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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
782
15067
62702
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
777
15046
62673
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
739
14833
62018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
479
12088
52316
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
130
2457
13123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
31
612
3375
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Bibionomorpha
Hennig, 1954
Gall Midges, Gnats, March Flies
7
195
896
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bibionoidea
Cocquerell, 1901
March flies and lovebugs
2
6
89
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West USA
2 Families width 89 Species
Bibionidae Fleming, 1821Bibionid flies88SpeciesTaxom
Hesperinidae Hendel, 19281SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West USA
6 Genera with 89 Species
Bibio Geoffroy, 1828March flies47SpeciesTaxom
Bibiodes Coquillett, 19373SpeciesTaxom
Dilophus Meigen, 194214SpeciesTaxom
Hesperinus Walker, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Penthetria Meigen, 19717SpeciesTaxom
Plecia Wiedemann, 1916love bug17SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West USA
89 Species
Bibio abbreviatus (Loew, 1864)⇒ Bibio xanthopus Wiedemann, 1828
Bibio albipennis (Say, 1823)⇒ Bibio nigriventris Haliday, 1833
Bibio articulatus Say, 1823
Bibio atavus Cockerell, 1909
Bibio atripilosus James, 1936Fendler's hedgehog cactus
Bibio autumnalis Fitzgerald, 1996
Bibio brunnipes Fabricius, 1794
Bibio capnodes A. L. Melander, 1949
Bibio cockerelli M. T. James, 1937
Bibio cognatus 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 knowltoni Hardy, 1937
Bibio labradorensis Johnson, 1929Brittle sandwort
Bibio latahensis S. E. Lewis, 1969
Bibio lobatus Hardy, 1937
Bibio longipes Loew, 1864
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 pingreensis James, 1936Fendler's hedgehog cactus
Bibio podager A. L. Melander, 1949
Bibio rufipes (Zetterstedt, 1838)⇒ Bibio johannis Linnaeus, 1767
Bibio sierrae Hardy, 1960Hawai'i peperomia
Bibio similis James, 1936Fendler's hedgehog cactus
Bibio tenella Hardy, 1937
Bibio teneus Hardy, 1937
Bibio testeus S. E. Lewis, 1969
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 halteralis Coquillett, 1904
Bibiodes intermedia M. T. James, 1937
Dilophus arizonaensis Hardy, 1937
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 jamesi Hardy, 1937
Dilophus lateralis Philippi, 1865
Dilophus obesulus Loew, 1869Juniper globemallow
Dilophus occipitalis (Coquillett, 1904)⇒ Dilophus brazilensis Hardy, 1948
Dilophus orbatus (Say, 1823)⇒ Dilophus sayi Hardy, 1959
Dilophus proximus Mcatee, 1922Cliff bittercress
Dilophus strigilatus Mcatee, 1922Cliff bittercress
Dilophus tingi Hardy, 1942
Hesperinus brevifrons Walker, 1848
Penthetria abacula S. E. Lewis, 1971
Penthetria alderensis S. E. Lewis, 1971
Penthetria creedensis M. T. James, 1938
Penthetria immutabilis A. L. Melander, 1949
Penthetria intermedia S. H. Scudder, 1892
Penthetria longifurca A. L. Melander, 1949
Penthetria rubiensis S. E. Lewis, 1971
Plecia akerionana S. J. Fitzge..., 1999
Plecia axeliana T. D. A. Coc..., 1915
Plecia collaris Fabricius, 1805
Plecia creedensis James, 1938
Plecia decapitata T. D. A. Coc..., 1917
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 orycta A. L. Melander, 1949
Plecia pealei S. H. Scudder, 1890
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 West 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
5
88
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHesperinidae
Hendel, 1928
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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