Plecia gradata A. L. Melander, 1949
Plecia grisea Edwards, 1938
Plecia heliomyia Fitzgerald, 1998
Plecia heteroptera (Macquart, 1846)⇒ Plecia plagiata Wiedemann, 1824
Plecia impensa Hardy, 1957
Plecia imperialis G. Statz, 1943
Plecia impilosa Hardy, 1940
Plecia incurvata Hardy, 1942
Plecia inflata Hull, 1960
Plecia jamaicana Fitzgerald, 1998
Plecia kelownaensis H. M. A. Rice, 1959
Plecia lateralis Hardy, 1940
Plecia lindneri Edwards, 1931
Plecia lopesi Hardy, 1940
Plecia maculata Hardy, 1942
Plecia mallochi Hardy, 1948
Plecia marginata Edwards, 1919
Plecia maura Walker, 1836
Plecia melanderi T. D. A. Coc..., 1911
Plecia micans Hardy, 1942
Plecia minutula H. M. A. Rice, 1959
Plecia myersi B. V. Peterson, 1975
Plecia nana A. Handlirsch, 1910
Plecia nearctica Hardy, 1940Double-headed bug
Plecia nigra (Philippi, 1865)⇒ Plecia thulinigra Hardy, 1961
Plecia nitidicollis Edwards, 1931
Plecia nitidipes Edwards, 1919
Plecia ornithocephala Fitzgerald, 1998
Plecia orycta A. L. Melander, 1949
Plecia panamaensis Hardy, 1942
Plecia paracollaris Hardy, 1961
Plecia parvistylata Hardy, 1942
Plecia pauliani Hardy, 1951
Plecia pealei S. H. Scudder, 1890
Plecia pellucida Fitzgerald, 1998
Plecia perplexa Hardy, 1942
Plecia persimilis Hardy, 1940
Plecia pertinens Hardy, 1942
Plecia peruviana Hardy, 1961
Plecia pictipennis A. Handlirsch, 1910
Plecia plagiata Wiedemann, 1824
Plecia platyptera A. Handlirsch, 1910
Plecia platystila Hardy, 1957
Plecia porca Stone, 1966
Plecia pristina D. E. Hardy, 1971
Plecia protea Fitzgerald, 1998
Plecia pruinosa Hardy, 1940
Plecia pulchra A. Handlirsch, 1910
Plecia pulla A. Handlirsch, 1910
Plecia punctulata Hardy, 1940
Plecia quadrivittata Williston, 1900
Plecia quasimaculata Hardy, 1961
Plecia quatei Hardy, 1967
Plecia ramosa Fitzgerald, 1998
Plecia rectiora Hardy, 1942
Plecia reducta A. Handlirsch, 1910
Plecia rhodopterina T. D. A. Coc..., 1925
Plecia rostellata Loew, 1858
Plecia rufimarginata Hardy, 1940
Plecia rufiscutella Hardy, 1940
Plecia rufithorax Walker, 1848
Plecia rufithorax rufithorax Walker, 1848
Plecia rufovittata (Edwards, 1938)⇒ Plecia pictipennis A. Handlirsch, 1910
Plecia rugosa Hardy, 1940
Plecia seminitens Edwards, 1938
Plecia serrata Hardy, 1942
Plecia similis Rondani, 1850
Plecia similkameena S. H. Scudder, 1879
Plecia tephra Fitzgerald, 1998
Plecia tessella A. L. Melander, 1949
Plecia thulinigra Hardy, 1961
Plecia transitoria A. Handlirsch, 1910
Plecia trilobata Hardy, 1942
Plecia triquetra Fitzgerald, 1998
Plecia trunca Fitzgerald, 1998
Plecia tulameenensis H. M. A. Rice, 1959
Plecia uberta Hardy, 1942
Plecia varabilis Hardy, 1942
Plecia velutina (Macquart, 1846)⇒ Plecia maura Walker, 1836
Plecia vittata (Wiedemann, 1828)⇒ Plecia plagiata Wiedemann, 1824
Plecia winchesteri T. D. A. Coc..., 1917
Plecia woodruffi T. D. A. Coc..., 1916
Plecia xenia Hardy, 1942
Plecia xyele Fitzgerald, 1998

Subnodes of Bibionidae with occurrences in America
SubfamilyBibioninae
Fleming, 1821
5
238
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPleciinae
Fleming, 1821
2
161
Genera
Species

Taxom



Bibionidae (Fleming 1821)
Bibionidae (Fleming 1821)


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