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Taxonomy of Family Bibionidae Fleming, 1821
Bibionid flies, Fever flies, Harlequin flies, Indet. St Marks Fly, Love bugs, Lovebugs, March flies, march fly, St Mark´s flies


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
1891
142849
2048615
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
412
22844
306890
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
101
5519
102901
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Bibionomorpha
Hennig, 1954
Gall Midges, Gnats, March Flies
36
2326
28119
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Bibionoidea
Cocquerell, 1901
March flies and lovebugs
3
48
1669
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyBibionidae
Fleming, 1821
Bibionid flies, Fever flies, Harlequin flies, Love bugs
44
1649
Genera
Species
Subnodes of Bibionidae Fleming, 1821
SubfamilyBibioninae
Fleming, 1821
8
863
Genera
Species
SubfamilyHesperininae
Schiner, 1868
  ⇒ Hesperinidae
0
0
Genera
Species
SubfamilyPleciinae
Fleming, 1821
4
648
Genera
Species
GenusAcanthocnemis
Signoret, 1865
18Species
GenusBibioides
Coquillett, 1910
  ⇒ Bibiodes
0Species
GenusBibionites
Handlirsch, 1906
2Species
GenusBibiopsis
Heer, 1849
9Species
GenusBurmahesperinus
Å evcík, Skartveit, Krzeminski & Skibinska, 2021
3Species
GenusCascoplecia
Poinar, 2010
2Species
GenusClothonopsis
Hong & Wang, 1987
1Species
GenusColobstema
0Species
GenusCrapitula
Gimmerthal, 1845
3Species
GenusCretobibio
Skartveit & Ansorge, 2020
3Species
GenusCretpenthetria
Li, Zhang & Xiao, 2021
1Species
GenusDichaneurum
Aymard, 1856
2Species
GenusDimeretes
Bode, 1953
1Species
GenusDimeropterum
Handlirsch, 1906
1Species
GenusDimidiosmylus
Khramov, 2014
1Species
GenusEnicoscoelus
1Species
GenusEpiplecia
Giard, 1879
0Species
GenusFushunoplecia
Hong, 2002
1Species
GenusHirtea
Scopoli, 1763
  ⇒ Bibio
21Species
GenusLichnoplecia
Ren, 1995
1Species
GenusLithobibio
Beier, 1952
1Species
GenusMesopleciella
Rohdendorf, 1946
5Species
GenusParapleciomyia
Brunetti, 1912
1Species
GenusPentethria
Bigot, 1854
  ⇒ Penthetria
0Species
GenusPentetria
Rondani, 1856
  ⇒ Penthetria
0Species
GenusPenthera
Philippi, 1865
1Species
GenusPethetria
Eversmann, 1834
  ⇒ Penthetria
0Species
GenusPhilia
Meigen, 1800
  ⇒ Dilophus
51Species
GenusProtodilophus
Skartveit, 2023
1Species
GenusProtopenthetria
Li, Skibinska, Krzeminski, Wang, Xiao & Zhang, 2021
1Species
GenusPullata
Harris, 1776
  ⇒ Bibio
6Species
GenusSivatipula
Alexander, 1964
0Species

Synonyms
Amasiidae (Rohdendorf, 1951)
Hirteidea (Bellardi, 1859)
Hirteides (Zetterstedt, 1837)
Mycetophaetinae (Scudder, 1892)
Pentheriidae (Rohdendorf, 1938)
Penthetriidae (Rohdendorf, 1938)
Penthretidae (Rohdendorf, 1947)
Pleciidae (Krivosheina, 1969)

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Bibionidae
GermanHaarmücken, Märzfliegen, Seidenfliegen
EnglishBibionid flies, Fever flies, Harlequin flies, Indet. St Marks Fly, Love bugs, Lovebugs, March flies, March fly, St Mark´s flies
DutchMaartse vliegen, Rouwvlieg, Rouwvliegen, Zwarte Vliegen
DanishHårmyg
SwedishHårmyggor
FinnishKarvasääsket
NorwegianHårmygg
SpanishZopilotillos


