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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1015
31826
191976
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1012
31805
191924
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
929
31274
189459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
543
24019
154741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
140
4372
28627
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
32
864
9844
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Bibionomorpha
Hennig, 1954
Gall Midges, Gnats, March Flies
10
314
2159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bibionoidea
Cocquerell, 1901
March flies and lovebugs
2
8
167
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South America
2 Families width 167 Species and 2 Subspecies
Bibionidae Fleming, 1821Bibionid flies166SpeciesTaxom
Hesperinidae Hendel, 19281SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South America
8 Genera with 167 Species
Acanthocnemis Signoret, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Bibio Geoffroy, 1953March flies14SpeciesTaxom
Bibionellus Edwards, 19354SpeciesTaxom
Dilophus Meigen, 186576SpeciesTaxom
Enicoscolus Hardy, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Hesperinus Walker, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Penthetria Meigen, 18333SpeciesTaxom
Plecia Wiedemann, 1998love bug69SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South America
167 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acanthocnemis castanipes (Bigot, 1888)⇒ Dilophus castanipes Bigot, 1888
Bibio dacunhai Hardy, 1981
Bibio dispar Schiner, 1868
Bibio dolichotarsus Yang, 1997
Bibio edwardsi Freeman & Lane, 1985
Bibio fuligineus Bellardi, 1859
Bibio intermedius Rondani, 1850
Bibio marci Linnaeus, 1758March fly
Bibio nigrostigma Walker, 1848
Bibio nudioculatus Macquart, 1847
Bibio peruvianus Edwards, 1935
Bibio subaequalis Rondani, 1868
Bibio superfluus Schiner, 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 antarcticus Walker, 1836
Dilophus arenarius Edwards, 1935
Dilophus ater Philippi, 1865
Dilophus balfouri Edwards, 1935
Dilophus beckeri Hardy, 1948
Dilophus bicolor Macquart, 1838
Dilophus bicoloripes Edwards, 1938
Dilophus brazilensis Hardy, 1948
Dilophus calcaratus Edwards, 1930
Dilophus carbonarius Philippi, 1865
Dilophus castanipes Bigot, 1888
Dilophus clavipes (Edwards, 1935)⇒ Dilophus peruensis Hardy, 1948
Dilophus collaris Guérin-Ménev..., 1844
Dilophus dichrous Edwards, 1938
Dilophus distinguendus Edwards, 1935
Dilophus dorsalis Philippi, 1865
Dilophus edwardsi Hardy, 1948
Dilophus elephas Edwards, 1935
Dilophus ephippium Philippi, 1865
Dilophus espeletiae Sturm, 1990
Dilophus flavicornis Edwards, 1938
Dilophus flavifemur Edwards, 1930
Dilophus flavihalter Edwards, 1930
Dilophus flavistigma Edwards, 1935
Dilophus flavitarsis Edwards, 1938
Dilophus fulvimacula Walker, 1848
Dilophus gagatinus Philippi, 1865
Dilophus giganteus Macquart, 1846
Dilophus globosus Hardy, 1942
Dilophus golbachi Hardy, 1953
Dilophus gracilipes Edwards, 1930
Dilophus hyalipennis Blanchard, 1852
Dilophus immaculipennis Blanchard, 1852
Dilophus inconnexus Hardy, 1961
Dilophus interruptus Edwards, 1930
Dilophus lateralis Philippi, 1865
Dilophus lucifer Schiner, 1868
Dilophus luteicollis Philippi, 1865
Dilophus luteus Edwards, 1930
Dilophus macrorhinus Macquart, 1838
Dilophus maculipennis Blanchard, 1852
Dilophus megacanthus Edwards, 1938
Dilophus microcerus Edwards, 1935
Dilophus minor (Strobl, 1900)⇒ Dilophus edwardsi Hardy, 1948
Dilophus neoinsolitus Harrison, 1990
Dilophus nigripes Blanchard, 1852
Dilophus nubilipennis Edwards, 1935
Dilophus obscurus Blanchard, 1852
Dilophus occipitalis (Coquillett, 1904)⇒ Dilophus brazilensis Hardy, 1948
