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Checklist for Family Keroplatidae Rondani, 1856 (Fungus gnats)
and region Nigeria (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
388
4495
12408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
385
4491
12404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
368
4385
12052
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
234
3464
10323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
66
566
1730
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
15
137
628
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Bibionomorpha
Hennig, 1954
Gall Midges, Gnats, March Flies
4
22
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Sciaroidea
Billberg, 1820
Fungus Gnats and Gall Midges
3
21
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyKeroplatidae
Rondani, 1856
Fungus gnats, Keroplatid Fungus Gnats
4
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Nigeria
4 Genera with 15 Species
Chiasmoneura De Meijere, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Ralytupa Edwards, 197010SpeciesTaxom
Truplaya Edwards, 19782SpeciesTaxom
Xenoplatyura Malloch, 19842SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nigeria
15 Species
Chiasmoneura (Prochiasmoneura) bipunctata Matile, 1973
Ralytupa angusta Matile, 1975
Ralytupa assimilis Matile, 1970
Ralytupa bifaria Matile, 1975
Ralytupa compacta Matile, 1975
Ralytupa grahami Matile, 1975
Ralytupa insidiosa Matile, 1974
Ralytupa medleri Matile, 1975
Ralytupa simplicistyla Matile, 1975
Ralytupa subminor Matile, 1975
Ralytupa theobromaphila Matile, 1970
Truplaya cornesi Matile, 1978
Truplaya rufula Matile, 1978
Xenoplatyura deemingi Matile, 1984
Xenoplatyura villiersi Matile, 1984

Subnodes of Keroplatidae with occurrences in Nigeria
SubfamilyKeroplatinae
Rondani, 1856
3
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMacrocerinae
Rondani, 1856
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Keroplatidae at artfakta.se
Keroplatidae at dyntaxa.se
Keroplatidae at gbif.org
Keroplatidae at irmng.org
Keroplatidae at itis.gov