Plecia
Plecia is a genus of March flies comprising many species, both extant and fossilised. Several species of this genus are commonly known as "lovebugs" due to their behavior of flying around coupled together while mating.
Species
Extant species
- P. acutirostris
- P. adiastola
- P. affinidecora
- P. americana
- P. amplipennis
- P. aruensis
- P. angularis
- P. avicephaliforma
- P. bicuspidata
- P. bifida
- P. bifoliolata
- P. bisulca
- P. boliviana
- P. chinensis
- P. crenula
- P. curtispina
- P. cuspidata
- P. digitiformis
- P. dileracabilis
- P. dimidiata
- P. duplicis
- P. edwardsi
- P. emeiensis
- P. erebea
- P. erebeoidea
- P. forcipiformis
- P. fulvicollis
- P. hadrosoma
- P. hamata
- P. impilosa
- P. intricata
- P. javensis
- P. lateralis
- P. lieftincki
- P. longifolia
- P. longiforceps
- P. lopesi
- P. mandibuliformis
- P. membranifera
- P. multilobata
- P. nagatomii
- P. nearctica – Lovebug
- P. obtusicornis
- P. obtusilobata
- P. oculastra
- P. okadai
- P. ornaticornis
- P. patula
- P. pellucida
- P. persimilis
- P. plagiata
- P. propeforcipata
- P. propria
- P. protea
- P. pruinosa
- P. pudica
- P. punctulata
- P. ramosa
- P. rhinigera
- P. rostellata
- P. rufangularis
- P. ruficollis – Harlequin fly
- P. rufimarginata
- P. rufiscutella
- P. rugosa
- P. serrifera
- P. spilota
- P. stricta
- P. tephra
- P. tetrascolata
- P. thulinigra
- P. trifida
- P. triquetra
- P. trunca
- ''P. xyele''
Fossil species
Many fossil species have been assigned to Plecia with ages dating from the Cretaceous through the early Pleistocene :Cretaceous
- †''P. myersi''
[Paleocene]
- †''P. undans''
[Eocene]
;Ypresian, Allenby Formation, Canada- †P. angustipennis
- †P. canadensis
- †P. elatior
- †P. minutula
- †P. nana
- †P. pictipennis
- †P. pulchra
- †P. pulla
- †P. similkameena
- †P. transitoria
- †P. tulameenensis
;Ypresian, Horsefly Shales, Canada
;Ypresian, "Mission Creek site", Canada
;Ypresian, Oise amber, France
;Ypresian, Green River Formation, USA
;Priabonian, Baltic Amber
;Priabonian, France
;Pribonian, United Kingdom
;Priabonian, Florissant Formation, USA
[Oligocene]
;Rupelian, Brunstatt, France;Rupelian, Corent, France
;Rupelian, Calcaires de [Vacheres Formation], France
;Rupelian, Chadrat, France
;Chattian, Niveau [du gypse d'Aix Formation|Niveau du gypse d'Aix], France
;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''
[Miocene]
;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 - Langhian, Cypris Formation, Czech Republic
;Langhian, Chojabaru Formation, Japan
;Serravallian, Radoboj Formation, Croatia
;Serravallian, Oehningen beds Member, Germany
;Messinian, Monte Castellaro, Italy
[Pliocene]
;Piacenzian, Togo Formation, Japan- †''P. intima''
Pleistocene
;Gelasian, Lac Chambon, FranceRevision of the Bibionidae fossil record from the Oligocene of Germany by Skartveit and Wedmann included the redescription of a number of Plecia species.
- ''Hesperinus heeri''