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Taxonomy of Family Psychodidae Newman, 1834
Drain flies, Indet. Mothfly, Moth flies, Moth Flies and Sand Flies, Moth Fly, Moth-Flies, Owl Midges, Owl Midges & Moth Flies, Sand flies


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
4179
190570
2444470
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
3816
189502
2439455
Families
Genera
Species

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
3399
186457
2415487
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
1891
142849
2048615
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
412
22844
306890
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
101
5519
102901
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Psychodomorpha
Chevrolat, 1880
19
471
7272
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Psychodoidea
Yoshii, 1995
Moth fly
1
334
6033
Family
Genera
Species
FamilyPsychodidae
Newman, 1834
Drain flies, Indet. Mothfly, Moth flies, Moth Fly
334
6033
Genera
Species
Subnodes of Psychodidae Newman, 1834
SubfamilyBruchomyiinae
Alexander, 1920
4
103
Genera
Species
SubfamilyHoraiellinae
Enderlein, 1937
1
5
Genus
Species
SubfamilyPhlebotominae
Rondani, 1840
16
1580
Genera
Species
SubfamilyPsychodinae
Rondani, 1858
Moth Flies
109
3485
Genera
Species
SubfamilySycoracinae
Rondani, 1856
4
67
Genera
Species
SubfamilyTrichomyiinae
Tonnoir, 1922
5
238
Genera
Species
GenusAbonnencius
Morillas Marquez, Castillo Remiro & Ubeda Ontiveros, 1984
0Species
GenusAculcina
Hogue, 1973
0Species
GenusAdlerius
Nitzulescu, 1931
0Species
GenusAfromormia
Duckhouse, 1987
0Species
GenusAlexanderia
Wagner & Kvifte, 2018
4Species
GenusAlexina
Edwards, 1929
0Species
GenusAncyroapsis
Duckhouse, 1990
0Species
GenusApotrichomyia
Duckhouse, 1978
0Species
GenusArabomyia
Je?ek & Van Harten, 2009
  ⇒ Limomormia
0Species
GenusArmillipora
Quate, 1996
2Species
GenusAxenotrichomyia
Azar & al., 2015
1Species
GenusBahisepedon
Omelková & Je?ek, 2012
  ⇒ Philosepedon
0Species
GenusBamara
Stebner & al., 2015
1Species
GenusBazara
Vaillant, 1987
0Species
GenusBichromomyia
Artemiev, 1991
6Species
GenusBoreofairchildia
Wagner & Stuckenberg, 2016
17Species
GenusBotosaneanuiella
Vaillant, 1979
0Species
GenusBrachiotrichomyia
Bravo & Araújo, 2013
  ⇒ Trichomyia
0Species
GenusBryopharsos
Quate, 1996
7Species
GenusCampanulobrunettia
Duckhouse, 1991
0Species
GenusCapensomyia
Davidson, 1979
0Species
GenusChinia
1Species
GenusChirolepia
2Species
GenusCiniphes
Costa, 1843
1Species
GenusColpopteryx
Enderlein, 1937
0Species
GenusCookiellocapsa
1Species
GenusCretapsychoda
Azar & al., 1999
1Species
GenusCryptotelmatoscopus
Vaillant, 1982
0Species
GenusCyniphes
1Species
GenusDactylotrichomyia
Duckhouse, 1978
0Species
GenusDampfomyia
Addis, 1945
  ⇒ Lutzomyia
20Species
GenusDatzia
Stebner & al., 2015
2Species
GenusDeanemyia
5Species
GenusDemeillonius
Davidson, 1980
0Species
GenusDicrotrichomyia
Duckhouse, 1978
0Species
GenusDictyocampsa
1Species
GenusDiplonema
Loew, 1845
  ⇒ Euclea
5Species
GenusDracomyia
Yang, 1998
1Species
GenusEatonia
Meunier, 1905
1Species
GenusEdentomyia
Galati, Andrade-Filho, Silva & Falcao, 2003
1Species
GenusElsahowia
Duckhouse, 1978
2Species
GenusEochaoborites
Hong, 2002
1Species
GenusEopericoma
Kalugina, 1985
1Species
GenusEophlebotomus
Cockerell, 1920
3Species
GenusEugenys
