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Checklist for Genus Sciara Meigen, 1803
and region USA (North America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1098
25856
148294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1092
25818
148242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
999
25344
146344
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
566
19996
121239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
148
4036
29433
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
40
1018
8555
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Bibionomorpha
Hennig, 1954
Gall Midges, Gnats, March Flies
13
415
2810
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Sciaroidea
Billberg, 1820
Fungus Gnats and Gall Midges
9
404
2671
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyMycetophilidae
Newman, 1834
Fungus Gnat, Fungus gnats
121
1092
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMycetophilinae
Edwards, 1925
44
649
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMycetophilini
Edwards, 1925
30
478
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
GenusSciara
Meigen, 1803
51Species 
Taxom
 


Genera for USA
1 Genera with 51 Species
Sciara Meigen, 185651SpeciesTaxom


Species list for USA
51 Species
Sciara abbreviata Walker, 1848
Sciara arcuata Garrett, 1925
Sciara atomaria (Lynch Arribá..., 1892)⇒ Scatopsciara atomaria Zetterstedt, 1851
Sciara atrata (Say, 1824)⇒ Bradysia meigeni Rübsaamen, 1894
Sciara borealis Rübsaamen, 1898
Sciara brevipetiolata (Enderlein, 1911)⇒ Lycoriella brevipetiolata Shaw, 1941
Sciara congregata Johannsen, 1914Aptenia
Sciara cylindrica Pettey, 1918Vermont blackberry
Sciara dichaeta (Shaw, 1941)⇒ Bradysia dichaeta Shaw, 1941
Sciara dimidiata Say, 1832
Sciara dives Johannsen, 1912
Sciara dormitans A. L. Melander, 1949
Sciara exigua Say, 1824
Sciara exilis Say, 1829
Sciara expolita (Coquillett, 1900)⇒ Bradysia expolita Coquillett, 1900
Sciara femorata Say, 1823
Sciara florissantensis T. D. A. Coc..., 1916
Sciara fraterna Say, 1824
Sciara fuliginosus Fitch, 1856
Sciara futilis Johannsen, 1912
Sciara garretti Shaw, 1952
Sciara globosa Pettey, 1918Vermont blackberry
Sciara habilis Johannsen, 1912
Sciara hardyi (Shaw, 1952)⇒ Bradysia impatiens Johannsen, 1912
Sciara hebes Loew, 1870
Sciara humeralis Zetterstedt, 1851
Sciara inconstans Fitch, 1856Fickle midge
Sciara kitakamiensis Sutou, 2004
Sciara luravi (Johannsen, 1929)⇒ Corynoptera luravi Johannsen, 1929
Sciara lurayi
Sciara lurida Walker, 1848
Sciara militaris Nowicki, 1868
Sciara multiseta (Felt, 1898)⇒ Lycoriella multiseta Felt, 1898
Sciara ochrolabis Loew, 1869Juniper globemallow
Sciara paradichaeta (Shaw, 1941)⇒ Bradysia paradichaeta Shaw, 1941
Sciara pauciseta (Felt, 1898)⇒ Lycoriella ingenua Dufour, 1839
Sciara polita Say, 1824
Sciara psittacus Pettey, 1918Vermont blackberry
Sciara requieta A. L. Melander, 1949
Sciara rotundipennis Macquart, 1838
Sciara sciophila Loew, 1869Juniper globemallow
Sciara scita Johannsen, 1912
Sciara scopuli S. H. Scudder, 1890
Sciara sedula Skuse, 1888
Sciara sepulta S. E. Lewis, 1969
Sciara sopora A. L. Melander, 1949
Sciara tanypeza Meunier, 1899
Sciara townesi Shaw, 1935Redclay suncup
Sciara unguicauda (Malloch, 1923)⇒ Bradysia unguicauda Malloch, 1923
Sciara vicina Johannsen, 1912
Sciara vulgaris Fitch, 1856


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