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Checklist for Family Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834 (Fungus Gnat)
and region Kenya (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
503
7105
22102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
501
7100
22096
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
482
7015
21853
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
302
5811
19641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
80
846
2770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
15
147
597
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Bibionomorpha
Hennig, 1954
Gall Midges, Gnats, March Flies
6
46
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Sciaroidea
Billberg, 1820
Fungus Gnats and Gall Midges
5
43
86
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMycetophilidae
Newman, 1834
Fungus Gnat, Fungus gnats
13
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kenya
13 Genera with 18 Species
Allodia Winnertz, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Clastobasis Skuse, 1890
0SpeciesTaxom
Docosia Winnertz, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Epicypta Winnertz, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Leia Meigen, 19145SpeciesTaxom
Lygistorrhina Skuse, 20012SpeciesTaxom
Metanepsia Edwards, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophila Meigen, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Mycomya Rondani, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Neoempheria Osten-sacken, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Sciara Meigen, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Synapha Meigen, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Zygoneura Meigen, 19141SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
18 Species
Allodia nyeriensis Magnussen, 2018
Docosia melita Chandler & Gatt, 2000
Epicypta approximata Edwards, 1914
Epicypta auranticeps Edwards, 1914
Leia arsona Hutson, 1978
Leia biumbaensis Tollet, 1956
Leia jeanneli Edwards, 1914
Leia nigronitida Edwards, 1914
Leia notabilis Edwards, 1914
Lygistorrhina edwardsi (Lane, 1946)⇒ Lygistorrhina edwardsina Grimaldi & B..., 2001
Lygistorrhina edwardsina Grimaldi & B..., 2001
Metanepsia spangleri Matile, 1972
Mycetophila collineola Speiser, 1909
Mycomya alluaudi Edwards, 1914
Neoempheria jeanneli Edwards, 1914
Sciara flavoscutellata Edwards, 1914
Synapha lachaisei Matile, 1992
Zygoneura pernitida Edwards, 1914

Subnodes of Mycetophilidae with occurrences in Kenya
SubfamilyLygistorhininae
Edwards, 1925
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMycetophilinae
Edwards, 1925
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySciophilinae
Edwards, 1809
7
10
Genera
Species

Taxom



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