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Checklist for Superfamily Bibionoidea Cocquerell, 1901 (March flies and lovebugs)
and region Texas (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
589
7913
22353
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
586
7905
22347
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
557
7770
22009
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
364
6349
18517
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
83
968
2414
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
17
175
452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Bibionomorpha
Hennig, 1954
Gall Midges, Gnats, March Flies
5
44
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bibionoidea
Cocquerell, 1901
March flies and lovebugs
1
6
9
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Texas
1 Family width 9 Species
Bibionidae Fleming, 1821Bibionid flies9SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Texas
6 Genera with 9 Species
Bibio Geoffroy, 1828March flies3SpeciesTaxom
Bibiodes Coquillett, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Bibionellus Edwards, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Dilophus Meigen, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Penthetria Meigen, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Plecia Wiedemann, 1940love bug2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Texas
9 Species
Bibio alienus Mcatee, 1923
Bibio rufalipes Hardy, 1937
Bibio xanthopus Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Bibiodes femoratus Melander, 1912
Bibionellus halteralis Coquillett, 1904
Dilophus orbatus (Say, 1823)⇒ Dilophus sayi Hardy, 1959
Penthetria heteroptera Say, 1823
Plecia americana Hardy, 1940
Plecia nearctica Hardy, 1940Double-headed bug

Subnodes of Bibionoidea with occurrences in Texas
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
9
Genera
Species

Taxom



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