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Checklist for Family Bibionidae Fleming, 1821 (Bibionid flies)
and region Eocene (Paleogene)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
582
3588
7202
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
579
3583
7176
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
540
3487
7033
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
347
2726
5741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
99
811
2037
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
28
450
1337
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Bibionomorpha
Hennig, 1954
Gall Midges, Gnats, March Flies
10
193
563
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bibionoidea
Cocquerell, 1901
March flies and lovebugs
2
8
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBibionidae
Fleming, 1821
Bibionid flies, Fever flies, Harlequin flies, Love bugs
6
87
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Eocene
6 Genera with 87 Species
Bibio Geoffroy, 1915March flies22SpeciesTaxom
Bibiodes Coquillett, 20084SpeciesTaxom
Dilophus Meigen, 20085SpeciesTaxom
Fushunoplecia Hong, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Penthetria Meigen, 19598SpeciesTaxom
Plecia Wiedemann, 1916love bug47SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eocene
87 Species
Bibio atavus Cockerell, 1909
Bibio capnodes A. L. Melander, 1949
Bibio celasensis N. Theobald, 1937
Bibio cockerelli M. T. James, 1937
Bibio conformans N. Theobald, 1937
Bibio elongatipennis Theobald, 1937
Bibio excurvatus A. L. Melander, 1949
Bibio explanatus A. L. Melander, 1949
Bibio extremus T. D. A. Coc..., 1921
Bibio gurnetensis Cockerell, 1917
Bibio jamesi A. L. Melander, 1949
Bibio maceratus Theobald, 1937
Bibio oblitus T. D. A. Coc..., 1921
Bibio obtusa N. Theobald, 1937
Bibio obtusus Theobald, 1937
Bibio oligocenus Cockerell, 1917
Bibio podager A. L. Melander, 1949
Bibio sereri A. B. P. Mas..., 1856
Bibio tenuiapacalis Theobald, 1937
Bibio vetus M. T. James, 1937
Bibio vulcanius A. L. Melander, 1949
Bibio wickhami T. D. A. Coc..., 1915
Bibiodes balticus J. Skartveit, 2008
Bibiodes confluens T. D. A. Coc..., 1915
Bibiodes intermedia M. T. James, 1937
Bibiodes nanus J. Skartveit, 2008
Dilophus campbelli Harris, 1983
Dilophus crassicornis J. Skartveit, 2008
Dilophus palaeofebrilis J. Skartveit, 2008
Dilophus priscus H. Loew, 1850
Dilophus succineus J. Skartveit, 2008
Fushunoplecia eocenica Y. C. Hong, 2002
Penthetria fryi H. M. A. Rice, 1959
Penthetria immutabilis A. L. Melander, 1949
Penthetria integroneura J. Skartveit, 2008
Penthetria intermedia S. H. Scudder, 1892
Penthetria longa O. Heer, 1849
Penthetria longifurca A. L. Melander, 1949
Penthetria montanaregis J. Skartveit, 2008
Penthetria whipsawensis H. M. A. Rice, 1959
Plecia acourti T. D. A. Coc..., 1921
Plecia akerionana S. J. Fitzge..., 1999
Plecia angustipennis A. Handlirsch, 1910
Plecia angustiventris N. Theobald, 1937
Plecia avus A. Handlirsch, 1910
Plecia axeliana T. D. A. Coc..., 1915
Plecia borussica F. Meunier, 1904
Plecia brunniptera J. Skartveit, 2008
Plecia cairnesi H. M. A. Rice, 1959
Plecia canadensis A. Handlirsch, 1910
Plecia clavifemur J. Skartveit, 2008
Plecia curtula A. Handlirsch, 1910
Plecia decapitata T. D. A. Coc..., 1917
Plecia dejecta S. H. Scudder, 1890
Plecia dilatata A. Handlirsch, 1910
Plecia dumasi N. Theobald, 1937
Plecia elatior A. Handlirsch, 1910
Plecia explanata T. D. A. Coc..., 1917
Plecia foersteri N. Theobald, 1937
Plecia graciliventris Theobald, 1937
Plecia gradata A. L. Melander, 1949
Plecia hoffeinsorum J. Skartveit, 2008
Plecia kelownaensis H. M. A. Rice, 1959
Plecia longiventris N. Theobald, 1937
Plecia melanderi T. D. A. Coc..., 1911
Plecia minutula H. M. A. Rice, 1959
Plecia nana A. Handlirsch, 1910
Plecia orycta A. L. Melander, 1949
Plecia parisiensis Gee & al., 2001
Plecia pealei S. H. Scudder, 1890
Plecia pictipennis A. Handlirsch, 1910
Plecia platyptera A. Handlirsch, 1910
Plecia prisca F. Meunier, 1899
Plecia pulchra A. Handlirsch, 1910
Plecia pulla A. Handlirsch, 1910
Plecia reducta A. Handlirsch, 1910
Plecia rhodopterina T. D. A. Coc..., 1925
Plecia similkameena S. H. Scudder, 1879
Plecia splendida N. Theobald, 1937
Plecia superba F. Meunier, 1914
Plecia tenuicornis J. Skartveit, 2008
Plecia tessella A. L. Melander, 1949
Plecia transitoria A. Handlirsch, 1910
Plecia tulameenensis H. M. A. Rice, 1959
Plecia varia N. Theobald, 1937
Plecia winchesteri T. D. A. Coc..., 1917
Plecia woodruffi T. D. A. Coc..., 1916

Subnodes of Bibionidae with occurrences in Eocene
SubfamilyBibioninae
Fleming, 1821
3
31
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPleciinae
Fleming, 1821
2
55
Genera
Species

Taxom



Bibionidae (Fleming 1821)
Bibionidae (Fleming 1821)


Links, sources and further information
Bibionidae at artfakta.se
Bibionidae at dyntaxa.se
Bibionidae at gbif.org
Bibionidae at irmng.org
Bibionidae at itis.gov