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Taxonomy of Family Sciaridae Billberg, 1820
Black fungus gnats, Dark winged fungus gnats, dark-winged fungus gnat, Dark-winged fungus gnats, Root gnats, Sciarids


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
 
Bibionomorpha
Hennig, 1954
Gall Midges, Gnats, March Flies
36
2326
28119
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Sciaroidea
Billberg, 1820
Fungus Gnats and Gall Midges
16
2195
26224
Families
Genera
Species
FamilySciaridae
Billberg, 1820
Black fungus gnats, Dark winged fungus gnats, Root gnats
146
682
Genera
Species
Subnodes of Sciaridae Billberg, 1820
GenusAcuatella
Mohrig, 2003
2Species
GenusAfromoehnia
Rudzinski, 1999
0Species
GenusAfrosciara
Seguy, 1961
1Species
GenusAlloostomma
Schmitz, 1915
0Species
GenusAllopnyxia
Freeman, 1952
2Species
GenusAllozygoneura
Menzel & Mohrig, 1998
0Species
GenusAlpinosciara
Heller & Menzel, 2021
22Species
GenusAmesicrium
Enderlein, 1911
1Species
GenusAngustosciara
Rudzinski, 1997
1Species
GenusApelmocreagris
Enderlein, 1911
12Species
GenusAptanogyna
Börner, 1903
  ⇒ Epidapus
4Species
GenusArchaeosciara
Mohrig & Roschmann, 1994
0Species
GenusArchicratyna
Mohrig, 2005
4Species
GenusBaeosciara
Tuomikoski, 1960
6Species
GenusBasalisciara
Yang & Zhang Xuemin, 1987
2Species
GenusBertea
Rondani, 1856
0Species
GenusBonessia
Mohrig, 1970
0Species
GenusBrachisia
Yang, Zhang & Yang, 1995
1Species
GenusCaenosciara
Lengersdorf, 1941
7Species
GenusCalcaromyia
Vimmer, 1926
  ⇒ Epidapus
2Species
GenusCamptoschaeta
1Species
GenusCeratiosciara
Enderlein, 1911
1Species
GenusCerato
Meunier, 1904
1Species
GenusCeratosciara
1Species
GenusCesathrix
Koçak & HüseyinoglÅ­, 2008
2Species
GenusChiasmata
1Species
GenusChorizomma
Sasakawa, 1997
0Species
GenusClandestina
Mohrig, 2003
0Species
GenusCoelostylina
Tuomikoski, 1960
0Species
GenusCornepidapus
Menzel & Mohrig, 2000
0Species
GenusCornoptera
1Species
GenusCottia
Raymond, 1928
1Species
GenusDasysciara
Kieffer, 1903
2Species
GenusDecembrina
Frey, 1942
  ⇒ Cratyna (Cratyna)
1Species
GenusDendrosciara
Frey, 1942
  ⇒ Cratyna (Cratyna)
1Species
GenusDiorichophthalma
1Species
GenusDiversicratyna
Menzel & Mohrig, 1998
0Species
GenusEdidapus
0Species
GenusEosciarites
Greenwalt, 2019
1Species
GenusEpidapulus
Venturi, 1970
1Species
GenusEugnoriste
Coquillett, 1896
10Species
GenusEuricrium
Enderlein, 1911
25Species
GenusEurobradysia
Lengersdorf, 1930
3Species
GenusEurysciara
Lengersdorf, 1927
2Species
GenusFaratsiho
Paulian, 1956
1Species
GenusFungivorides
Lengersdorf, 1926
  ⇒ Bradysia
1Species
GenusGemellasciara
1Species
GenusGeosciara
Kieffer, 1919
  ⇒ Corynoptera
1Species
GenusGephyromma
Enderlein, 1911
2Species
GenusHeeriella
Handlirsch, 1906
  ⇒ Heeriaopsis
2Species
GenusHemineurina
Frey, 1942
14Species
GenusHermapterosciara
Mohrig & Mamaev, 1970
1Species
GenusHeterotrichia  ⇒ Heterotricha
2Species
GenusHirtipennia
Mohrig & Menzel, 1997
  ⇒ Leptosciarella
2Species
GenusHybosciara
Rübsaamen, 1894
3Species
GenusLamprosciara
Frey, 1948
1Species
GenusLandrockia
Czizek, 1917
  ⇒ Epidapus
1Species
GenusLengersdorfia
Kratochvíl, 1936
  ⇒ Epidapus
2Species
GenusLeptosciara
Frey, 1942
  ⇒ Trichosia
2Species
GenusLeptospina
Mohrig & Menzel, 1997
4Species
GenusLestremioides
Frey, 1942
  ⇒ Trichosia
3Species
GenusLeucosciara
Mohrig, 2003
2Species
GenusLycoria
Meigen, 1800
  ⇒ Molobrus
126Species
GenusLycoriid
1Species
GenusMacrotarsus
Schoenherr, 1842
  ⇒ Epidapus
9Species
GenusManusciara
Yang, Zhang & Yang, 1995
0Species
GenusManusciaria
2Species
GenusManzumbadoa
Jaschhof & Mohrig, 2005
1Species
GenusMapiria
Edwards, 1934
2Species
GenusMegalosphys
Enderlein, 1911
6Species
GenusMerianina
Frey, 1942
7Species
GenusMerizomma
