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Checklist for Superfamily Bibionoidea Cocquerell, 1901 (March flies and lovebugs)
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
943
36180
241410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
939
36100
241106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
896
35668
239021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
524
27533
203737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
127
3884
28408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
29
830
7711
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Bibionomorpha
Hennig, 1954
Gall Midges, Gnats, March Flies
8
311
1315
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bibionoidea
Cocquerell, 1901
March flies and lovebugs
1
5
104
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Africa
1 Family width 104 Species
Bibionidae Fleming, 1821Bibionid flies104SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Africa
5 Genera with 104 Species
Bibio Geoffroy, 1828March flies22SpeciesTaxom
Bibiodes Coquillett, 1904
0SpeciesTaxom
Dilophus Meigen, 194831SpeciesTaxom
Penthetria Meigen, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Plecia Wiedemann, 1952love bug50SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
104 Species
Bibio anglicus Verrall, 1869
Bibio birudis Walker, 1861
Bibio brachiatus Rondani, 1863
Bibio breviceps Loew, 1866
Bibio brevicruris Hardy, 1950
Bibio caffer Loew, 1866
Bibio elmoi Papp, 1982
Bibio hortulanus Linnaeus, 1758Marchfly
Bibio kenyaensis Hardy, 1950
Bibio longifrons Macquart, 1838
Bibio longirostris Rondani, 1863
Bibio lugens (Thunberg, 1789)⇒ Bibio xanthopus Wiedemann, 1828
Bibio marci Linnaeus, 1758March fly
Bibio melanogaster Wiedemann, 1820
Bibio pomonae Fabricius, 1775Heather Fly
Bibio pruinosus Hardy, 1950
Bibio pyrrhonotus Speiser, 1909
Bibio rufipes (Zetterstedt, 1838)⇒ Bibio johannis Linnaeus, 1767
Bibio siculus Loew, 1846
Bibio turneri Edwards, 1925
Bibio upembensis Hardy, 1952
Bibio xanthopus Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Dilophus africanus (Becker, 1903)⇒ Dilophus tridentatus Walker, 1848
Dilophus andalusiacus Strobl, 1900
Dilophus atrimas Edwards, 1914
Dilophus beckeri Hardy, 1948
Dilophus bicolor Macquart, 1838
Dilophus brazilensis Hardy, 1948
Dilophus brevifemur (Lundstrom, 1913)⇒ Dilophus humeralis Zetterstedt, 1850
Dilophus buxtoni Hardy, 1948
Dilophus capensis Edwards, 1925
Dilophus crassicrus Lundstrom, 1913
Dilophus disagrus Speiser, 1909
Dilophus erythraeus Bezzi, 1906
Dilophus femoratus Meigen, 1804
Dilophus hiemalis Becker, 1908
Dilophus humeralis Zetterstedt, 1850
Dilophus lingens Loew, 1869
Dilophus lucida
Dilophus lucidus Hardy, 1948
Dilophus maderae (Wollaston, 1858)⇒ Dilophus femoratus Meigen, 1804
Dilophus maghrebensis Haenni, 1981
Dilophus matilei A. Waller, 2000
Dilophus nuptus Speiser, 1914
Dilophus obsoleta Hardy, 1951
Dilophus obsoletus Hardy, 1951
Dilophus oceanus Haenni & Baez, 2001
Dilophus paucidens Hardy, 1962
Dilophus splendens Hardy, 1951
Dilophus suberythreus Edwards, 1914
Dilophus tridentatus Walker, 1848
Dilophus vicaria
Dilophus vicarius Hardy, 1948
Penthetria togoensis I. Fujiyama, 1974
Plecia aliena Hardy, 1948
Plecia basalis Hardy, 1948
Plecia bequaerti Hardy, 1952
Plecia bidens Hardy, 1948
Plecia bilobata Hardy, 1948
Plecia capitata J. Zhang, 1994
Plecia celodens Hardy, 1962
Plecia connata Hardy, 1962
Plecia cornistylus Skartveit, 2004
Plecia coronata Hardy, 1951
Plecia curta Hardy, 1948
Plecia elongata C. von Heyden, 1865
Plecia ephippium Speiser, 1909
Plecia erubescens Speiser, 1909
Plecia evexa Hardy, 1962
Plecia exechia Hardy & Delf..., 1969
Plecia flavibasis Hardy, 1962
Plecia freemani Hardy, 1952
Plecia fuscinervis Hardy, 1948
Plecia gilvipennis Hardy, 1949
Plecia insolita Hardy, 1952
Plecia intima I. Fujiyama, 1974
Plecia keiseri Hardy, 1962
Plecia lateodens Hardy, 1962
Plecia laticlavum Hardy, 1962
Plecia longipalpus Hardy, 1962
Plecia madagascarensis Hardy, 1949
Plecia malkini Hardy, 1952
Plecia octodentata Hardy, 1948
Plecia odontata Hardy, 1962
Plecia paenerubescens Hardy, 1961
Plecia pauliani Hardy, 1951
Plecia plagiata Wiedemann, 1824
Plecia prolixa Hardy, 1962
Plecia pyralis Skartveit, 2004
Plecia quadrata Hardy, 1952
Plecia reclusa Hardy, 1962
Plecia redunca Hardy, 1952
Plecia retusa Hardy, 1962
Plecia robusta Hardy, 1950
Plecia ruficollis Fabricius, 1781
Plecia sana Hardy, 1948
Plecia scenica Hardy, 1952
Plecia stuckenbergi Hardy, 1962
Plecia tanzaniensis Skartveit, 2004
Plecia ugandaensis Hardy, 1948
Plecia uncinata Hardy, 1948
Plecia wittei Hardy, 1950
Plecia yabaensis Hardy, 1952
Plecia zernyi Hardy, 1952

Subnodes of Bibionoidea with occurrences in Africa
FamilyBibionidae
Fleming, 1821
Bibionid flies, Fever flies, Harlequin flies, Indet. St Marks Fly, Love bugs, Lovebugs, March flies, march fly, St Mark´s flies
5
104
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Bibionoidea at artfakta.se
Bibionoidea at dyntaxa.se