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Checklist for Infraorder Bibionomorpha Hennig, 1954 (Gall Midges)
and region Cape Town (Western Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
283
1672
2201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
283
1672
2201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
275
1655
2186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
205
1494
2029
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
45
202
286
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
11
55
83
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Bibionomorpha
Hennig, 1954
Gall Midges, Gnats, March Flies
3
8
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape Town
3 Families width 12 Species
Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834Fungus Gnat5SpeciesTaxom
Sciaridae Billberg, 1820Black fungus gnats1SpeciesTaxom
Bibionidae Fleming, 1821Bibionid flies6SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape Town
8 Genera with 12 Species
Acrodicrania Skuse, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Apelmocreagris Enderlein, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Bibio Geoffroy, 1925March flies4SpeciesTaxom
Dilophus Meigen, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Dziedzickia Johannsen, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Leia Meigen, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophila Meigen, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Sciara Meigen, 19251SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Town
12 Species
Acrodicrania africana Edwards, 1925
Apelmocreagris capensis Edwards, 1925
Bibio breviceps Loew, 1866
Bibio brevicruris Hardy, 1950
Bibio longirostris Rondani, 1863
Bibio turneri Edwards, 1925
Dilophus capensis Edwards, 1925
Dilophus femoratus Meigen, 1804
Dziedzickia nitida Edwards, 1925
Leia stigmatica Edwards, 1925
Mycetophila ruficollis Meigen, 1818
Sciara capensis Edwards, 1925

Subnodes of Bibionomorpha with occurrences in Cape Town
SuperfamilyBibionoidea
Cocquerell, 1901
March flies and lovebugs
1
2
6
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySciaroidea
Billberg, 1820
Fungus Gnats and Gall Midges
2
6
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Bibionomorpha at itis.gov