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Species Bibio townesi

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon ("Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera))
Infraorder Bibionomorpha (Gnats, Gall Midges, and March Flies)
Family Bibionidae (March Flies)
Genus Bibio
Species townesi (Bibio townesi)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Bibio townesi Hardy, 1945
Explanation of Names
Named for Doctor Henry K. Townes, who collected most of the specimens from which Hardy described the species.
Identification
Male with yellow legs and shining black thorax. Inner spur of fore tibiae short. R-M slightly longer than Rs.
Range
Northeast USA