Quate, 1996
3Species
GenusEuphlebotomus
Cockerell, 1920
0Species
GenusExpapillata
2Species
GenusFalsosycorax
5Species
GenusFlebotomus
a Floch H., Abonnenc E., 1944
86Species
GenusFransaia
Dyar & Nunez Tovar, 1927
0Species
GenusGondwanotrichomyia
Duckhouse, 1980
0Species
GenusHaemasson
1Species
GenusHebotomus
Rondani, 1843
1Species
GenusHemasson
Bigot, 1854
0Species
GenusHemimormia
6Species
GenusHemitelmatoscopus
1Species
GenusHertigia
Fairchild, 1949
1Species
GenusHeteroberdeniella
Wagner, Andrade & Gonçalves, 2022
2Species
GenusHoffeinsodes
8Species
GenusHorobrunettia
Duckhouse, 1991
0Species
GenusHyrcanoressliella
Jezek, 1997
1Species
GenusJezekiella
1Species
GenusJozifekia
Je?ek, 2010
0Species
GenusKarakovounimerus
Jezek, 1990
0Species
GenusKasaulius
Lewis, 1982
0Species
GenusKrekiella
Vaillant, 1972
0Species
GenusKupara
1Species
GenusKvazbamormia
Jezek, 1994
1Species
GenusLaurenceomyia
7Species
GenusLegeromyia
Rahola, Depaquit & Paupy, 2013
  ⇒ Phlebotomus
0Species
GenusLepidopsychoda
Edwards, 1928
  ⇒ Philosepedon
1Species
GenusLepiseoda
Enderlein, 1935
0Species
GenusLepria
Enderlein, 1937
  ⇒ Trichomyia
1Species
GenusLeptopericoma
Vaillant, 1978
0Species
GenusLiassopsychodina
Ansorge, 1994
1Species
GenusLibanonemopalpus
Azar, Szwedo, Maalouf, Maalouf & Maksoud, 2022
1Species
GenusLibanophlebotomites
Azar, Maalouf & Maksoud, 2022
1Species
GenusLibanopsychoda
Azar & al., 1999
1Species
GenusLimomormia
Limomormia, 1982
1Species
GenusLioneura
Rondani, 1856
0Species
GenusLutziola
Strand, 1932
0Species
GenusLyconeura
Bigot, 1857
0Species
GenusLyoneura
1Species
GenusMandalayia
Stebner & al., 2015
1Species
GenusMarsypia
Enderlein, 1937
0Species
GenusMartinsmyia
Galati, 2003
11Species
GenusMatuna
Stebner & Solórzano Kraemer, 2014
1Species
GenusMaurobrunettia
Duckhouse, 1991
0Species
GenusMecysmia
Enderlein, 1937
  ⇒ Pericoma
1Species
GenusMegapsychoda
Azar & Nel, 2002
1Species
GenusMesopsychoda
Brauer & al., 1889
1Species
GenusMigonemyia
Galati, 1995
8Species
GenusMirousiella
Vaillant, 1974
0Species
GenusMogisetia
Enderlein, 1937
0Species
GenusMormopericomiella
Jezek & van Harten, 2002
2Species
GenusMucomyia
2Species
GenusMyiomystax
Curler, 2020
1Species
GenusNematophlebia
Cockerell, 1915
1Species
GenusNemopalus
1Species
GenusNeobrunettia
Bravo & Amorim, 1995
0Species
GenusNeomaruina
Vaillant, 1963
4Species
GenusNeopericoma
Cordeiro & Camico, 2023
9Species
GenusNeopsychoda
Duckhouse, 1966
  ⇒ Epacretron
2Species
GenusNotoclytocerus
Duckhouse, 1975
0Species
GenusNotofairchildia
Wagner & Stuckenberg, 2016
17Species
GenusNygmatodes
Loew, 1845
0Species
GenusOligodontomyia
3Species
GenusOophoromyia
Artemiev, 1991
0Species
GenusOphryosetomima
Duckhouse, 1987
0Species
GenusOpisthotrichomyia
Bravo, 2001
0Species
GenusOreoscopus
Quate & Quate, 1967
0Species
GenusOrgaoclogmia
Jezek & van Harten, 1996
1Species
GenusPachybrunettia
Bravo, 2007
  ⇒ Atrichobrunettia
0Species
GenusPachypericoma
Vaillant, 1978
0Species
GenusPalaeoglaesum
Wagner, 2017
11Species
GenusPalaeoparasycorax
Stebner & al., 2015
2Species
GenusPalaeosycorax
Meunier, 1905
4Species
GenusPaleopsychoda
Azar & al., 1999
8Species
GenusPaleotelmatoscopus
Curler & Skibinska, 2021
2Species
GenusPalpomormia
Salamanna & Raggio, 1985
0Species
GenusPangeogladiella
Jezek, 2002
1Species
GenusParabrunettia
Brunetti, 1911
  ⇒ Brunettia
4Species
