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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1156
31409
217039
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1150
31356
216933
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1053
30832
214432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
585
24354
178963
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
151
4728
39323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
40
1153
11412
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Bibionomorpha
Hennig, 1954
Gall Midges, Gnats, March Flies
13
479
3770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bibionoidea
Cocquerell, 1901
March flies and lovebugs
2
11
228
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBibionidae
Fleming, 1821
Bibionid flies, Fever flies, Harlequin flies, Love bugs
10
227
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North America
10 Genera with 227 Species
Bibio Geoffroy, 1997March flies100SpeciesTaxom
Bibiodes Coquillett, 19374SpeciesTaxom
Bibionellus Edwards, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Dilophus Meigen, 194239SpeciesTaxom
Enicoscoelus1SpeciesTaxom
Enicoscolus Hardy, 19612SpeciesTaxom
Penthetria Meigen, 195928SpeciesTaxom
Philia Meigen, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Plecia Wiedemann, 1916love bug53SpeciesTaxom
Pullata Harris, 1776
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North America
227 Species and 2 Subspecies
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 dolichotarsus Yang, 1997
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 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 nigritus (Curran, 1924)⇒ Thyridanthrax fenestratus Fallen, 1814
Bibio nigriventris Haliday, 1833
Bibio oreonanus Fitzgerald, 1997
Bibio painteri James, 1936Fendler's hedgehog cactus
Bibio pallipes Say, 1823
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 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 vulcanius A. L. Melander, 1949
Bibio wickhami T. D. A. Coc..., 1915
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 halteralis Coquillett, 1904
Dilophus anomalus Hardy, 1942
Dilophus arizonaensis Hardy, 1937
Dilophus atelestes Hardy, 1937
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 caurinus Mcatee, 1922Cliff bittercress
Dilophus emarginatus Mcatee, 1922Cliff bittercress
Dilophus febrilis Linnaeus, 1758Fever Fly
Dilophus femoratus Meigen, 1804
Dilophus fulvicoxa Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed
Dilophus hiemalis Becker, 1908
Dilophus jamesi Hardy, 1937
Dilophus lateralis Philippi, 1865
Dilophus longiceps Loew, 1861
Dilophus maculatus Bellardi, 1859Blood-sucking snipe fly
Dilophus melanarius Wulp, 1881
Dilophus minutus Bellardi, 1862
Dilophus niger Hardy, 1937
Dilophus obesula
Dilophus obesulus Loew, 1869Juniper globemallow
Dilophus occipitalis (Coquillett, 1904)⇒ Dilophus brazilensis Hardy, 1948
Dilophus orbatus (Say, 1823)⇒ Dilophus sayi Hardy, 1959
Dilophus philippii Hardy, 1960
Dilophus proximus Mcatee, 1922Cliff bittercress
Dilophus sayi Hardy, 1959
Dilophus sectus Mcatee, 1922Cliff bittercress
Dilophus serotinus Loew, 1861
Dilophus serraticollis Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed
Dilophus spinipes Say, 1823
Dilophus stigmaterus Say, 1823
Dilophus stigmaterusstigmaterus Say, 1823
Dilophus strigilatus Mcatee, 1922Cliff bittercress
Dilophus stygius Say, 1832
Dilophus tibialis Loew, 1869
Dilophus tibialis breviceps
Dilophus tibialistibialis Loew, 1870
Dilophus tingi Hardy, 1942
Enicoscoelus brachycephalus
Enicoscolus brachycephalus Hardy, 1961
Enicoscolus dolichocephalus Hardy, 1961
Penthetria abacula S. E. Lewis, 1971
Penthetria alderensis S. E. Lewis, 1971
Penthetria angustipennis Handlirsch, 1910
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 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 akerionana S. J. Fitzge..., 1999
Plecia americana Hardy, 1940
Plecia angustipennis A. Handlirsch, 1910
Plecia avus A. Handlirsch, 1910
Plecia axeliana T. D. A. Coc..., 1915
Plecia bicolor Bellardi, 1859
Plecia cairnesi H. M. A. Rice, 1959
Plecia canadensis A. Handlirsch, 1910
Plecia chinensis Hardy, 1949
Plecia collaris Fabricius, 1805
Plecia convaluta Yang & Chen, 2002
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 dilatata A. Handlirsch, 1910
Plecia elatior A. Handlirsch, 1910
Plecia evansi Fitzgerald, 1998
Plecia exechia Hardy & Delf..., 1969
Plecia explanata T. D. A. Coc..., 1917
Plecia gradata A. L. Melander, 1949
Plecia impensa Hardy, 1957
Plecia inflata Hull, 1960
Plecia kelownaensis H. M. A. Rice, 1959
Plecia lateralis Hardy, 1940
Plecia melanderi T. D. A. Coc..., 1911
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 orycta A. L. Melander, 1949
Plecia pealei S. H. Scudder, 1890
Plecia pertinens Hardy, 1942
Plecia pictipennis A. Handlirsch, 1910
Plecia platyptera A. Handlirsch, 1910
Plecia pristina D. E. Hardy, 1971
Plecia pulchra A. Handlirsch, 1910
Plecia pulla A. Handlirsch, 1910
Plecia quadrivittata Williston, 1900
Plecia quatei Hardy, 1967
Plecia reducta A. Handlirsch, 1910
Plecia rhodopterina T. D. A. Coc..., 1925
Plecia rufithorax Walker, 1848
Plecia similkameena S. H. Scudder, 1879
Plecia tessella A. L. Melander, 1949
Plecia transitoria A. Handlirsch, 1910
Plecia tulameenensis H. M. A. Rice, 1959
Plecia uberta Hardy, 1942
Plecia winchesteri T. D. A. Coc..., 1917
Plecia woodruffi T. D. A. Coc..., 1916

Subnodes of Bibionidae with occurrences in North America
SubfamilyBibioninae
Fleming, 1821
5
144
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPleciinae
Fleming, 1821
2
81
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