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Checklist for Infraorder Bibionomorpha Hennig, 1954 (Gall Midges)
and region Florissant Fossil Beds (Teller County, Colorado, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
260
1185
2090
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
259
1184
2089
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
250
1167
2054
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
182
980
1741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
47
164
299
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
9
39
117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Bibionomorpha
Hennig, 1954
Gall Midges, Gnats, March Flies
3
15
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Florissant Fossil Beds
3 Families width 36 Species
Bibionidae Fleming, 1821Bibionid flies21SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834Fungus Gnat13SpeciesTaxom
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834Forest Midges2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Florissant Fossil Beds
15 Genera with 36 Species
Bibio Geoffroy, 1915March flies10SpeciesTaxom
Bibiodes Coquillett, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Boletina Staeger, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Cecidomyia Fischer von ..., 1908Pine Pitch Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Exechia Winnertz, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Leia Meigen, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Lithomyza Scudder, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophaetus Scudder, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophila Meigen, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Mycomya Rondani, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Penthetria Meigen, 19493SpeciesTaxom
Plecia Wiedemann, 1949love bug7SpeciesTaxom
Proapemon Melander, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Sciara Meigen, 19494SpeciesTaxom
Sciophila Meigen, 19091SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Florissant Fossil Beds
36 Species
Bibio atavus Cockerell, 1909
Bibio capnodes A. L. Melander, 1949
Bibio cockerelli M. T. James, 1937
Bibio excurvatus A. L. Melander, 1949
Bibio explanatus A. L. Melander, 1949
Bibio jamesi A. L. Melander, 1949
Bibio podager A. L. Melander, 1949
Bibio vetus M. T. James, 1937
Bibio vulcanius A. L. Melander, 1949
Bibio wickhami T. D. A. Coc..., 1915
Bibiodes intermedia M. T. James, 1937
Boletina hypogaea A. L. Melander, 1949
Cecidomyia pontaniiformis T. D. A. Coc..., 1908
Exechia priscula A. L. Melander, 1949
Leia miocenica T. D. A. Coc..., 1911
Lithomyza condita Scudder, 1877
Mycetophaetus intermedius Scudder, 1892
Mycetophila bradenae T. D. A. Coc..., 1915
Mycomya cockerelli O. A. Johannsen, 1912
Mycomya lithomendax T. D. A. Coc..., 1915
Penthetria immutabilis A. L. Melander, 1949
Penthetria intermedia S. H. Scudder, 1892
Penthetria longifurca A. L. Melander, 1949
Plecia axeliana T. D. A. Coc..., 1915
Plecia decapitata T. D. A. Coc..., 1917
Plecia explanata T. D. A. Coc..., 1917
Plecia gradata A. L. Melander, 1949
Plecia melanderi T. D. A. Coc..., 1911
Plecia orycta A. L. Melander, 1949
Plecia tessella A. L. Melander, 1949
Proapemon infernus A. L. Melander, 1949
Sciara dormitans A. L. Melander, 1949
Sciara florissantensis T. D. A. Coc..., 1916
Sciara requieta A. L. Melander, 1949
Sciara sopora A. L. Melander, 1949
Sciophila mirandula T. D. A. Coc..., 1909

Subnodes of Bibionomorpha with occurrences in Florissant Fossil Beds
SuperfamilyBibionoidea
Cocquerell, 1901
March flies and lovebugs
1
4
21
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySciaroidea
Billberg, 1820
Fungus Gnats and Gall Midges
2
11
15
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Bibionomorpha at itis.gov