Distribution and Species lists of Bibionidae Fleming, 1821
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Afghanistan
2 Genera  6 Species
Algeria
1 Genus  1 Species
Argentina
4 Genera  27 Species
Armenia
1 Genus  1 Species
Australia
5 Genera  46 Species
Austria
4 Genera  10 Species
Azerbaijan
1 Genus  1 Species
Belgium
4 Genera  19 Species
Bolivia
2 Genera  5 Species
Botswana
1 Genus  0 Species
Brazil
6 Genera  61 Species
Bulgaria
1 Genus  1 Species
Burkina Faso
1 Genus  2 Species
Cameroon
2 Genera  3 Species
Canada
5 Genera  78 Species
Cape Verde
2 Genera  2 Species
Chile
3 Genera  33 Species
China
7 Genera  143 Species
Colombia
4 Genera  26 Species
Costa Rica
4 Genera  25 Species
Croatia
5 Genera  36 Species
Cuba
3 Genera  7 Species
Czech Republic
5 Genera  28 Species
Democratic Republic of the Congo
1 Genus  4 Species
Denmark
5 Genera  29 Species
Dominica
1 Genus  1 Species
Dominican Republic
2 Genera  3 Species
East Timor
1 Genus  0 Species
Ecuador
4 Genera  12 Species
Egypt
2 Genera  4 Species
Estonia
5 Genera  21 Species
Ethiopia
1 Genus  1 Species
Finland
3 Genera  19 Species
France
6 Genera  161 Species
Georgia
3 Genera  3 Species
Germany
7 Genera  155 Species
Ghana
1 Genus  3 Species
Greece
3 Genera  10 Species
Guatemala
4 Genera  8 Species
Guyana
1 Genus  1 Species
Haiti
1 Genus  1 Species
Honduras
2 Genera  7 Species
Hungary
2 Genera  5 Species
Iceland
3 Genera  6 Species
India
4 Genera  45 Species
Indonesia
5 Genera  62 Species
Iraq
1 Genus  1 Species
Ireland
2 Genera  10 Species
Israel
2 Genera  2 Species
Italy
4 Genera  25 Species
Jamaica
2 Genera  5 Species
Japan
5 Genera  43 Species
Kazakhstan
1 Genus  1 Species
Kenya
3 Genera  7 Species
Kyrgyzstan
1 Genus  2 Species
Latvia
5 Genera  14 Species
Lebanon
1 Genus  1 Species
Lesotho
1 Genus  1 Species
Liberia
2 Genera  2 Species
Lithuania
5 Genera  12 Species
Luxembourg
1 Genus  1 Species
Madagascar
2 Genera  19 Species
Malawi
2 Genera  3 Species
Malaysia
4 Genera  14 Species
Malta
1 Genus  1 Species
Mauritius
1 Genus  1 Species
Mexico
7 Genera  42 Species
Micronesia
1 Genus  1 Species
Mongolia
5 Genera  12 Species
Mozambique
1 Genus  1 Species
Myanmar
3 Genera  3 Species
Namibia
1 Genus  2 Species
Nepal
4 Genera  21 Species
Netherlands
5 Genera  22 Species
New Zealand
5 Genera  15 Species
Nicaragua
2 Genera  3 Species
Nigeria
1 Genus  3 Species
Norway
7 Genera  113 Species
Pakistan
3 Genera  3 Species
Palau
1 Genus  1 Species
Panama
3 Genera  6 Species
Papua New Guinea
2 Genera  13 Species
Paraguay
1 Genus  4 Species
Peru
4 Genera  17 Species
Philippines
3 Genera  28 Species
Poland
5 Genera  11 Species
Portugal
2 Genera  8 Species
Republic South Africa
3 Genera  24 Species
Romania
1 Genus  3 Species
Russia
6 Genera  43 Species
Rwanda
1 Genus  1 Species
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
1 Genus  1 Species
Samoa
1 Genus  1 Species
Senegal
1 Genus  1 Species
Serbia
1 Genus  1 Species
Sierra Leone
1 Genus  3 Species
Singapore
1 Genus  1 Species
Slovakia
3 Genera  21 Species
Slovenia
1 Genus  2 Species
Solomon Islands
1 Genus  5 Species
South Korea
3 Genera  6 Species
Spain
3 Genera  20 Species
Sri Lanka
1 Genus  4 Species
Sweden
6 Genera  38 Species
Switzerland
3 Genera  5 Species
Taiwan
3 Genera  8 Species
Tanzania
3 Genera  7 Species
Thailand
1 Genus  4 Species
Togo
2 Genera  2 Species
Trinidad and Tobago
1 Genus  3 Species
Tunisia
2 Genera  10 Species
Turkey
2 Genera  3 Species
Turkmenistan
1 Genus  1 Species
Uganda
3 Genera  17 Species
Ukraine
2 Genera  2 Species
United Kingdom
7 Genera  42 Species
Uruguay
1 Genus  4 Species
USA
8 Genera  136 Species
Venezuela
4 Genera  7 Species
Zimbabwe
3 Genera  5 Species


Distribution on islands


Found in fossile formations


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