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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
754
15371
60267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
750
15333
60124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
715
15096
59373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
442
12146
51799
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
111
2035
9021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
24
447
1940
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Bibionomorpha
Hennig, 1954
Gall Midges, Gnats, March Flies
6
127
231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bibionoidea
Cocquerell, 1901
March flies and lovebugs
1
4
24
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBibionidae
Fleming, 1821
Bibionid flies, Fever flies, Harlequin flies, Love bugs
4
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southern Africa
4 Genera with 24 Species
Bibio Geoffroy, 1828March flies13SpeciesTaxom
Bibiodes Coquillett, 1904
0SpeciesTaxom
Dilophus Meigen, 19149SpeciesTaxom
Plecia Wiedemann, 1781love bug2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Africa
24 Species
Bibio birudis Walker, 1861
Bibio brachiatus Rondani, 1863
Bibio breviceps Loew, 1866
Bibio brevicruris Hardy, 1950
Bibio caffer Loew, 1866
Bibio longifrons Macquart, 1838
Bibio longirostris Rondani, 1863
Bibio lugens (Thunberg, 1789)⇒ Bibio xanthopus Wiedemann, 1828
Bibio melanogaster Wiedemann, 1820
Bibio pomonae Fabricius, 1775Heather Fly
Bibio rufipes (Zetterstedt, 1838)⇒ Bibio johannis Linnaeus, 1767
Bibio turneri Edwards, 1925
Bibio xanthopus Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Dilophus bicolor Macquart, 1838
Dilophus capensis Edwards, 1925
Dilophus disagrus Speiser, 1909
Dilophus erythraeus Bezzi, 1906
Dilophus femoratus Meigen, 1804
Dilophus obsoleta Hardy, 1951
Dilophus obsoletus Hardy, 1951
Dilophus splendens Hardy, 1951
Dilophus suberythreus Edwards, 1914
Plecia exechia Hardy & Delf..., 1969
Plecia ruficollis Fabricius, 1781

Subnodes of Bibionidae with occurrences in Southern Africa
SubfamilyBibioninae
Fleming, 1821
3
22
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