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Checklist for Subfamily Pleciinae Fleming, 1821
and region America (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1321
50475
424947
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1315
50409
424765
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1179
49568
420027
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
642
38200
347168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
166
7224
70796
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
43
1561
22160
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Bibionomorpha
Hennig, 1954
Gall Midges, Gnats, March Flies
14
659
6246
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bibionoidea
Cocquerell, 1901
March flies and lovebugs
2
12
404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBibionidae
Fleming, 1821
Bibionid flies, Fever flies, Harlequin flies, Love bugs
11
402
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPleciinae
Fleming, 1821
2
161
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for America
2 Genera with 161 Species
Penthetria Meigen, 195930SpeciesTaxom
Plecia Wiedemann, 1998love bug134SpeciesTaxom


Species list for America
161 Species and 3 Subspecies
Penthetria abacula S. E. Lewis, 1971
Penthetria alderensis S. E. Lewis, 1971
Penthetria angustipennis Handlirsch, 1910
Penthetria appendicula Hardy, 1945
Penthetria atra (Macquart, 1834)⇒ Penthetria heteropterus Say, 1823
Penthetria avus Handlirsch, 1910
Penthetria canadensis Handlirsch, 1910
Penthetria creedensis M. T. James, 1938
Penthetria curtula Handlirsch, 1910
Penthetria distincta Hardy, 1945
Penthetria elatior Handlirsch, 1910
Penthetria fryi H. M. A. Rice, 1959
Penthetria heros Say, 1829
Penthetria heteroptera Say, 1823
Penthetria heteropterus Say, 1823
Penthetria immutabilis A. L. Melander, 1949
Penthetria intermedia S. H. Scudder, 1892
Penthetria longifurca A. L. Melander, 1949
Penthetria mexicana Hardy, 1937
Penthetria nana Handlirsch, 1910
Penthetria nigerrima Bellardi, 1859
Penthetria nigrita Perty, 1833
Penthetria platyptera Handlirsch, 1910
Penthetria pulchra Handlirsch, 1910
Penthetria pulla Handlirsch, 1910
Penthetria reducta Handlirsch, 1910
Penthetria rubiensis S. E. Lewis, 1971
Penthetria similkameena Scudder, 1879
Penthetria transitoria Handlirsch, 1910
Penthetria whipsawensis H. M. A. Rice, 1959
Plecia abditigiga Fitzgerald, 1998
Plecia akantha Fitzgerald, 1998
Plecia akerionana S. J. Fitzge..., 1999
Plecia alacris Curran, 1934
Plecia americana Hardy, 1940
Plecia angustipennis A. Handlirsch, 1910
Plecia anthophila Fitzgerald, 1998
Plecia apoxys Fitzgerald, 1998
Plecia arachne Fitzgerald, 1998
Plecia argentina Hardy, 1953
Plecia avicephaliforma Hardy, 1940
Plecia avus A. Handlirsch, 1910
Plecia axeliana T. D. A. Coc..., 1915
Plecia biarmata Hardy, 1942
Plecia bicolor Bellardi, 1859
Plecia biformis Hardy, 1942
Plecia boliviana Fitzgerald, 1998
Plecia brazilana Hardy, 1942
Plecia cairnesi H. M. A. Rice, 1959
Plecia canadensis A. Handlirsch, 1910
Plecia chinensis Hardy, 1949
Plecia collaris Fabricius, 1805
Plecia concava Hardy, 1942
Plecia concolor
Plecia confusa (Loew, 1858)⇒ Plecia mallochi Hardy, 1948
Plecia convaluta Yang & Chen, 2002
Plecia costalis (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Plecia imperialis G. Statz, 1943
Plecia creedensis James, 1938
Plecia curtula A. Handlirsch, 1910
Plecia curvistyla Hardy, 1942
Plecia curvistylata Hardy, 1942
Plecia decapitata T. D. A. Coc..., 1917
