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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
502
2714
5515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
499
2709
5489
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
471
2646
5393
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
316
2090
4419
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
92
606
1627
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
25
319
1066
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Bibionomorpha
Hennig, 1954
Gall Midges, Gnats, March Flies
7
133
445
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bibionoidea
Cocquerell, 1901
March flies and lovebugs
2
6
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Upper Eocene
2 Families width 59 Species
Bibionidae Fleming, 1821Bibionid flies56SpeciesTaxom
Hesperinidae Hendel, 19283SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Upper Eocene
6 Genera with 59 Species
Bibio Geoffroy, 1915March flies20SpeciesTaxom
Bibiodes Coquillett, 20084SpeciesTaxom
Dilophus Meigen, 20084SpeciesTaxom
Hesperinus Walker, 20083SpeciesTaxom
Penthetria Meigen, 20086SpeciesTaxom
Plecia Wiedemann, 1937love bug22SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Upper Eocene
59 Species
Bibio atavus Cockerell, 1909
Bibio capnodes A. L. Melander, 1949
Bibio celasensis N. Theobald, 1937
Bibio cockerelli M. T. James, 1937
Bibio conformans N. Theobald, 1937
Bibio elongatipennis Theobald, 1937
Bibio excurvatus A. L. Melander, 1949
Bibio explanatus A. L. Melander, 1949
Bibio extremus T. D. A. Coc..., 1921
Bibio gurnetensis Cockerell, 1917
Bibio jamesi A. L. Melander, 1949
Bibio maceratus Theobald, 1937
Bibio oblitus T. D. A. Coc..., 1921
Bibio obtusus Theobald, 1937
Bibio oligocenus Cockerell, 1917
Bibio podager A. L. Melander, 1949
Bibio tenuiapacalis Theobald, 1937
Bibio vetus M. T. James, 1937
Bibio vulcanius A. L. Melander, 1949
Bibio wickhami T. D. A. Coc..., 1915
Bibiodes balticus J. Skartveit, 2008
Bibiodes confluens T. D. A. Coc..., 1915
Bibiodes intermedia M. T. James, 1937
Bibiodes nanus J. Skartveit, 2008
Dilophus crassicornis J. Skartveit, 2008
Dilophus palaeofebrilis J. Skartveit, 2008
Dilophus priscus H. Loew, 1850
Dilophus succineus J. Skartveit, 2008
Hesperinus electrus J. Skartveit, 2008
Hesperinus hyalopterus J. Skartveit, 2008
Hesperinus macroculatus J. Skartveit, 2008
Penthetria immutabilis A. L. Melander, 1949
Penthetria integroneura J. Skartveit, 2008
Penthetria intermedia S. H. Scudder, 1892
Penthetria longa O. Heer, 1849
Penthetria longifurca A. L. Melander, 1949
Penthetria montanaregis J. Skartveit, 2008
Plecia acourti T. D. A. Coc..., 1921
Plecia angustiventris N. Theobald, 1937
Plecia axeliana T. D. A. Coc..., 1915
Plecia borussica F. Meunier, 1904
Plecia brunniptera J. Skartveit, 2008
Plecia clavifemur J. Skartveit, 2008
Plecia decapitata T. D. A. Coc..., 1917
Plecia dumasi N. Theobald, 1937
Plecia explanata T. D. A. Coc..., 1917
Plecia foersteri N. Theobald, 1937
Plecia graciliventris Theobald, 1937
Plecia gradata A. L. Melander, 1949
Plecia hoffeinsorum J. Skartveit, 2008
Plecia longiventris N. Theobald, 1937
Plecia melanderi T. D. A. Coc..., 1911
Plecia orycta A. L. Melander, 1949
Plecia prisca F. Meunier, 1899
Plecia splendida N. Theobald, 1937
Plecia superba F. Meunier, 1914
Plecia tenuicornis J. Skartveit, 2008
Plecia tessella A. L. Melander, 1949
Plecia varia N. Theobald, 1937

Subnodes of Bibionoidea with occurrences in Upper 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
5
56
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHesperinidae
Hendel, 1928
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom



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