Family Bibionidae

Many Fabricius types are in either poor condition or even lost. Please contact the Diptera Curator for further information on the condition of the types for individual species. The Wiedemann material listed here is not in every case type material.

Current Family Genus (orig. comb.) Species Author Citation New combination
/synonym of
Bibionidae Dilophus bicolor Wiedemann 1820: Diptera Exotica [Ed. 1] Sect. I: 34 Dilophus
Bibionidae Hirtea collaris Fabricius 1805: Syst. Antl.: 54 Plecia
Bibionidae Hirtea fulvicollis Fabricius 1805: Syst. Antl.: 53 Plecia
Bibionidae Hirtea funebris Fabricius 1805: Syst. Antl.: 54 Plecia
Bibionidae Dilophus gracilis Hardy 1968: Ent. Meddr. 36: 421 none
Bibionidae Bibio melanogaster Wiedemann 1820: Diptera Exotica [Ed. 1] Sect. I: 35 none
Bibionidae Plecia plagiata Wiedemann 1824: Analecta Ent.: 11 none
Bibionidae Tipula pomonae Fabricius 1775: Syst. Ent.: 754 Bibio
Bibionidae Plecia pudica Hardy 1968: Ent. Meddr. 36: 420 none
Bibionidae Tipula pyri Fabricius 1794: Ent. Syst. IV: 249 Bibio johannis (Linnaeus, 1767)
Bibionidae Tipula ruficollis Fabricius 1781: Sp.Ins.II: 410 Plecia
Bibionidae Laphria thoracica Fabricius 1805: Syst. Antl.: 163 Plecia collaris (Fabricius, 1805)

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