Bibionomorpha

Template:Automatic taxobox The Bibionomorpha are an infraorder of the suborder Nematocera. One of its constituent families, the Anisopodidae, is the presumed sister taxon to the entire suborder Brachycera.<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> Several of the remaining families in the infraorder (those shown without common names) are former subfamilies of the Mycetophilidae, which has been recentlyTemplate:When subdivided. The family Axymyiidae has recently been removed from the Bibionomorpha to its own infraorder Axymyiomorpha.

Most representatives of the Bibionomorpha are saprophages or fungivores as larvae with the Cecidomyiidae being predominantly gall-formers. Some sciarids are common indoor pests, developing large populations in potting soil that has become moldy from overwatering. The larvae of the Bibionidae sometimes migrate in large, snake-like masses to minimize dehydration while seeking a new feeding site.

Superfamilies and families

• Superfamily Anisopodoidea Template:Small (Triassic - Recent)
  • Anisopodidae (syn †Eopleciidae) - wood gnats
  • †Antefungivoridae Template:Small (syn Pleciomimidae, Sinemediidae)
  • †Crosaphididae Template:Small (Triassic-Jurassic)
  • †Pleciofungivoridae Template:Small (syn Fungivoritidae) (Upper Triassic - Middle Cretaceous<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>)
  • †Protorhyphidae Template:Small (Upper Triassic)
  • †Siberhyphidae Template:Small (Jurassic)
• Superfamily Bibionoidea Template:Small (Cretaceous - Recent)
  • Bibionidae (syn †Cascopleciidae) - march flies and lovebugs
  • Hesperinidae Template:Small
• Superfamily Mycetobioidea Template:Small
  • Mycetobiidae Template:Small
• Superfamily †Pachyneuroidea Template:Small
  • †Procramptonomyiidae Template:Small
• Superfamily Scatopsoidea Template:Small
  • Canthyloscelidae Template:Small
  • †Protoscatopsidae Template:Small (Middle Jurassic)
  • Scatopsidae Template:Small
  • Valeseguyidae Template:Small
• Superfamily Sciaroidea Template:Small
  • †Archizelmiridae Template:Small (Middle Jurassic)
  • Bolitophilidae Template:Small
  • Cecidomyiidae Template:Small - gall gnats
  • Diadocidiidae Template:Small
  • Ditomyiidae Template:Small
  • Keroplatidae Template:Small (incl. Lygistorrhinidae Template:Small)
  • Mycetophilidae Template:Small - fungus gnats
  • †Paraxymyiidae Template:Small (Middle Jurassic)
  • Rangomaramidae Template:Small
  • Sciaridae Template:Small - dark winged fungus gnats
• Superfamily incertae sedis
  • †Heterorhyphidae Template:Small
  • Pachyneuridae
  • †Protobibionidae extinct (Middle Jurassic)
  • †Protopleciidae (syn Palaeopleciidae, Pleciodictyidae, Protoligoneuridae) (Late Triassic - Jurassic)
  • †Tipulopleciidae extinct (Middle Jurassic)

References

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