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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1098
25856
148294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1092
25818
148242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
999
25344
146344
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
566
19996
121239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
148
4036
29433
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
40
1018
8555
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Bibionomorpha
Hennig, 1954
Gall Midges, Gnats, March Flies
13
415
2810
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bibionoidea
Cocquerell, 1901
March flies and lovebugs
2
9
137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for USA
2 Families width 137 Species and 1 Subspecies
Bibionidae (Fleming, 1821)Bibionid flies136SpeciesTaxom
Hesperinidae Hendel, 19281SpeciesTaxom


Genera for USA
9 Genera with 137 Species
Bibio Geoffroy, 1828March flies70SpeciesTaxom
Bibiodes Coquillett, 19374SpeciesTaxom
Bibionellus Edwards, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Dilophus Meigen, 194228SpeciesTaxom
Hesperinus Walker, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Penthetria Meigen, 197110SpeciesTaxom
Philia Meigen, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Plecia Wiedemann, 1916love bug23SpeciesTaxom
Pullata Harris, 1776
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for USA
137 Species and 1 Subspecies
Bibio abbreviatus (Loew, 1864)⇒ Bibio xanthopus Wiedemann, 1828
Bibio afer (Mcatee, 1923)⇒ Bibio carolinus Hardy, 1945
Bibio albipennis (Say, 1823)⇒ Bibio nigriventris Haliday, 1833
Bibio albipennis albipennis
Bibio alexanderi James, 1936Fendler's hedgehog cactus
Bibio alienus Mcatee, 1923
Bibio articulatus Say, 1823
Bibio atavus Cockerell, 1909
Bibio atripilosus James, 1936Fendler's hedgehog cactus
Bibio autumnalis Fitzgerald, 1996
Bibio baltimoricus Macquart, 1855Bur gherkin
Bibio beameri Hardy, 1945Forest peperomia
Bibio brunnipes Fabricius, 1794
Bibio capnodes A. L. Melander, 1949
Bibio carolinus Hardy, 1945Forest peperomia
Bibio castanipes Jaennicke, 1867Winkler cactus
Bibio cockerelli M. T. James, 1937
Bibio cognatus Hardy, 1937
Bibio conjunctivus Hardy, 1937
Bibio curtipes James, 1936Fendler's hedgehog cactus
Bibio excurvatus A. L. Melander, 1949
Bibio explanatus A. L. Melander, 1949
Bibio femoratus Wiedemann, 1820March Fly
Bibio flukei Hardy, 1937
Bibio fraternus Loew, 1864
Bibio fumipennis (Walker, 1848)⇒ Bibio brunnipes Fabricius, 1794
Bibio holtii Mcatee, 1922Cliff bittercress
Bibio imparilis Hardy, 1959
Bibio jamesi A. L. Melander, 1949
Bibio johannis Linnaeus, 1767
Bibio kansensis James, 1936Fendler's hedgehog cactus
Bibio knowltoni Hardy, 1937
Bibio labradorensis Johnson, 1929Brittle sandwort
Bibio latahensis S. E. Lewis, 1969
Bibio lobatus Hardy, 1937
Bibio longipes Loew, 1864
Bibio marci Linnaeus, 1758March fly
Bibio melanopilosus Hardy, 1936Swamp peperomia
Bibio mickeli Hardy, 1937
Bibio monstri James, 1936Fendler's hedgehog cactus
Bibio necotus Hardy, 1937
Bibio nigrifemoratus Hardy, 1937
Bibio nigripilus Loew, 1864
Bibio nigriventris Haliday, 1833
Bibio painteri James, 1936Fendler's hedgehog cactus
Bibio pingreensis James, 1936Fendler's hedgehog cactus
Bibio podager A. L. Melander, 1949
Bibio rufalipes Hardy, 1937
Bibio rufipes (Zetterstedt, 1838)⇒ Bibio johannis Linnaeus, 1767
Bibio rufithorax Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Bibio sierrae Hardy, 1960Hawai'i peperomia
Bibio similis James, 1936Fendler's hedgehog cactus
Bibio slossonae Cockerell, 1909
Bibio sticheli A. Handlirsch, 1908
