Genus Bibio Geoffroy, 1762
- Bibio [Geoffroy, E.L.] 1762. Histoire abrégée des insectes qui se trouvent aux environs de Paris; dans laquelle ces animaux sont rangés suivant un ordre méthodique. Paris : Durand. [first published anonymously. Re-issued in 1764, with `qui se trouvent aux environs de Paris' removed from the title, with Geoffroy's name on the title page] [568] [the genus, as part of the publication of Geoffroy, was suppressed, see International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1954. Opinion 228. Rejection for nomenclatorial purposes of Geoffroy, 1762, "Histoire abrégée des insectes qui se trouvent aux environs de Paris". Opinions and Declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 4: 209–220. Genus and type species validated by International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1957. Opinion 441. Validation under the plenary powers of the names for five genera in the Order Diptera (Class Insecta) published in 1762 by Geoffroy (E.L.) in the work entitled "Histoire abrégée des insectes qui se trouvent aux environs de Paris." (Opinion supplementary to Opinion 228). Opinions and Declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 15: 83–120].
Type species:
Tipula hortulana Linnaeus, 1758 (=Hirtea hortulana Fabricius, 1758) by subsequent designation, see Latreille, P.A. 1810. Considération Générales sur l'Order Naturel des Animaux Composant les Classes des Crustacés, des Arachnides et des Insectes; avec un Tableau Méthodique de leurs Genres Disposés en Familles. Paris : F. Schoell viii 444 pp. [this work is the subject of Opinions 11 and 136, ICZN, and is on the Official List of Works approved as available for Zoological Nomenclature] [442].Secondary source:
International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1954. Opinion 228. Rejection for nomenclatorial purposes of Geoffroy, 1762, "Histoire abrégée des insectes qui se trouvent aux environs de Paris". Opinions and Declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 4: 209-220; International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 1957. Opinion 441. Validation under the plenary powers of the names for five genera in the Order Diptera (Class Insecta) published in 1762 by Geoffroy (E.L.) in the work entitled "Histoire abrégée des insectes qui se trouvent aux environs de Paris." (Opinion supplementary to Opinion 228). Opinions and Declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 15: 83-120.
Excluded Taxa
- Misidentifications
BIBIONIDAE: Bibio marcii Linnaeus, 1758 — Hardy, D.E. 1982. The Bibionidae (Diptera) of Australia. Australian Journal of Zoology 30: 805-855 [817]
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria
Extra Distribution Information
Afrotropical, Nearctic, Neotropical, Oriental and Palaearctic Regions, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia (Irian Jaya).
IBRA
ACT, NSW, Qld, SA, Tas, Vic: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Other Regions
Lord Howe Island terrestrial & freshwater
Distribution References
- Hardy, D.E. 1959. Catalogue of the Neotropical Bibionidae (Diptera, Nematocera). Acta Zoologica Lilloana 17: 437-476 [454]
- Hardy, D.E. 1966. Superfamily Bibionoidea. Family Bibionidae. pp. 191-196 in Stone, C., Sabrosky, C.W., Wirth, W.W., Foote, R.H. & Coulson, J.R. (eds). A Catalog of the Diptera of America North of Mexico. United States Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Handbook No. 276. Washington, D.C. : U.S. Government Printing Office 1696 pp. [192]
- Hardy, D.E. 1973. Superfamily Bibionoidea. Family Bibionidae. pp. 434-442 in Delfinado, M.D & Hardy, D.E. (eds). A Catalog of the Diptera of the Oriental Region. Volume 1. Suborder Nematocera. Honolulu : University Press of Hawaii Vol. 1 618 pp. [122]
- Hardy, D.E. 1980. Superfamily Bibionoidea. 14. Family Bibionidae. pp. 213-215 in Crosskey, R.W. (ed.). Catalogue of the Diptera of the Afrotropical Region. London : British Museum 1437 pp. [214]
- Krivosheina, N.P. 1986. Family Bibionidae. pp. 319-330 in Soós, Á. & Papp, L. (eds). Catalogue of Palaearctic Diptera. Volume 4. Sciaridae—Anisopodidae. Amsterdam : Elsevier 441 pp. [319]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-Nov-2020 | NEMATOCERA Dumeril, 1805 | 10-Nov-2020 | MODIFIED | Max Beatson (AM) |
| 06-May-2020 | BIBIONIDAE Fleming, 1821 | 24-Sep-2020 | MODIFIED | Max Beatson (AM) |
| 10-Nov-2020 | BIBIONOMORPHA Hennig, 1954 | 10-Nov-2020 | MODIFIED | |
| 01-Feb-2019 | DIPTERA Linnaeus, 1758 | 10-Nov-2020 | MODIFIED | |
| 16-Nov-2011 | 10-Nov-2020 | MODIFIED | ||
| 10-Nov-2020 | MODIFIED |