Plecia Explained
Plecia is a genus of March flies (Bibionidae) comprising many species, both extant and fossilised.
Species
Extant species
- P. acutirostris
- P. adiastola
- P. affinidecora [1]
- P. americana [2]
- P. amplipennis [3]
- P. aruensis [4]
- P. angularis
- P. avicephaliforma [2]
- P. bicuspidata
- P. bifida [1]
- P. bifoliolata
- P. bisulca [1]
- P. boliviana
- P. chinensis
- P. crenula [1]
- P. curtispina [1]
- P. cuspidata [1]
- P. digitiformis
- P. dileracabilis
- P. dimidiata
- P. duplicis [1]
- P. edwardsi [2]
- P. emeiensis
- P. erebea
- P. erebeoidea
- P. forcipiformis
- P. fulvicollis
- P. hadrosoma
- P. hamata [1]
- P. impilosa [2]
- P. intricata [1]
- P. javensis [4]
- P. lateralis [2]
- P. lieftincki [1]
- P. longifolia
- P. longiforceps
- P. lopesi [2]
- P. mandibuliformis
- P. membranifera
- P. multilobata [1]
- P. nagatomii
- P. nearctica [2] – Lovebug
- P. obtusicornis [1]
- P. obtusilobata [1]
- P. oculastra [1]
- P. okadai
- P. ornaticornis
- P. patula [1]
- P. pellucida
- P. persimilis [2]
- P. plagiata
- P. propeforcipata [1]
- P. propria [1]
- P. protea
- P. pruinosa [2]
- P. pudica [1]
- P. punctulata [2]
- P. ramosa
- P. rhinigera [1]
- P. rostellata
- P. rufangularis
- P. ruficollis – Harlequin fly
- P. rufimarginata [2]
- P. rufiscutella [2]
- P. rugosa [2]
- P. serrifera [1]
- P. spilota [1]
- P. stricta [1]
- P. tephra
- P. tetrascolata [1]
- P. thulinigra
- P. trifida [1]
- P. triquetra
- P. trunca
- P. xyele
Fossil species
Many fossil species have been assigned to Plecia with ages dating from the Cretaceous (Campanian) through the early Pleistocene (Gelasian):[5]
Cretaceous
- †P. myersi (Campanian, Canadian Amber, MB)
- Ypresian, Allenby Formation, Canada
- †P. angustipennis
- †P. canadensis
- †P. elatior
- †P. minutula (Allenby Formation)
- †P. nana (Allenby Formation)
- †P. pictipennis (Allenby Formation)
- †P. pulchra (Allenby Formation)
- †P. pulla (Allenby Formation)
- †P. similkameena (Allenby Formation)
- †P. transitoria (Allenby Formation)
- †P. tulameenensis (Allenby Formation)
- Ypresian, Driftwood shales, Canada
- Ypresian, Horsefly Shales, Canada
- †P. avus
- †P. curtula
- †P. dilatata
- †P. platyptera (Horsefly Shales)
- †P. reducta (Horsefly Shales)
- Ypresian, "Mission Creek site", Canada
- Ypresian, Oise amber, France
- Ypresian, Green River Formation, USA
- †P. akerionana
- †P. dejecta
- †P. pealei
- †P. rhodopterina
- †P. winchesteri
- †P. woodruffi
- Priabonian, Baltic Amber
- †P. borussica
- †P. brunniptera
- †P. clavifemur
- †P. hoffeinsorum
- †P. prisca
- †P. tenuicornis
- Priabonian, France
- †P. angustiventris (Célas site, France)
- †P. chapuisii
- †P. dumasi
- †P. foersteri
- Pribonian, United Kingdom
- Priabonian, Florissant Formation, USA
- †P. axeliana
- †P. decapitata
- †P. explanata
- †P. gradata
- †P. melanderi
- †P. orycta
- †P. tessella
- Rupelian, Brunstatt, France
- Rupelian, Corent, France
- †P. joannis
- †P. larteti
- †P. longipennis
- †P. pallida
- †P. rubescens
- †P. sauvagei
- Rupelian, Calcaires de Vacheres Formation, France
- †P. assonensis
- †P. larguensis
- †P. maimensis
- Rupelian, Chadrat, France
- Chattian, Niveau du gypse d'Aix, France
- †P. livida
- †P. painvini
- †P. retracta
- †P. rhenana
- Chattian, Camoins-les-Bains, France
- Chattian, Rott Formation, Germany
- †P. collossea
- †P. conica
- †P. dubia
- †P. exigua
- †P. gracilenta
- †P. grossa
- †P. hypogaea
- †P. inflata
- †P. luctuosa
- †P. luteola
- †P. lygaeoides
- †P. macrocephala
- †P. morio
- †P. pennata
- †P. pinguis
- †P. proserpina
- †P. rhenana
- †P. sturmi
- †P. stygia
- †P. winnertzi
- Aquitanian, Mexican amber, Mexico
- Burdigalian, Shanwang Formation. China
- †P. aculeolata
- †P. bivalvula
- †P. capitata
- †P. diatoma
- †P. fumosa
- †P. gracilentula
- †P. ludongensis
- †P. platoptera
- †P. rectivenia
- †P. solaris
- †P. spinula
- †P. villosa
- †P. vulcania
- Burdigalian, Kudia River site, Russia
- †P. amagua
- †P. obsitula
- †P. kuznetzovi
- †P. kudiella
- †P. redempta
- †P. refracta
- Burdigalian - Langhian, Cypris Formation, Czech Republic
- Langhian, Chojabaru Formation, Japan
- Serravallian, Radoboj Formation, Croatia
- Serravallian, Oehningen beds Member (Upper Freshwater-Molasse), Germany
- †P. hilaris
- †P. jucunda
- †P. macilenta
- Messinian, Monte Castellaro, Italy
- †P. baglii
- †P. castellaroi
- †P. pisaurensis
- Piacenzian, Togo Formation, Japan
Pleistocene
- Gelasian, Lac Chambon, France
- †P. brunneipennis
- †P. vergnei
Revision of the Bibionidae fossil record from the Oligocene of Germany by Skartveit and Wedmann (2021) included the redescription of a number of Plecia species.[6]
- Hesperinus heeri (formerly Plecia heeri and syn P. elegantula)
Notes and References
- Hardy. D. Elmo. Bibionidae (Diptera) of New Guinea. Pacific Insects. 1968. 10. 3–4. 443–513. 10 August 2017. The Bishop Museum. Honolulu, Hawaii, U. S. A..
- Hardy. D. Elmo. Studies in New World Plecia (Bibionidae: Diptera). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society. 1940. 13. 1. 15–27. 25081585. Kansas (Central States) Entomological Society. Kansas.
- Skuse. F. A. A.. Diptera of Australia. Part I. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. 1888. 3. 2. 17–145, pls. 2–3. 10 August 2017.
- Edwards. F. W.. Diptera Nematocera from the Dutch East Indies. [II.]. Treubia. 1925. 6. 154–172.
- http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=70722 Fossilworks Plecia 12 July 2021
- Skartveit . J. . Wedmann . S. . 2021 . A revision of fossil Bibionidae (Insecta: Diptera) from the Oligocene of Germany . Zootaxa . 4909 . 1 . 1–77 . 10.11646/zootaxa.4909.1.1. 33756592 .
