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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
368
4268
12556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
367
4267
12554
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
351
4207
12406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
237
3469
10524
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
58
445
1022
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
12
74
209
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Bibionomorpha
Hennig, 1954
Gall Midges, Gnats, March Flies
4
7
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ethiopia
4 Families width 9 Species and 1 Subspecies
Keroplatidae Rondani, 1856Fungus gnats1SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834Fungus Gnat3SpeciesTaxom
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834Forest Midges4SpeciesTaxom
Bibionidae Fleming, 1821Bibionid flies1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ethiopia
7 Genera with 9 Species
Macrocera Meigen, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophila Meigen, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Orseolia Kieffer & Ma..., 19732SpeciesTaxom
Perrisia Rondani, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Plecia Wiedemann, 1948love bug1SpeciesTaxom
Rabdophaga Westwood, 1918Willow Gall Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Sciara Meigen, 19062SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ethiopia
9 Species and 1 Subspecies
Macrocera lateralis Freeman, 1970
Mycetophila ruficollis Meigen, 1818
Orseolia cynodontis (Kieffer & Ma..., 1902)⇒ Orseolia difficilis Gagne, 1973
Orseolia difficilis Gagne, 1973
Perrisia vitis idaea (Kieffer, 1909)⇒ Dasineura vitisidaea Kieffer, 1909
Plecia bilobata Hardy, 1948
Rabdophaga oleiperda Guercio, 1918
Sciara speculum Bezzi, 1906
Sciara trileucarthra Bezzi, 1906

Subnodes of Bibionomorpha with occurrences in Ethiopia
SuperfamilyBibionoidea
Cocquerell, 1901
March flies and lovebugs
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySciaroidea
Billberg, 1820
Fungus Gnats and Gall Midges
3
6
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Bibionomorpha at itis.gov