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Checklist for Superfamily Bibionoidea Cocquerell, 1901 (March flies and lovebugs)
and region Melanesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
591
9292
32656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
588
9284
32647
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
562
9130
32273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
355
7129
27028
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
96
1334
6857
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
22
279
2398
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Bibionomorpha
Hennig, 1954
Gall Midges, Gnats, March Flies
7
84
313
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bibionoidea
Cocquerell, 1901
March flies and lovebugs
1
3
21
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Melanesia
1 Family width 21 Species
Bibionidae Fleming, 1821Bibionid flies21SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Melanesia
3 Genera with 21 Species
Bibio Geoffroy, 1961March flies1SpeciesTaxom
Dilophus Meigen, 20045SpeciesTaxom
Plecia Wiedemann, 1942love bug15SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Melanesia
21 Species
Bibio illaudatus Hardy, 1961
Dilophus arboreus Fitzgerald, 2004
Dilophus exiguus Hardy, 1951
Dilophus gracilis Hardy, 1968
Dilophus multispinosus Hardy, 1951
Dilophus proxilus Fitzgerald, 2004
Plecia (Heteroplecia) visenda Hardy, 1950
Plecia (Plecia) amplipennis Skuse, 1888
Plecia (Plecia) decora Hardy, 1950
Plecia (Plecia) disjuncta Hardy, 1958
Plecia (Plecia) diversa Hardy, 1958
Plecia (Plecia) inconspicua Hardy, 1950
Plecia (Plecia) magnispina Hardy, 1958
Plecia aruensis Edwards, 1925
Plecia gurneyi Hardy, 1950
Plecia imocellata Fitzgerald, 2004
Plecia laffooni Hardy, 1950
Plecia lusca Fitzgerald, 2004
Plecia manni Hardy, 1950
Plecia pudica Hardy, 1968
Plecia xenia Hardy, 1942

Subnodes of Bibionoidea with occurrences in Melanesia
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
21
Genera
Species

Taxom



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