Plecia decepta Hardy, 1953
Plecia dejecta S. H. Scudder, 1890
Plecia dentata Hardy, 1942
Plecia dilatata A. Handlirsch, 1910
Plecia discolor Wulp, 1881
Plecia disparis Hardy, 1942
Plecia ecuadorensis Hardy, 1942
Plecia ecuadorensis ecuadorensis Hardy, 1942
Plecia ecuadorensis micans Hardy, 1942
Plecia edwardsi Hardy, 1940
Plecia elatior A. Handlirsch, 1910
Plecia evansi Fitzgerald, 1998
Plecia exechia Hardy & Delf..., 1969
Plecia explanata T. D. A. Coc..., 1917
Plecia fasciapenna Fitzgerald, 1998
Plecia femorata Macquart, 1838
Plecia funebris Fabricius, 1805
Plecia gibbosa Hardy, 1942
Plecia gradata A. L. Melander, 1949
Plecia grisea Edwards, 1938
Plecia heliomyia Fitzgerald, 1998
Plecia heteroptera (Macquart, 1846)⇒ Plecia plagiata Wiedemann, 1824
Plecia impensa Hardy, 1957
Plecia imperialis G. Statz, 1943
Plecia impilosa Hardy, 1940
Plecia incurvata Hardy, 1942
Plecia inflata Hull, 1960
Plecia jamaicana Fitzgerald, 1998
Plecia kelownaensis H. M. A. Rice, 1959
Plecia lateralis Hardy, 1940
Plecia lindneri Edwards, 1931
Plecia lopesi Hardy, 1940
Plecia maculata Hardy, 1942
Plecia mallochi Hardy, 1948
Plecia marginata Edwards, 1919
Plecia maura Walker, 1836
Plecia melanderi T. D. A. Coc..., 1911
Plecia micans Hardy, 1942
Plecia minutula H. M. A. Rice, 1959
Plecia myersi B. V. Peterson, 1975
Plecia nana A. Handlirsch, 1910
Plecia nearctica Hardy, 1940Double-headed bug
Plecia nigra (Philippi, 1865)⇒ Plecia thulinigra Hardy, 1961
Plecia nitidicollis Edwards, 1931
Plecia nitidipes Edwards, 1919
Plecia ornithocephala Fitzgerald, 1998
Plecia orycta A. L. Melander, 1949
Plecia panamaensis Hardy, 1942
Plecia paracollaris Hardy, 1961
Plecia parvistylata Hardy, 1942
Plecia pauliani Hardy, 1951
Plecia pealei S. H. Scudder, 1890
Plecia pellucida Fitzgerald, 1998
Plecia perplexa Hardy, 1942
Plecia persimilis Hardy, 1940
Plecia pertinens Hardy, 1942
Plecia peruviana Hardy, 1961
Plecia pictipennis A. Handlirsch, 1910
Plecia plagiata Wiedemann, 1824
Plecia platyptera A. Handlirsch, 1910
Plecia platystila Hardy, 1957
Plecia porca Stone, 1966
Plecia pristina D. E. Hardy, 1971
Plecia protea Fitzgerald, 1998
Plecia pruinosa Hardy, 1940
Plecia pulchra A. Handlirsch, 1910
Plecia pulla A. Handlirsch, 1910
Plecia punctulata Hardy, 1940
Plecia quadrivittata Williston, 1900
Plecia quasimaculata Hardy, 1961
Plecia quatei Hardy, 1967
Plecia ramosa Fitzgerald, 1998
Plecia rectiora Hardy, 1942
Plecia reducta A. Handlirsch, 1910
Plecia rhodopterina T. D. A. Coc..., 1925
Plecia rostellata Loew, 1858
Plecia rufimarginata Hardy, 1940
Plecia rufiscutella Hardy, 1940
Plecia rufithorax Walker, 1848
Plecia rufithorax rufithorax Walker, 1848
Plecia rufovittata (Edwards, 1938)⇒ Plecia pictipennis A. Handlirsch, 1910
Plecia rugosa Hardy, 1940
Plecia seminitens Edwards, 1938
Plecia serrata Hardy, 1942
Plecia similis Rondani, 1850
Plecia similkameena S. H. Scudder, 1879
Plecia tephra Fitzgerald, 1998
Plecia tessella A. L. Melander, 1949
Plecia thulinigra Hardy, 1961
Plecia transitoria A. Handlirsch, 1910
Plecia trilobata Hardy, 1942
Plecia triquetra Fitzgerald, 1998
Plecia trunca Fitzgerald, 1998
Plecia tulameenensis H. M. A. Rice, 1959
Plecia uberta Hardy, 1942
Plecia varabilis Hardy, 1942
Plecia velutina (Macquart, 1846)⇒ Plecia maura Walker, 1836
Plecia vittata (Wiedemann, 1828)⇒ Plecia plagiata Wiedemann, 1824
Plecia winchesteri T. D. A. Coc..., 1917
Plecia woodruffi T. D. A. Coc..., 1916
Plecia xenia Hardy, 1942
Plecia xyele Fitzgerald, 1998