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Checklist for Family Bibionidae Fleming, 1821 (Bibionid flies)
and region Kenya (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
503
7105
22102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
501
7100
22096
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
482
7015
21853
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
302
5811
19641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
80
846
2770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
15
147
597
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Bibionomorpha
Hennig, 1954
Gall Midges, Gnats, March Flies
6
46
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bibionoidea
Cocquerell, 1901
March flies and lovebugs
1
3
7
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBibionidae
Fleming, 1821
Bibionid flies, Fever flies, Harlequin flies, Love bugs
3
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kenya
3 Genera with 7 Species
Bibio Geoffroy, 1950March flies1SpeciesTaxom
Dilophus Meigen, 19144SpeciesTaxom
Plecia Wiedemann, 1952love bug2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
7 Species
Bibio kenyaensis Hardy, 1950
Dilophus atrimas Edwards, 1914
Dilophus lucida
Dilophus lucidus Hardy, 1948
Dilophus suberythreus Edwards, 1914
Plecia pyralis Skartveit, 2004
Plecia quadrata Hardy, 1952

Subnodes of Bibionidae with occurrences in Kenya
SubfamilyBibioninae
Fleming, 1821
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPleciinae
Fleming, 1821
1
2
Genus
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