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Checklist for Infraorder Bibionomorpha Hennig, 1954 (Gall Midges)
and region Northern South America (South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
840
24886
144846
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
837
24869
144808
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
776
24445
142884
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
457
18795
117333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
117
3423
20657
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
25
658
6884
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Bibionomorpha
Hennig, 1954
Gall Midges, Gnats, March Flies
9
235
1198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Northern South America
9 Families width 1198 Species and 3 Subspecies
Bibionidae Fleming, 1821Bibionid flies113SpeciesTaxom
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834Forest Midges277SpeciesTaxom
Ditomyiidae Keilin, 191916SpeciesTaxom
Hesperinidae Hendel, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Keroplatidae Rondani, 1856Fungus gnats123SpeciesTaxom
Lygistorrhinidae Hendel, 1936Long beaked fungus gnat1SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834Fungus Gnat606SpeciesTaxom
Rangomaramidae Jaschhof & D..., 20024SpeciesTaxom
Sciaridae Billberg, 1820Black fungus gnats57SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Bibionomorpha with occurrences in Northern South America
SuperfamilyBibionoidea
Cocquerell, 1901
March flies and lovebugs
2
7
114
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySciaroidea
Billberg, 1820
Fungus Gnats and Gall Midges
7
228
1084
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Bibionomorpha at itis.gov