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Checklist for Infraorder Bibionomorpha Hennig, 1954 (Gall Midges)
and region East Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
743
20447
107483
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
739
20429
107440
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
708
20177
106478
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
435
15998
93602
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
105
2119
11931
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
20
458
3217
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Bibionomorpha
Hennig, 1954
Gall Midges, Gnats, March Flies
6
157
499
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for East Africa
6 Families width 499 Species and 1 Subspecies
Bibionidae Fleming, 1821Bibionid flies55SpeciesTaxom
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834Forest Midges164SpeciesTaxom
Keroplatidae Rondani, 1856Fungus gnats66SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834Fungus Gnat201SpeciesTaxom
Rangomaramidae Jaschhof & D..., 20023SpeciesTaxom
Sciaridae Billberg, 1820Black fungus gnats10SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Bibionomorpha with occurrences in East Africa
SuperfamilyBibionoidea
Cocquerell, 1901
March flies and lovebugs
1
3
55
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySciaroidea
Billberg, 1820
Fungus Gnats and Gall Midges
5
154
444
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Bibionomorpha at itis.gov