Dilophus

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Antliophora
Ordo: Diptera
Subordo: Nematocera
Infraordo: Bibionomorpha
Superfamilia: Bibionoidea

Familia: Bibionidae
Genus: Dilophus
Species: D. aberratus – D. africanus – D. alpinus – D. atripennis – D. beckeri – D. cantrelli – D. collessi – D. conspicuus – D. crinitus – D. desistens – D. discretus – D. dubius – D. febrilis – D. femoratus – D. flavicrus – D. fumipennis – D. harrisoni – D. hiemalis – D. longipilosus – D. longirostris – D. mcalpinei – D. modicus – D. neoinsolitus – D. nigrostigma – D. partitus – D. parvus – D. pictipes – D. sardous – D. segnis – D. sexspinosus – D. skusei – D. surrufus – D. tersus – D. tetrascolus – D. tricuspidatus – D. tuthilli – D. varipes – †D. campbelli
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Name

Dilophus Meigen, 1803

Primary references

Meigen, J. 1803. Versuch einer neuen Gattungseintheilung der europäischen zweiflügeligen Insekten. Magazin für Insektenkunde 2: 259–281. BHL Reference page.

References

Haenni, J.-P. 2009: The Bibionidae (Diptera) of Sardinia, with description of two new species. Pp. 427-439 in: Cerretti, P.; Mason, F.; Minelli, A.; Nardi, G.; Whitmore, D. (eds), Research on the terrestrial arthropods of Sardinia (Italy). Zootaxa, 2318: 1–602. Abstract & excerpt PDF
Harris, A.C. 1983: An Eocene larval insect fossil (Diptera: Bibionidae) from North Otago, New Zealand. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 13(3): 93-102. http://www.bugz.org.nz/WebForms/ResultDetails.aspx?CurrentDoc=59065BCD-2DF8-43C5-A3C5-FF3E97232A71 BUGZ] Google books Reference page.
Harrison, R.A. 1990: Bibionidae (Insecta: Diptera). Fauna of New Zealand, (20) ISBN 0-477-02595-1. Online.Reference page.

Dilophus is a genus of March flies in the family Bibionidae. There are at least 200 described species in Dilophus.[3][4][5][6]

Species found in Europe

Dilophus antipedalis
Dilophus beckeri
Dilophus bispinosus
Dilophus borealis
Dilophus febrilis
Dilophus femoratus
Dilophus hiemalis
Dilophus humeralis
Dilophus lingens
Dilophus maderae
Dilophus minor
Dilophus neglectus
Dilophus oceanus
Dilophus sardous
Dilophus tenuis
Dilophus tridentatus

Dilophus sp., female
See also

List of Dilophus species

References

Meigen, J. W. (1803). "Versuch einer neuen Gattungs-Eintheilung der europaischen zweiflugligen Insekten". Mag. Insektenkd. 2: 259–281.
Blanchard, E. (1852). Orden IX. Dipteros. In Gay, C. (ed.), Historia fisica y politica de Chile ... Zoologia. Vol. 7, 471 pp. Published by Author,. Santiago: Paris & Museo de Historia Natural. pp. 327–468.
"Dilophus Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
"Dilophus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
"Dilophus Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-03-04.

"Browse Dilophus". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-03-04.

Further reading

Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. Vol. 2nd Edition. CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9.
Charles, H. Curran (1934). "The families and genera of North American Diptera". doi:10.5962/bhl.title.6825.
Fitzgerald, S.J. (2005). "Evolution and classification of Bibionidae (Diptera: Bibionomorpha), Ph.D. Thesis". Oregon State University.
McAlpine, J.F.; Petersen, B.V.; Shewell, G.E.; Teskey, H.J.; et al. (1987). Manual of Nearctic Diptera. Research Branch Agriculture Canada. ISBN 978-0660121253.