GenusParalibanopsychoda
Azar & Nel, 2002
1Species
GenusParapanimerus
Wagner, 1984
0Species
GenusParaphlebotomus
Theodor, 1948
0Species
GenusPericomina
Enderlein, 1937
0Species
GenusPeridosoma
Carpenter, 1985
1Species
GenusPerimormia
Vaillant, 1975
0Species
GenusPhalaenomyia
Loew in Berendt, 1845
2Species
GenusPhilaematus
Loew, 1845
1Species
GenusPhlebotomiella
Meunier, 1906
1Species
GenusPhloebotomus
Rondani, 1856
0Species
GenusPhloeobotomus
Hagen, 1863
0Species
GenusPhychoda
Gimmerthal, 1832
  ⇒ Psychoda
0Species
GenusPlebotomites
Hennig, 1972
0Species
GenusPlebotomus
Rondani & Berte, 1840
0Species
GenusPlesiobrunettia
Duckhouse, 1991
0Species
GenusPolibrunettia
Bravo, 2006
  ⇒ Atrichobrunettia
0Species
GenusPolletomyia
Curler, 2020
1Species
GenusPotophila
Kvifte, 2014
1Species
GenusPressatia
Mangabeira, 1942
  ⇒ Lutzomyia
8Species
GenusProphlebotomus
Franca & Parrot, 1921
0Species
GenusProtohoraiella
Curler, Krzemiński & Skibińska, 2019
2Species
GenusProtopsychoda
Azar & al., 1999
3Species
GenusProtopsychopsis
Tillyard, 1917
1Species
GenusPsicoda
Rondani, 1856
  ⇒ Psychoda
1Species
GenusPsychocha
Jezek, 1984
0Species
GenusPsychodae
1Species
GenusPsychodes
Dumeril, 1823
  ⇒ Psychoda
0Species
GenusPsychodiella
Votýpka, Lantova & Volf, 2009
0Species
GenusPsychodites
Handlirsch, 1906
3Species
GenusPsychogella
Jezek, 1984
0Species
GenusPsychomasina
Jezek, 2004
4Species
GenusPsychota
Gimmerthal, 1846
  ⇒ Psychoda
0Species
GenusQueenslandomyia
1Species
GenusRhadinomormia
Vaillant, 1975
0Species
GenusRhadinoscopus
Quate & Quate, 1967
  ⇒ Rhadinoscapus (Rhadinoscapus)
13Species
GenusRhipidopsychoda
Vaillant, 1991
2Species
GenusSakhalinopericoma
Azar & Maksoud, 2020
1Species
GenusSakhalinopsychoda
Azar & Maksoud, 2020
1Species
GenusSatoba
Jezek, 1984
0Species
GenusSauromyia
Artemiev, 1991
0Species
GenusSaximormia
Jezek, 1984
2Species
GenusSciopemyia
Barretto, 1962
13Species
GenusSeoda
Enderlein, 1935
21Species
GenusSeptemtrichomyia
Bravo, 1999
0Species
GenusShannonomyina
Pratt, 1947
0Species
GenusSoeliella
1Species
GenusSuccinarisemus
Wagner, 2002
2Species
GenusSylphalula
Li & al., 2013
1Species
GenusSynseoda
Enderlein, 1937
1Species
GenusSynseodais
Enderlein, 1937
1Species
GenusSyntrichomyia
Araújo & Bravo, 2013
  ⇒ Trichomyia
0Species
GenusTanypsycha
Ansorge, 1994
1Species
GenusTarbaleomyia
Duckhouse, 1990
1Species
GenusTelematoscopus
1Species
GenusTelomormia
Jezek, 1984
0Species
GenusTermitadelphos
Holmgren, 1905
  ⇒ Philosepedon
1Species
GenusTermitodipteron
Holmgren, 1905
  ⇒ Trichomyia
1Species
GenusTheischingerus
Wagner, 2018
2Species
GenusTineria
1Species
GenusTonnoria
1Species
GenusTriassopsychoda
Blagoderov & al., 2007
1Species
GenusTrichophoromyia
Barretto, 1962
  ⇒ Lutzomyia
44Species
GenusTrichopygomyia
Barretto, 1962
  ⇒ Lutzomyia
17Species
GenusTrichosepedon
Krek, 1999
1Species
GenusTrouilletomyia
Depaquit & Léger, 2014
  ⇒ Sergentomyia
0Species
GenusVaillantia
Wagner, 1988
5Species
GenusVattieromyia
Depaquit, Leger & Robert, 2008
  ⇒ Sergentomyia
0Species
GenusViannamyia
Mangabeira, 1941
  ⇒ Lutzomyia
4Species
GenusWagneromyia
Vieira, Cordeiro, Bravo & Araújo, 2022
7Species
GenusWightipsychoda
Azar, 2019
1Species
GenusXenapates
Eaton, 1904
  ⇒ Telmatoscopus
51Species
GenusXenopsychoda
Azar & Ziadé, 2005
1Species
GenusYantarpsychodus
Azar & Maksoud, 2020
1Species

