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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
482
6547
17544
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
480
6543
17539
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
464
6450
17312
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
303
5522
15636
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
77
810
2202
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
16
155
502
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Bibionomorpha
Hennig, 1954
Gall Midges, Gnats, March Flies
5
11
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Zimbabwe
5 Families width 12 Species and 1 Subspecies
Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834Fungus Gnat1SpeciesTaxom
Sciaridae Billberg, 1820Black fungus gnats2SpeciesTaxom
Bibionidae Fleming, 1821Bibionid flies5SpeciesTaxom
Cecidomyiidae (Newman, 1834)Forest Midges3SpeciesTaxom
Keroplatidae Rondani, 1856Fungus gnats1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Zimbabwe
11 Genera with 12 Species
Allodia Winnertz, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Apelmocreagris Enderlein, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Archicratyna Mohrig, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Bibio Geoffroy, 1866March flies1SpeciesTaxom
Conodiplosis Kieffer, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Dasineura Rondani, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Dilophus Meigen, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Drepanocercus Vockeroth, 1980
0SpeciesTaxom
Macrocera Meigen, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Perrisia Rondani, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Plecia Wiedemann, 1948love bug3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zimbabwe
12 Species and 1 Subspecies
Allodia embia Hackman, 1971Ray spiked fern
Apelmocreagris thoracica Macquart, 1838
Archicratyna zimbabweensis Mohrig, 2005
Bibio breviceps Loew, 1866
Conodiplosis dolichopsis Kieffer, 1913
Dasineura pseudococcus Thomas, 1890
Dilophus nuptus Speiser, 1914
Macrocera africana Freeman, 1970
Perrisia vitis idaea (Kieffer, 1909)⇒ Dasineura vitisidaea Kieffer, 1909
Plecia ephippium Speiser, 1909
Plecia freemani Hardy, 1952
Plecia ugandaensis Hardy, 1948

Subnodes of Bibionomorpha with occurrences in Zimbabwe
SuperfamilyBibionoidea
Cocquerell, 1901
March flies and lovebugs
1
3
5
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySciaroidea
Billberg, 1820
Fungus Gnats and Gall Midges
4
8
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Bibionomorpha at itis.gov