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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
999
17279
73737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
994
17258
73681
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
883
16814
72502
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
498
13287
62755
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
128
2643
15081
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
34
827
5227
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Bibionomorpha
Hennig, 1954
Gall Midges, Gnats, March Flies
9
335
1766
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bibionoidea
Cocquerell, 1901
March flies and lovebugs
2
8
183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West Europe
2 Families width 183 Species
Bibionidae Fleming, 1821Bibionid flies182SpeciesTaxom
Hesperinidae Hendel, 19281SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West Europe
8 Genera with 183 Species
Bibio Geoffroy, 1828March flies77SpeciesTaxom
Bibiodes Coquillett, 20171SpeciesTaxom
Dilophus Meigen, 17899SpeciesTaxom
Hesperinus Walker, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Hirtea Scopoli, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Lithobibio Beier, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Penthetria Meigen, 187029SpeciesTaxom
Plecia Wiedemann, 1935love bug64SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Europe
183 Species
Bibio alacris E. Oustalet, 1870
Bibio anglicus Verrall, 1869
Bibio aquaesextiae Skartveit & Nel, 2017
Bibio aymardi A. Aymard, 1856
Bibio baumbergeri N. Theobald, 1937
Bibio bidentata Villers, 1789
Bibio boulayi B. Riou, 1999
Bibio celasensis N. Theobald, 1937
Bibio ciliatus Geoffroy, 1785
Bibio clavipes (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Bibio johannis Linnaeus, 1767
Bibio conformans N. Theobald, 1937
Bibio consolida N. Theobald, 1937
Bibio consolidus Theobald, 1937
Bibio curtisi Heer, 1863
Bibio curtisii Heer, 1856
Bibio cylindratus E. Oustalet, 1870
Bibio detractus N. Theobald, 1937
Bibio disjectus N. Theobald, 1937
Bibio dislocata N. Theobald, 1937
Bibio dislocatus Theobald, 1937
Bibio dorsalis Meigen, 1818
Bibio edwardsi Freeman & Lane, 1985
Bibio edwardsii Oustalet, 1871
Bibio elongatipennis Theobald, 1937
Bibio femoralis Meigen, 1838
Bibio ferruginatus Linnaeus, 1767
Bibio fusiformis O. Heer, 1849
Bibio gigas E. Oustalet, 1870
Bibio graecus Duda, 1930
Bibio handlirschi Duda, 1930
Bibio hortulanus Linnaeus, 1758Marchfly
Bibio hybridus (Haliday, 1833)⇒ Bibio lanigerus Meigen, 1818
Bibio illaudatus Hardy, 1961
Bibio inflexus N. Theobald, 1937
Bibio johannis Linnaeus, 1767
Bibio joursacencis N. Theobald, 1935
Bibio joursacensis Theobald, 1935
Bibio laniger Meigen, 1818
Bibio lanigerus Meigen, 1818
Bibio larteti E. Oustalet, 1870
Bibio lautaretensis Villeneuve, 1925
Bibio lepidus Loew, 1871
Bibio leucoptera Meigen, 1804
Bibio leucopterus Meigen, 1804
Bibio lignarius O. Heer, 1849
Bibio longipes Loew, 1864
Bibio luteipennis N. Theobald, 1937
Bibio macer Loew, 1871
Bibio maceratus Theobald, 1937
Bibio major Oustalet, 1870
Bibio marci Linnaeus, 1758March fly
Bibio marginatus E. Oustalet, 1870
Bibio minor E. Oustalet, 1870
Bibio moestus O. Heer, 1849
Bibio morio (O. Heer, 1849)⇒ Hemipenthes morio Linnaeus, 1758
Bibio nigripennis N. Theobald, 1937
Bibio nigriventris Haliday, 1833
Bibio obsoletus Heer, 1849
Bibio obtusa N. Theobald, 1937
Bibio obtusus Theobald, 1937
Bibio omani Hardy & Taka..., 1960
Bibio painvini F. Meunier, 1915
Bibio parenti N. Theobald, 1937
Bibio pomonae Fabricius, 1775Heather Fly
Bibio reticulatus Loew, 1846
Bibio robustus E. Oustalet, 1870
Bibio romani N. Theobald, 1937
Bibio rufipes (Zetterstedt, 1838)⇒ Bibio johannis Linnaeus, 1767
Bibio serresi N. Theobald, 1937
Bibio spectabilis N. Theobald, 1937
Bibio styriacus M. Beier, 1952
Bibio tenuiapacalis Theobald, 1937
Bibio ungeri Heer, 1850
Bibio varipes Meigen, 1830
Bibio villosa Razoumowsky, 1789
Bibio villosus Meigen, 1818
Bibio xanthopus Wiedemann, 1828Shortstalk false bindweed
Bibiodes provincialis Skartveit & Nel, 2017
Dilophus beckeri Hardy, 1948
