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Checklist for Superfamily Bibionoidea Cocquerell, 1901 (March flies and lovebugs)
and region Lower Eocene (Eocene)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
200
518
624
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
200
518
624
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
189
501
604
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
118
363
445
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
34
170
213
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
20
123
165
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Bibionomorpha
Hennig, 1954
Gall Midges, Gnats, March Flies
9
50
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bibionoidea
Cocquerell, 1901
March flies and lovebugs
2
4
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Lower Eocene
2 Families width 20 Species
Bibionidae Fleming, 1821Bibionid flies19SpeciesTaxom
Hesperinidae Hendel, 19281SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Lower Eocene
4 Genera with 20 Species
Fushunoplecia Hong, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Longicornia LeConte, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Penthetria Meigen, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Plecia Wiedemann, 1959love bug16SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lower Eocene
20 Species
Fushunoplecia eocenica Y. C. Hong, 2002
Longicornia tenuis Y. C. Hong, 2002
Penthetria fryi H. M. A. Rice, 1959
Penthetria intermedia S. H. Scudder, 1892
Plecia angustipennis A. Handlirsch, 1910
Plecia avus A. Handlirsch, 1910
Plecia cairnesi H. M. A. Rice, 1959
Plecia canadensis A. Handlirsch, 1910
Plecia curtula A. Handlirsch, 1910
Plecia dilatata A. Handlirsch, 1910
Plecia kelownaensis H. M. A. Rice, 1959
Plecia parisiensis Gee & al., 2001
Plecia pealei S. H. Scudder, 1890
Plecia pictipennis A. Handlirsch, 1910
Plecia platyptera A. Handlirsch, 1910
Plecia pulchra A. Handlirsch, 1910
Plecia reducta A. Handlirsch, 1910
Plecia similkameena S. H. Scudder, 1879
Plecia transitoria A. Handlirsch, 1910
Plecia tulameenensis H. M. A. Rice, 1959

Subnodes of Bibionoidea with occurrences in Lower Eocene
FamilyBibionidae
Fleming, 1821
Bibionid flies, Fever flies, Harlequin flies, Indet. St Marks Fly, Love bugs, Lovebugs, March flies, march fly, St Mark´s flies
3
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHesperinidae
Hendel, 1928
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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