Synonyms

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Psychodidae
GermanSchmetterlingsmücken
EnglishDrain flies, Indet. Mothfly, Moth flies, Moth Flies and Sand Flies, Moth Fly, Moth-Flies, Owl Midges, Owl Midges & Moth Flies, Sand flies
DutchAalputmot, Motmuggen, Motmugjes
DanishSommerfuglemyg
SwedishFjärilsmyggor
FinnishPerhossääsket
NorwegianSommerfuglmygg
SpanishPapalomoyos


Distribution and Species lists of Psychodidae Newman, 1834
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Afghanistan
9 Genera  41 Species
Albania
1 Genus  1 Species
Algeria
19 Genera  49 Species
Angola
5 Genera  17 Species
Argentina
19 Genera  52 Species
Armenia
3 Genera  3 Species
Australia
39 Genera  218 Species
Austria
6 Genera  8 Species
Azerbaijan
2 Genera  4 Species
Bahamas
3 Genera  3 Species
Bangladesh
1 Genus  1 Species
Barbados
1 Genus  1 Species
Belgium
18 Genera  29 Species
Belize
7 Genera  29 Species
Benin
3 Genera  7 Species
Bhutan
3 Genera  3 Species
Bolivia
13 Genera  90 Species
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2 Genera  3 Species
Botswana
3 Genera  3 Species
Brazil
49 Genera  359 Species
Bulgaria
9 Genera  10 Species
Burkina Faso
4 Genera  23 Species
Burundi
1 Genus  1 Species
Cambodia
4 Genera  8 Species
Cameroon
5 Genera  28 Species
Canada
13 Genera  33 Species
Cape Verde
14 Genera  28 Species
Central African Republic
3 Genera  22 Species
Chad
2 Genera  8 Species
Chile
11 Genera  32 Species
China
18 Genera  60 Species
Colombia
26 Genera  156 Species
Cook Islands
1 Genus  2 Species
Costa Rica
28 Genera  131 Species
Croatia
3 Genera  4 Species
Cuba
11 Genera  17 Species
Cyprus
5 Genera  8 Species
Czech Republic
44 Genera  173 Species
Democratic Republic of the Congo
4 Genera  28 Species
Denmark
29 Genera  76 Species
Djibouti
1 Genus  3 Species
Dominican Republic
8 Genera  27 Species
East Timor
1 Genus  1 Species
Ecuador
13 Genera  68 Species
Egypt
2 Genera  2 Species
El Salvador
2 Genera  1 Species
Equatorial Guinea
1 Genus  8 Species
Eritrea
1 Genus  1 Species
Estonia
20 Genera  24 Species
Ethiopia
4 Genera  29 Species
Fiji
6 Genera  13 Species
Finland
29 Genera  109 Species
France
36 Genera  201 Species
Gabon
1 Genus  5 Species
Gambia
2 Genera  3 Species
Georgia
10 Genera  12 Species
Germany
31 Genera  67 Species
Ghana
7 Genera  20 Species
Greece
15 Genera  39 Species
Guatemala
7 Genera  16 Species
Guinea
4 Genera  18 Species
Guyana
2 Genera  3 Species
Haiti
1 Genus  2 Species
Honduras
8 Genera  10 Species
Hungary
2 Genera  1 Species
Iceland
3 Genera  7 Species
India
21 Genera  121 Species
Indonesia
29 Genera  292 Species
Iran
15 Genera  57 Species
Iraq
3 Genera  10 Species
Ireland
8 Genera  12 Species
Israel
6 Genera  15 Species
Italy
33 Genera  172 Species
Ivory Coast
3 Genera  21 Species
Jamaica
10 Genera  14 Species
Japan
23 Genera  62 Species
Jordan
4 Genera  9 Species
Kazakhstan
5 Genera  6 Species
Kenya
11 Genera  57 Species
Kuwait
2 Genera  2 Species
Kyrgyzstan
1 Genus  1 Species
Laos
5 Genera  9 Species