Dilophus palidipennis Philippi, 1865
Dilophus pallens Blanchard, 1852
Dilophus patagonicus Edwards, 1930
Dilophus paulseni Philippi, 1865
Dilophus pectoralis Wiedemann, 1828
Dilophus peruensis Hardy, 1948
Dilophus philippii Hardy, 1960
Dilophus pictus Schiner, 1868
Dilophus piliferus Edwards, 1935
Dilophus plaumanni Edwards, 1938
Dilophus quadridens Hardy, 1953
Dilophus rubricollis Blanchard, 1852
Dilophus rubripes Philippi, 1865
Dilophus rufipes Blanchard, 1852
Dilophus segregata Hardy, 1961
Dilophus segregatus Hardy, 1961
Dilophus serenus Hardy, 1953
Dilophus similis Rondani, 1868
Dilophus strigilatus Mcatee, 1922Cliff bittercress
Dilophus tapir Schiner, 1868
Dilophus testaceipes Blanchard, 1852
Dilophus tetracanthus Edwards, 1930
Dilophus trisulcatus Macquart, 1838
Dilophus valdivianus Philippi, 1865
Dilophus variceps Hardy, 1942
Dilophus villosus Edwards, 1936
Dilophus vittatus Philippi, 1865
Enicoscolus hardyi Fitzgerald, 1997
Hesperinus conjungens Schiner, 1868
Penthetria appendicula Hardy, 1945
Penthetria nigerrima Bellardi, 1859
Penthetria nigrita Perty, 1833
Plecia abditigiga Fitzgerald, 1998
Plecia alacris Curran, 1934
Plecia apoxys Fitzgerald, 1998
Plecia argentina Hardy, 1953
Plecia avicephaliforma Hardy, 1940
Plecia bicolor Bellardi, 1859
Plecia boliviana Fitzgerald, 1998
Plecia brazilana Hardy, 1942
Plecia collaris Fabricius, 1805
Plecia concava Hardy, 1942
Plecia concolor
Plecia confusa (Loew, 1858)⇒ Plecia mallochi Hardy, 1948
Plecia costalis (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Plecia imperialis G. Statz, 1943
Plecia dentata Hardy, 1942
Plecia discolor Wulp, 1881
Plecia disparis Hardy, 1942
Plecia ecuadorensis Hardy, 1942
Plecia ecuadorensis ecuadorensis Hardy, 1942
Plecia ecuadorensis micans Hardy, 1942
Plecia edwardsi Hardy, 1940
Plecia exechia Hardy & Delf..., 1969
Plecia femorata Macquart, 1838
Plecia funebris Fabricius, 1805
Plecia gibbosa Hardy, 1942
Plecia grisea Edwards, 1938
Plecia heliomyia Fitzgerald, 1998
Plecia heteroptera (Macquart, 1846)⇒ Plecia plagiata Wiedemann, 1824
Plecia imperialis G. Statz, 1943
Plecia impilosa Hardy, 1940
Plecia lindneri Edwards, 1931
Plecia lopesi Hardy, 1940
Plecia mallochi Hardy, 1948
Plecia marginata Edwards, 1919
Plecia maura Walker, 1836
Plecia micans Hardy, 1942
Plecia nearctica Hardy, 1940Double-headed bug
Plecia nigra (Philippi, 1865)⇒ Plecia thulinigra Hardy, 1961
Plecia nitidicollis Edwards, 1931
Plecia nitidipes Edwards, 1919
Plecia paracollaris Hardy, 1961
Plecia pauliani Hardy, 1951
Plecia pellucida Fitzgerald, 1998
Plecia perplexa Hardy, 1942
Plecia persimilis Hardy, 1940
Plecia pertinens Hardy, 1942
Plecia peruviana Hardy, 1961
Plecia pictipennis A. Handlirsch, 1910
Plecia plagiata Wiedemann, 1824
Plecia platystila Hardy, 1957
Plecia punctulata Hardy, 1940
Plecia ramosa Fitzgerald, 1998
Plecia rectiora Hardy, 1942
Plecia rostellata Loew, 1858
Plecia rufiscutella Hardy, 1940
Plecia rufithorax Walker, 1848
Plecia rufovittata (Edwards, 1938)⇒ Plecia pictipennis A. Handlirsch, 1910
Plecia rugosa Hardy, 1940
Plecia seminitens Edwards, 1938
Plecia serrata Hardy, 1942
Plecia similis Rondani, 1850
Plecia tephra Fitzgerald, 1998
Plecia thulinigra Hardy, 1961
Plecia trilobata Hardy, 1942
Plecia triquetra Fitzgerald, 1998
Plecia trunca Fitzgerald, 1998
Plecia varabilis Hardy, 1942
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 South America
FamilyBibionidae
Fleming, 1821
Bibionid flies, Fever flies, Harlequin flies, Indet. St Marks Fly, Love bugs, Lovebugs, March flies, march fly, St Mark´s flies
7
166
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHesperinidae
Hendel, 1928
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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