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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
754
15371
60267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
750
15333
60124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
715
15096
59373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
442
12146
51799
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
111
2035
9021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
24
447
1940
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Bibionomorpha
Hennig, 1954
Gall Midges, Gnats, March Flies
6
127
231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southern Africa
6 Families width 231 Species and 1 Subspecies
Bibionidae Fleming, 1821Bibionid flies24SpeciesTaxom
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834Forest Midges44SpeciesTaxom
Keroplatidae Rondani, 1856Fungus gnats24SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834Fungus Gnat128SpeciesTaxom
Rangomaramidae Jaschhof & D..., 20023SpeciesTaxom
Sciaridae Billberg, 1820Black fungus gnats7SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Bibionomorpha with occurrences in Southern Africa
SuperfamilyBibionoidea
Cocquerell, 1901
March flies and lovebugs
1
4
24
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySciaroidea
Billberg, 1820
Fungus Gnats and Gall Midges
5
123
207
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Bibionomorpha at itis.gov