Latvia
7 Genera  8 Species
Lebanon
17 Genera  26 Species
Lesotho
2 Genera  2 Species
Liberia
6 Genera  12 Species
Libya
2 Genera  3 Species
Liechtenstein
1 Genus  1 Species
Lithuania
6 Genera  7 Species
Luxembourg
14 Genera  20 Species
Madagascar
10 Genera  24 Species
Malawi
6 Genera  8 Species
Malaysia
20 Genera  68 Species
Mali
4 Genera  17 Species
Malta
1 Genus  1 Species
Marshall Islands
2 Genera  2 Species
Mauritania
3 Genera  7 Species
Mauritius
3 Genera  3 Species
Mexico
24 Genera  100 Species
Micronesia
11 Genera  48 Species
Mongolia
9 Genera  11 Species
Morocco
9 Genera  25 Species
Mozambique
3 Genera  7 Species
Myanmar
14 Genera  24 Species
Namibia
5 Genera  20 Species
Nepal
7 Genera  14 Species
Netherlands
29 Genera  68 Species
New Zealand
21 Genera  101 Species
Nicaragua
9 Genera  17 Species
Niger
3 Genera  5 Species
Nigeria
3 Genera  18 Species
Niue
1 Genus  0 Species
North Korea
2 Genera  2 Species
Norway
47 Genera  191 Species
Oman
2 Genera  2 Species
Pakistan
6 Genera  31 Species
Palau
8 Genera  20 Species
Palestine
4 Genera  4 Species
Panama
31 Genera  91 Species
Papua New Guinea
24 Genera  264 Species
Paraguay
7 Genera  21 Species
Peru
30 Genera  166 Species
Philippines
19 Genera  137 Species
Poland
12 Genera  15 Species
Portugal
16 Genera  28 Species
Republic of the Congo
1 Genus  2 Species
Republic South Africa
24 Genera  98 Species
Romania
4 Genera  5 Species
Russia
35 Genera  102 Species
Rwanda
1 Genus  1 Species
Saint Kitts and Nevis
1 Genus  1 Species
Saint Lucia
6 Genera  8 Species
Samoa
5 Genera  13 Species
Saudi Arabia
13 Genera  28 Species
Senegal
4 Genera  33 Species
Serbia
2 Genera  2 Species
Seychelles
10 Genera  13 Species
Sierra Leone
4 Genera  6 Species
Singapore
2 Genera  2 Species
Slovakia
9 Genera  10 Species
Slovenia
4 Genera  6 Species
Solomon Islands
8 Genera  11 Species
Somalia
2 Genera  7 Species
South Korea
3 Genera  4 Species
Spain
16 Genera  28 Species
Sri Lanka
9 Genera  30 Species
Sudan
4 Genera  34 Species
Suriname
6 Genera  46 Species
Sweden
34 Genera  97 Species
Switzerland
3 Genera  3 Species
Syria
4 Genera  9 Species
Taiwan
19 Genera  96 Species
Tajikistan
2 Genera  2 Species
Tanzania
18 Genera  32 Species
Thailand
13 Genera  44 Species
Togo
3 Genera  13 Species
Tonga
1 Genus  1 Species
Trinidad and Tobago
12 Genera  19 Species
Tunisia
10 Genera  21 Species
Turkey
11 Genera  23 Species
Turkmenistan
2 Genera  2 Species
Uganda
13 Genera  47 Species
Ukraine
3 Genera  4 Species
United Arab Emirates
5 Genera  7 Species
United Kingdom
35 Genera  149 Species
Uruguay
7 Genera  10 Species
USA
46 Genera  236 Species
Uzbekistan
6 Genera  7 Species
Vanuatu
2 Genera  2 Species
Venezuela
21 Genera  138 Species
Vietnam
5 Genera  11 Species
Yemen
7 Genera  22 Species
Zambia
5 Genera  6 Species
Zimbabwe
6 Genera  18 Species


Distribution on islands


Found in fossile formations


Gardens


Psychodidae (Newman 1834)
Psychodidae (Newman 1834)


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