Plecia is a genus of March flies (Bibionidae) comprising many species, both extant and fossilised. P. acutirostris Luo & Yang, 1988 P. adiastola Hardy...

The lovebug (Plecia nearctica) is a species of march fly found in parts of Central America and the southeastern United States, especially along the Gulf...

Plecia americana is a species of March flies, insects in the family Bibionidae. "Plecia americana Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved...

the genera Plecia and Bibio are abundant among Tertiary fossils. Fossils from Europe include many specimens of the mainly tropical genus Plecia which is...

Plecia avus is an extinct species of Plecia in the March fly family Bibionidae and is solely known from Early Eocene sediments exposed in central southern...

Plecia canadensis is an extinct species of Plecia in the fly family Bibionidae. The species is solely known from Early Eocene sediments exposed in central...

2022. Denmark, Harold; Mead, Frank; Fasulo, Thomas (April 2010). "Lovebug, Plecia nearctica Hardy". Featured Creatures. University of Florida/IFAS. Retrieved...

range has often shifted since the Eocene. For instance the bibionid genus Plecia is common in fossil faunas from presently temperate areas, but only lives...

via Newspapers.com. Hetrick, L. A. (1970). "Biology of the "Love-Bug", Plecia Nearctica (Diptera: Bibionidae)". The Florida Entomologist. 53 (1): 23–26...

heteroptera (Say, 1823) Synonyms Bibio heteroptera Say, 1823 Penthetria atra Macquart, 1834 Penthetria lugubris Harris, 1835 Plecia longipes Loew, 1858...