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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1015
31826
191976
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1012
31805
191924
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
929
31274
189459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
543
24019
154741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
140
4372
28627
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
32
864
9844
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Bibionomorpha
Hennig, 1954
Gall Midges, Gnats, March Flies
10
314
2159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Bibionoidea
Cocquerell, 1901
March flies and lovebugs
2
8
167
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBibionidae
Fleming, 1821
Bibionid flies, Fever flies, Harlequin flies, Love bugs
7
166
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPleciinae
Fleming, 1821
2
70
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South America
2 Genera with 70 Species
Penthetria Meigen, 18333SpeciesTaxom
Plecia Wiedemann, 1998love bug69SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South America
70 Species and 2 Subspecies
Penthetria appendicula Hardy, 1945
Penthetria nigerrima Bellardi, 1859
Penthetria nigrita Perty, 1833
Plecia abditigiga Fitzgerald, 1998
Plecia alacris Curran, 1934
Plecia apoxys Fitzgerald, 1998
Plecia argentina Hardy, 1953
Plecia avicephaliforma Hardy, 1940
Plecia bicolor Bellardi, 1859
Plecia boliviana Fitzgerald, 1998
Plecia brazilana Hardy, 1942
Plecia collaris Fabricius, 1805
Plecia concava Hardy, 1942
Plecia concolor
Plecia confusa (Loew, 1858)⇒ Plecia mallochi Hardy, 1948
Plecia costalis (Wiedemann, 1830)⇒ Plecia imperialis G. Statz, 1943
Plecia dentata Hardy, 1942
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 exechia Hardy & Delf..., 1969
Plecia femorata Macquart, 1838
Plecia funebris Fabricius, 1805
Plecia gibbosa Hardy, 1942
Plecia grisea Edwards, 1938
Plecia heliomyia Fitzgerald, 1998
Plecia heteroptera (Macquart, 1846)⇒ Plecia plagiata Wiedemann, 1824
Plecia imperialis G. Statz, 1943
Plecia impilosa Hardy, 1940
Plecia lindneri Edwards, 1931
Plecia lopesi Hardy, 1940
Plecia mallochi Hardy, 1948
Plecia marginata Edwards, 1919
Plecia maura Walker, 1836
Plecia micans Hardy, 1942
Plecia nearctica Hardy, 1940Double-headed bug
Plecia nigra (Philippi, 1865)⇒ Plecia thulinigra Hardy, 1961
Plecia nitidicollis Edwards, 1931
Plecia nitidipes Edwards, 1919
Plecia paracollaris Hardy, 1961
Plecia pauliani Hardy, 1951
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 platystila Hardy, 1957
Plecia punctulata Hardy, 1940
Plecia ramosa Fitzgerald, 1998
Plecia rectiora Hardy, 1942
Plecia rostellata Loew, 1858
Plecia rufiscutella Hardy, 1940
Plecia 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 tephra Fitzgerald, 1998
Plecia thulinigra Hardy, 1961
Plecia trilobata Hardy, 1942
Plecia triquetra Fitzgerald, 1998
Plecia trunca Fitzgerald, 1998
Plecia varabilis Hardy, 1942
Plecia velutina (Macquart, 1846)⇒ Plecia maura Walker, 1836
Plecia vittata (Wiedemann, 1828)⇒ Plecia plagiata Wiedemann, 1824
Plecia xyele Fitzgerald, 1998