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Checklist for Family Sciaridae Billberg, 1820 (Black fungus gnats)
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
943
36180
241410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
939
36100
241106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
896
35668
239021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
524
27533
203737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
127
3884
28408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
29
830
7711
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Bibionomorpha
Hennig, 1954
Gall Midges, Gnats, March Flies
8
311
1315
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Sciaroidea
Billberg, 1820
Fungus Gnats and Gall Midges
7
306
1211
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySciaridae
Billberg, 1820
Black fungus gnats, Dark winged fungus gnats, Root gnats
17
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
17 Genera with 22 Species
Afrosciara Seguy, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Amesicrium Enderlein, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Angustosciara Rudzinski, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Apelmocreagris Enderlein, 18384SpeciesTaxom
Archicratyna Mohrig, 20053SpeciesTaxom
Baeosciara Tuomikoski, 1960
0SpeciesTaxom
Ceratosciara1SpeciesTaxom
Eugnoriste Coquillett, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Euricrium Enderlein, 19113SpeciesTaxom
Faratsiho Paulian, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Mouffetina Frey, 1942
0SpeciesTaxom
Parapnyxia Mohrig & Mamaev, 19191SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoaerumnosa Rudzinski, 20192SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchomegalosphys Lengersdorf, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchosciara Rübsaamen, 1894
0SpeciesTaxom
Sciarotricha Hippa & Vilk..., 20051SpeciesTaxom
Tergosciara Rudzinski, 19971SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
22 Species
Afrosciara pallida Seguy, 1961
Amesicrium nanum Enderlein, 1911
Angustosciara robusta Rudzinski, 1997
Apelmocreagris capensis Edwards, 1925
Apelmocreagris ruficollis Walker, 1848
Apelmocreagris stigmatopleura
Apelmocreagris thoracica Macquart, 1838
Archicratyna subarcana W. Mohrig, 2005
Archicratyna trichoarcana W. Mohrig, 2005
Archicratyna zimbabweensis Mohrig, 2005
Ceratosciara corniculata Enderlein, 1911
Eugnoriste capensis (Steffan, 1967)⇒ Euricrium capensis Steffan, 1967
Euricrium afrum Lengersdorf, 1939
Euricrium capensis Steffan, 1967
Euricrium corniculata Enderlein, 1911
Faratsiho microptera Paulian, 1956
Parapnyxia terricola Kieffer, 1919
Pseudoaerumnosa consuota Vilkamaa, Ha..., 2019
Pseudoaerumnosa saginata Vilkamaa, Ha..., 2019
Rhynchomegalosphys aethiops Lengersdorf, 1931
Sciarotricha biloba Hippa & Vilk..., 2005
Tergosciara laciniata Rudzinski, 1997


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