Dilophus bispinosus Lundstrom, 1913
Dilophus borealis Skartveit, 1993
Dilophus edwardsi Hardy, 1948
Dilophus febrilis Linnaeus, 1758Fever Fly
Dilophus femoratus Meigen, 1804
Dilophus humeralis Zetterstedt, 1850
Dilophus minor (Strobl, 1900)⇒ Dilophus edwardsi Hardy, 1948
Dilophus novemmaculatus de Villers, 1789
Hesperinus brevifrons Walker, 1848
Hirtea longicornis (Scopoli, 1763)⇒ Stratiomys longicornis Scopoli, 1763
Lithobibio styriacus Beier, 1952
Penthetria adusta E. Oustalet, 1870
Penthetria blanchardi E. Oustalet, 1870
Penthetria brevipennis O. Heer, 1856
Penthetria bucklandi O. Heer, 1849
Penthetria elegans O. Heer, 1856
Penthetria formicoides E. Oustalet, 1870
Penthetria funebris Meigen, 1804
Penthetria fusca E. Oustalet, 1870
Penthetria globularis E. Oustalet, 1870
Penthetria gracilis O. Heer, 1856
Penthetria heteroptera Say, 1823
Penthetria holosericea (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Penthetria funebris Meigen, 1804
Penthetria incerta E. Oustalet, 1870
Penthetria inflata E. Oustalet, 1870
Penthetria joannis E. Oustalet, 1870
Penthetria livida O. Heer, 1856
Penthetria longa O. Heer, 1849
Penthetria longipennis E. Oustalet, 1870
Penthetria luberonica Skartveit & Nel, 2017
Penthetria lugens E. Oustalet, 1870
Penthetria lygaeoides O. Heer, 1849
Penthetria major E. Oustalet, 1870
Penthetria nigrescens E. Oustalet, 1870
Penthetria obsoleta O. Heer, 1849
Penthetria pallida E. Oustalet, 1870
Penthetria parschlugiana Heer, 1849
Penthetria rubescens E. Oustalet, 1870
Penthetria sauvagei E. Oustalet, 1870
Penthetria vaillanti E. Oustalet, 1870
Plecia acutiventris N. Theobald, 1937
Plecia angustiventris N. Theobald, 1937
Plecia assonensis G. Gentilini, 1993
Plecia bakeri Malloch, 1928
Plecia brevithoracis N. Theobald, 1937
Plecia brunneipennis L. Piton, 1939
Plecia bucklandi Heer, 1849
Plecia cerestensis N. Theobald, 1937
Plecia claripennis N. Theobald, 1937
Plecia conica N. Theobald, 1937
Plecia constricta N. Theobald, 1937
Plecia crassiventris N. Theobald, 1937
Plecia difficilis N. Theobald, 1937
Plecia dilatativentris N. Theobald, 1937
Plecia dumasi N. Theobald, 1937
Plecia edwardsii E. Oustalet, 1870
Plecia exechia Hardy & Delf..., 1969
Plecia flichei N. Theobald, 1937
Plecia foersteri N. Theobald, 1937
Plecia fusciventris N. Theobald, 1937
Plecia gigantea N. Theobald, 1937
Plecia goreti N. Theobald, 1937
Plecia graciliventris Theobald, 1937
Plecia gracillima B. Förster, 1891
Plecia graciosa N. Theobald, 1937
Plecia grossa C. von Heyden, 1865
Plecia guinieri N. Theobald, 1937
Plecia haennii G. Gentilini, 1993
Plecia inflata Hull, 1960
Plecia joannis Oustalet, 1870
Plecia lapidaria C. von Heyden, 1865
Plecia larguensis G. Gentilini, 1993
Plecia livida Heer, 1856
Plecia longiventris N. Theobald, 1937
Plecia luctuosa C. von Heyden, 1865
Plecia lugens Oustalet, 1870
Plecia luteipennis N. Theobald, 1937
Plecia lygaeoides Heer, 1849
Plecia macilenta Skartveit & ..., 2014
Plecia macroventris N. Theobald, 1937
Plecia maculitarsis N. Theobald, 1937
Plecia maculiventris N. Theobald, 1937
Plecia maimensis G. Gentilini, 1993
Plecia marginata Edwards, 1919
Plecia miegi N. Theobald, 1937
Plecia morio Heer, 1849
Plecia nearctica Hardy, 1940Double-headed bug
Plecia nervisinuata N. Theobald, 1937
Plecia nigrescens Oustalet, 1871
Plecia oustaleti C. Brongniart, 1876
Plecia oviformis N. Theobald, 1937
Plecia parisiensis Gee & al., 2001
Plecia pulchella Meunier, 1915
Plecia retracta N. Theobald, 1937
Plecia rhenana C. von Heyden, 1865
Plecia rubescens Oustelet, 1870
Plecia splendida N. Theobald, 1937
Plecia subterranea Theobald, 1937
Plecia subterrranea N. Theobald, 1937
Plecia superba F. Meunier, 1914
Plecia theobaldi Skartveit & Nel, 2017
Plecia varia N. Theobald, 1937
Plecia variegata N. Theobald, 1937
Plecia vergnei Piton, 1935

Subnodes of Bibionoidea with occurrences in West Europe
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
182
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHesperinidae
Hendel, 1928
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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