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Checklist for Infraorder Bibionomorpha Hennig, 1954 (Gall Midges)
and region Benelux (West Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
704
10060
34018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
701
10048
34000
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
647
9800
33419
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
414
8082
29172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
112
1822
7450
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
26
593
2675
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Bibionomorpha
Hennig, 1954
Gall Midges, Gnats, March Flies
7
244
906
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Benelux
7 Families width 906 Species
Bibionidae Fleming, 1821Bibionid flies29SpeciesTaxom
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834Forest Midges453SpeciesTaxom
Ditomyiidae Keilin, 19193SpeciesTaxom
Hesperinidae Hendel, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Keroplatidae Rondani, 1856Fungus gnats41SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834Fungus Gnat379SpeciesTaxom
Sciaridae Billberg, 1820Black fungus gnats0SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Bibionomorpha with occurrences in Benelux
SuperfamilyBibionoidea
Cocquerell, 1901
March flies and lovebugs
2
6
30
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySciaroidea
Billberg, 1820
Fungus Gnats and Gall Midges
5
238
876
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Bibionomorpha at itis.gov