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Checklist for Infraorder Bibionomorpha Hennig, 1954 (Gall Midges)
and region Melanesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
591
9292
32656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
588
9284
32647
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
562
9130
32273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
355
7129
27028
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
96
1334
6857
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
22
279
2398
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Bibionomorpha
Hennig, 1954
Gall Midges, Gnats, March Flies
7
84
313
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Melanesia
7 Families width 313 Species and 1 Subspecies
Bibionidae Fleming, 1821Bibionid flies21SpeciesTaxom
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834Forest Midges14SpeciesTaxom
Ditomyiidae Keilin, 19193SpeciesTaxom
Keroplatidae Rondani, 1856Fungus gnats40SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834Fungus Gnat232SpeciesTaxom
Rangomaramidae Jaschhof & D..., 20021SpeciesTaxom
Sciaridae Billberg, 1820Black fungus gnats2SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Bibionomorpha with occurrences in Melanesia
SuperfamilyBibionoidea
Cocquerell, 1901
March flies and lovebugs
1
3
21
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySciaroidea
Billberg, 1820
Fungus Gnats and Gall Midges
6
81
292
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Bibionomorpha at itis.gov