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Checklist for Infraorder Bibionomorpha Hennig, 1954 (Gall Midges)
and region Pietermaritzburg (Msunduzi)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
204
750
948
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
204
750
948
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
192
728
926
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
159
658
860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
68
298
394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
12
36
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for Pietermaritzburg
4 Families width 9 Species
Bibionidae Fleming, 1821Bibionid flies4SpeciesTaxom
Keroplatidae Rondani, 1856Fungus gnats2SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834Fungus Gnat1SpeciesTaxom
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834Forest Midges2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Pietermaritzburg
9 Genera with 9 Species
Bibio Geoffroy, 1820March flies2SpeciesTaxom
Ctenoceridion Matile, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Dilophus Meigen, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Drepanocercus Vockeroth, 1980
0SpeciesTaxom
Macrocera Meigen, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Mycomyiella Matile, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Orfelia Costa, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Plecia Wiedemann, 1781love bug1SpeciesTaxom
Xenhormomyia Felt, 19202SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pietermaritzburg
9 Species
Bibio birudis Walker, 1861
Bibio melanogaster Wiedemann, 1820
Ctenoceridion freemani Matile, 1972
Dilophus splendens Hardy, 1951
Macrocera africana Freeman, 1970
Mycomyiella irwini Vaisanen, 1994
Plecia ruficollis Fabricius, 1781
Xenhormomyia africana Felt, 1920
Xenhormomyia natalensis Felt, 1920

Subnodes of Bibionomorpha with occurrences in Pietermaritzburg
SuperfamilyBibionoidea
Cocquerell, 1901
March flies and lovebugs
1
3
4
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySciaroidea
Billberg, 1820
Fungus Gnats and Gall Midges
3
6
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Bibionomorpha at itis.gov