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Checklist for Tribe Leiini Edwards, 1925
and region California (West USA, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
677
9087
31848
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
672
9069
31825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
644
8948
31525
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
415
7174
26279
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
109
1478
5678
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
25
354
1386
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Bibionomorpha
Hennig, 1954
Gall Midges, Gnats, March Flies
5
112
315
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Sciaroidea
Billberg, 1820
Fungus Gnats and Gall Midges
4
107
293
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMycetophilidae
Newman, 1834
Fungus Gnat, Fungus gnats
42
135
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySciophilinae
Edwards, 1809
17
34
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeLeiini
Edwards, 1925
4
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for California
4 Genera with 8 Species
Docosia Winnertz, 20003SpeciesTaxom
Leia Meigen, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Megophthalmidia Curran, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Novakia Strobl, 20072SpeciesTaxom


Species list for California
8 Species
Docosia defecta Van Duzee, 1928Parish's yampah
Docosia dialata Van Duzee, 1928Parish's yampah
Docosia melita Chandler & Gatt, 2000
Leia lineola Adams, 1903
Leia varia Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed
Megophthalmidia occidentalis Johannsen, 1909Panal
Novakia lisae Kerr, 2007
Novakia miloi Kerr, 2007


Links, sources and further information
Leiini at itis.gov