Bibio superfluus Schiner, 1868
Bibio tenella Hardy, 1937
Bibio teneus Hardy, 1937
Bibio tenuipes Coquillett, 1902
Bibio tertiarius C. von Heyden, 1862
Bibio testeus S. E. Lewis, 1969
Bibio townesi Hardy, 1945Forest peperomia
Bibio tristis Williston, 1893
Bibio utahensis Hardy, 1937
Bibio varipes Meigen, 1830
Bibio velorum Mcatee, 1923
Bibio vestitus Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed
Bibio vetus M. T. James, 1937
Bibio vulcanius A. L. Melander, 1949
Bibio wickhami T. D. A. Coc..., 1915
Bibio xanthopus Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Bibiodes aestivus Melander, 1912
Bibiodes femoratus Melander, 1912
Bibiodes halteralis Coquillett, 1904
Bibiodes intermedia M. T. James, 1937
Bibionellus halteralis Coquillett, 1904
Dilophus arizonaensis Hardy, 1937
Dilophus bimaculata Walker, 1856
Dilophus bimaculatus (Philippi, 1865)⇒ Dilophus philippii Hardy, 1960
Dilophus brazilensis Hardy, 1948
Dilophus breviceps (Loew, 1870)⇒ Dilophus tibialis Loew, 1869
Dilophus caurinus Mcatee, 1922Cliff bittercress
Dilophus emarginatus Mcatee, 1922Cliff bittercress
Dilophus femoratus Meigen, 1804
Dilophus fulvicoxa Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed
Dilophus hiemalis Becker, 1908
Dilophus jamesi Hardy, 1937
Dilophus lateralis Philippi, 1865
Dilophus longiceps Loew, 1861
Dilophus obesulus Loew, 1869Juniper globemallow
Dilophus occipitalis (Coquillett, 1904)⇒ Dilophus brazilensis Hardy, 1948
Dilophus orbatus (Say, 1823)⇒ Dilophus sayi Hardy, 1959
Dilophus philippii Hardy, 1960
Dilophus proximus Mcatee, 1922Cliff bittercress
Dilophus sayi Hardy, 1959
Dilophus sectus Mcatee, 1922Cliff bittercress
Dilophus serotinus Loew, 1861
Dilophus spinipes Say, 1823
Dilophus stigmaterusstigmaterus Say, 1823
Dilophus strigilatus Mcatee, 1922Cliff bittercress
Dilophus stygius Say, 1832
Dilophus tibialis Loew, 1869
Dilophus tibialistibialis Loew, 1870
Dilophus tingi Hardy, 1942
Hesperinus brevifrons Walker, 1848
Penthetria abacula S. E. Lewis, 1971
Penthetria alderensis S. E. Lewis, 1971
Penthetria atra (Macquart, 1834)⇒ Penthetria heteropterus Say, 1823
Penthetria creedensis M. T. James, 1938
Penthetria heteroptera Say, 1823
Penthetria heteropterus Say, 1823
Penthetria immutabilis A. L. Melander, 1949
Penthetria intermedia S. H. Scudder, 1892
Penthetria longifurca A. L. Melander, 1949
Penthetria rubiensis S. E. Lewis, 1971
Philia arizonaensis (Hardy, 1937)⇒ Dilophus arizonaensis Hardy, 1937
Plecia akerionana S. J. Fitzge..., 1999
Plecia americana Hardy, 1940
Plecia axeliana T. D. A. Coc..., 1915
Plecia chinensis Hardy, 1949
Plecia collaris Fabricius, 1805
Plecia convaluta Yang & Chen, 2002
Plecia creedensis James, 1938
Plecia decapitata T. D. A. Coc..., 1917
Plecia decepta Hardy, 1953
Plecia dejecta S. H. Scudder, 1890
Plecia exechia Hardy & Delf..., 1969
Plecia explanata T. D. A. Coc..., 1917
Plecia gradata A. L. Melander, 1949
Plecia inflata Hull, 1960
Plecia melanderi T. D. A. Coc..., 1911
Plecia nearctica Hardy, 1940Double-headed bug
Plecia orycta A. L. Melander, 1949
Plecia pealei S. H. Scudder, 1890
Plecia quatei Hardy, 1967
Plecia rhodopterina T. D. A. Coc..., 1925
Plecia tessella A. L. Melander, 1949
Plecia winchesteri T. D. A. Coc..., 1917
Plecia woodruffi T. D. A. Coc..., 1916

Subnodes of Bibionoidea with occurrences in USA
FamilyBibionidae
Fleming, 1821
Bibionid flies, Fever flies, Harlequin flies, Indet. St Marks Fly, Love bugs, Lovebugs, March flies, march fly, St Mark´s flies
8
136
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHesperinidae
Hendel, 1928
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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