Subgenus Plecia (Plecia) Wiedemann, 1828
Type species:
Hirtea fulvicollis Fabricius, 1805 by subsequent designation, see Blanchard, C.E. 1840. Histoire naturelle des insectes. Orthoptères, névroptères, hémiptères, hymenoptères, lepidoptères et diptères. In [Laporte, F.L. de (Comte de Castlenau), ed.] Histoire naturelle des animaux articulés. Annelidés, crustacés, arachnides, myriapodes et insectes Tom. 3. Paris : Duméril. [576].
Excluded Taxa
- Misidentifications
BIBIONIDAE: Plecia melanapsis (Wiedemann, 1828) [= Penthetria melanaspis Wiedemann, 1828] — Hardy, D.E. 1982. The Bibionidae (Diptera) of Australia. Australian Journal of Zoology 30: 805-855 [808]
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Afrotropical, Nearctic, Neotropical, Oriental and Palaearctic Regions, Indonesia, Micronesia, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Ils, Vanuatu.
IBRA
ACT, NSW, NT, Qld, Tas, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Ben Lomond (BEL), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Daly Basin (DAB), Desert Uplands (DEU), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Flinders (FLI), King (KIN), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP) ; ACT, NSW, NT, Qld, Tas, Vic, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Central Arnhem (CA), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Pine Creek (PCK), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Wet Tropics (WT) ; NSW, NT, Qld: Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU) ; NSW, NT, Qld, WA: Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP) ; NT, Qld, WA: Dampierland (DL), Northern Kimberley (NK)
Other Regions
Torres Strait Islands terrestrial, marine & freshwater
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Australian Capital Territory
- New South Wales: Murray-Darling basin, SE coastal
- Northern Territory: N coastal
- Queensland: Murray-Darling basin, NE coastal
- Tasmania
- Victoria
- Papua New Guinea
- Solomon Islands
- Vanuatu
Oriental Region
- Indonesia
- Philippines
Distribution References
- Hardy, D.E. 1957. Diptera: Bibionidae and Scatopsidae. Insects of Micronesia 12: 87-102 [87]
- Hardy, D.E. 1966. A Catalogue of the Diptera of the Americas South of the United States. Hawaii : Hawaii Agricultural Experiment Station. Misc. Paper No. 185 20 pp. [2]
- 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. [439]
- 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. [213]
- Hardy, D.E. 1989. Superfamily Bibionoidea. 5. Family Bibionidae. pp. 122-124 in Evenhuis, N.L. (ed.). Catalog of the Diptera of the Australasian and Oceanian Regions. Honolulu and Leiden : Bishop Museum Press and E.J. Brill 1155 pp. [123]
General References
Hardy, D.E. 1958. The Plecia of the Pacific and Southeast Asia (Bibionidae-Diptera). Pacific Science 12: 185-220 [185] (taxonomy)
Hardy, D.E. 1982. The Bibionidae (Diptera) of Australia. Australian Journal of Zoology 30: 805-855 [809] (taxonomy)
Malloch, J.R. 1928. Notes on Australian Diptera. No. XVII. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 53: 598-617 [14 December] [602] (taxonomy)
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 | |
| 30-Aug-2010 | 30-Aug-2010 | MOVED | ||
| 16-Nov-2011 | 10-Nov-2020 | MODIFIED | ||
| 10-Nov-2020 | MODIFIED |