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Checklist for Superfamily Bibionoidea Cocquerell, 1901 (March flies and lovebugs)
and region West Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
614
13248
40770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
610
13239
40744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
581
13079
40224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
365
10638
34907
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
92
1473
4451
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
19
254
1393
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Bibionomorpha
Hennig, 1954
Gall Midges, Gnats, March Flies
6
60
126
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bibionoidea
Cocquerell, 1901
March flies and lovebugs
1
3
9
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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


Genera for West Africa
3 Genera with 9 Species
Dilophus Meigen, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Penthetria Meigen, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Plecia Wiedemann, 1952love bug7SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Africa
9 Species
Dilophus brazilensis Hardy, 1948
Penthetria togoensis ♰ I. Fujiyama, 1974
Plecia bilobata Hardy, 1948
Plecia elongata ♰ C. von Heyden, 1865
Plecia intima ♰ I. Fujiyama, 1974
Plecia malkini Hardy, 1952
Plecia plagiata Wiedemann, 1824
Plecia scenica Hardy, 1952
Plecia yabaensis Hardy, 1952

Subnodes of Bibionoidea with occurrences in West Africa
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
9
Genera
Species

Taxom



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