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Checklist for Superfamily Bibionoidea Cocquerell, 1901 (March flies and lovebugs)
and region Brazil (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
758
16427
71407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
755
16419
71389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
702
16115
70324
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
413
12496
58285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
100
2379
11014
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
23
533
3592
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Bibionomorpha
Hennig, 1954
Gall Midges, Gnats, March Flies
9
205
909
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bibionoidea
Cocquerell, 1901
March flies and lovebugs
2
7
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Brazil
2 Families width 62 Species
Bibionidae Fleming, 1821Bibionid flies61SpeciesTaxom
Hesperinidae Hendel, 19281SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Brazil
7 Genera with 62 Species
Bibio Geoffroy, 1953March flies7SpeciesTaxom
Bibionellus Edwards, 19354SpeciesTaxom
Dilophus Meigen, 183816SpeciesTaxom
Enicoscolus Hardy, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Hesperinus Walker, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Penthetria Meigen, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Plecia Wiedemann, 1998love bug32SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Brazil
62 Species
Bibio dacunhai Hardy, 1981
Bibio dispar Schiner, 1868
Bibio edwardsi Freeman & Lane, 1985
Bibio nudioculatus Macquart, 1847
Bibio subaequalis Rondani, 1868
Bibio vicinus Arribalzaga, 1878
Bibio wulpi Hardy, 1953
Bibionellus aczeli Hardy, 1953
Bibionellus barrettoi Lane & Forat..., 1948
Bibionellus paulistensis Lane & Forat..., 1948
Bibionellus tibialis Edwards, 1935
Dilophus beckeri Hardy, 1948
Dilophus bicoloripes Edwards, 1938
Dilophus brazilensis Hardy, 1948
Dilophus dichrous Edwards, 1938
Dilophus edwardsi Hardy, 1948
Dilophus flavicornis Edwards, 1938
Dilophus flavitarsis Edwards, 1938
Dilophus globosus Hardy, 1942
Dilophus megacanthus Edwards, 1938
Dilophus minor (Strobl, 1900)⇒ Dilophus edwardsi Hardy, 1948
Dilophus occipitalis (Coquillett, 1904)⇒ Dilophus brazilensis Hardy, 1948
Dilophus pectoralis Wiedemann, 1828
Dilophus plaumanni Edwards, 1938
Dilophus segregata Hardy, 1961
Dilophus segregatus Hardy, 1961
Dilophus trisulcatus Macquart, 1838
Enicoscolus hardyi Fitzgerald, 1997
Hesperinus conjungens Schiner, 1868
Penthetria nigrita Perty, 1833
Plecia abditigiga Fitzgerald, 1998
Plecia avicephaliforma Hardy, 1940
Plecia brazilana Hardy, 1942
Plecia collaris Fabricius, 1805
Plecia confusa (Loew, 1858)⇒ Plecia mallochi Hardy, 1948
Plecia costalis (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Plecia imperialis G. Statz, 1943
Plecia edwardsi Hardy, 1940
Plecia femorata Macquart, 1838
Plecia funebris Fabricius, 1805
Plecia grisea Edwards, 1938
Plecia imperialis G. Statz, 1943
Plecia impilosa Hardy, 1940
Plecia lindneri Edwards, 1931
Plecia lopesi Hardy, 1940
Plecia maura Walker, 1836
Plecia nitidicollis Edwards, 1931
Plecia pauliani Hardy, 1951
Plecia persimilis Hardy, 1940
Plecia pictipennis A. Handlirsch, 1910
Plecia plagiata Wiedemann, 1824
Plecia punctulata Hardy, 1940
Plecia ramosa Fitzgerald, 1998
Plecia rectiora Hardy, 1942
Plecia rostellata Loew, 1858
Plecia rufithorax Walker, 1848
Plecia rufovittata (Edwards, 1938)⇒ Plecia pictipennis A. Handlirsch, 1910
Plecia seminitens Edwards, 1938
Plecia similis Rondani, 1850
Plecia trunca Fitzgerald, 1998
Plecia velutina (Macquart, 1846)⇒ Plecia maura Walker, 1836
Plecia vittata (Wiedemann, 1828)⇒ Plecia plagiata Wiedemann, 1824
Plecia xyele Fitzgerald, 1998

Subnodes of Bibionoidea with occurrences in Brazil
FamilyBibionidae
Fleming, 1821
Bibionid flies, Fever flies, Harlequin flies, Indet. St Marks Fly, Love bugs, Lovebugs, March flies, march fly, St Mark´s flies
6
61
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHesperinidae
Hendel, 1928
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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