Sasakawa, 2003
1Species
GenusMetangela
Rübsaamen, 1894
7Species
GenusMixosciaritis
Hong, 2002
1Species
GenusMohriga
Koçak & Hüseyinólu, 2008
  ⇒ Odontosciara
0Species
GenusMohrigia
Menzel, 1995
21Species
GenusMolobrus
Meigen, 1803
  ⇒ Pasimachus
12Species
GenusMouffetina
Frey, 1942
4Species
GenusMuhabbetiola
Kocak & Kemal, 2009
0Species
GenusMycosciara
Kieffer, 1903
  ⇒ Epidapus
1Species
GenusNahua
Kocak & Kemal, 2009
4Species
GenusNeomoehnia
Rudzinski, 1999
0Species
GenusNeozygoneura
5Species
GenusNiadina
Rapp, 1941
  ⇒ Lycoriella
1Species
GenusNovaniarella
Özdikmen & Basar, 2011
1Species
GenusOdontosciaria
Rübsaamen, 1908
1Species
GenusOrinosciara
Lengersdorf, 1941
  ⇒ Corynoptera
1Species
GenusOstroverkhovana
Komarova, 2002
1Species
GenusPalaeoheterotricha
Meunier, 1904
1Species
GenusPalaeotrichosia
Mohrig & Roschmann, 1994
0Species
GenusParactenosciara
Sasakawa, 1994
1Species
GenusParapnyxia
Mohrig & Mamaev, 1970
11Species
GenusPeniosciara
Frey, 1942
2Species
GenusPharetratula
Mamaev, 1968
5Species
GenusPholeosciara
Schmitz, 1915
  ⇒ Epidapus
1Species
GenusPhorodonta
Coquillett, 1910
  ⇒ Odontosciara
18Species
GenusPictosciara
Mohrig, 2004
  ⇒ Cratyna
0Species
GenusPnyxiopalpus
Vilkamaa & Hippa, 1999
18Species
GenusProtolycoriella
Mohrig & Roschmann in Roschmann & Mohrig, 1995
3Species
GenusProtosciara
Quiévreux, 1938
1Species
GenusProtosciarella
Mohrig, 2003
0Species
GenusPseudaptanogyna
Vimmer, 1937
0Species
GenusPseudoaerumnosa
Rudzinski, 2006
28Species
GenusPseudoaptanogyna
Vimmer, 1926
0Species
GenusPseudoepidapus
Mohrig in Mohrig, Krivoshenia & Mamaev, 1982
3Species
GenusPseudosciara
Kieffer, 1898
  ⇒ Cratyna (Cratyna)
38Species
GenusPseudosciarella
Mohrig & Menzel, 2014
  ⇒ Pseudosciara
1Species
GenusPsilomegalosphys
Enderlein, 1911
3Species
GenusPsilosciara
Kieffer, 1909
  ⇒ Corynoptera
7Species
GenusQisciara
Yan, Zhang & Yang, 1993
1Species
GenusRhynchomegalosphys
Lengersdorf, 1931
1Species
GenusRhynchosciara
Rübsaamen, 1894
25Species
GenusRubsaameniella
Meunier, 1903
1Species
GenusScaptosciara
19Species
GenusSciaraneura
Lengersdorf, 1926
1Species
GenusSciaridae
0Species
GenusSciarobezzia
Venturi, 1964
  ⇒ Epidapus
1Species
GenusSciarotricha
Hippa & Vilkamaa, 2005
1Species
GenusSemisciara
Kjellander, 1943
  ⇒ Sciara
1Species
GenusSemnomyia
Frey, 1942
  ⇒ Bradysia
0Species
GenusShigapnyxia
Nakane, 1971
1Species
GenusSoudekia
Vimmer, 1928
  ⇒ Epidapus
1Species
GenusSpathobdella
Frey, 1948
  ⇒ Plastosciara
2Species
GenusSpathobedella
1Species
GenusSpinopygina
8Species
GenusStarkomyia
Jaschhof, 2004
1Species
GenusStenacanthella
Vilkamaa & Menzel, 2019
6Species
GenusSuccinosciara
Röschmann & Mohrig, 1995
1Species
GenusTaiwan
1Species
GenusTergosciara
Rudzinski, 1997
1Species
GenusTermitosciara
Schmitz, 1915
  ⇒ Plastosciara
2Species
GenusTipulatoma
Bigot, 1854
0Species
GenusTrichocoelina
Vilkamaa & Menzel, 2019
29Species
GenusTrichodapus
Mohrig & Menzel, 1997
6Species
GenusTrichomegalosphys
Enderlein, 1911
6Species
GenusTrichosciara
Mohrig, 2003
2Species
GenusTrichosillana
Rudzinski, 2005
1Species
GenusTrichosiopsis
Tuomikoski, 1960
24Species
GenusVimmeria
Kratochvíl, 1936
  ⇒ Epidapus
6Species
GenusVulgarisciara
1Species
GenusXenopygina
Frey, 1948
0Species
GenusXenosciara
Vilkamaa & Hippa, 2004
1Species
GenusZigoneura
Rondani, 1840
0Species
GenusZuhalia
Koçak & Hüseyinólu, 2008
  ⇒ Epidapus
0Species
GenusZygomma
Enderlein, 1911
  ⇒ Zygoneura
6Species
GenusZygonevra
Agassiz, 1846
  ⇒ Zygoneura
0Species

Synonyms

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Sciaridae
GermanTrauermücken
EnglishBlack fungus gnats, Dark winged fungus gnats, Dark-winged fungus gnat, Dark-winged fungus gnats, Root gnats, Sciarids
DutchRouwmuggen
DanishSørgemyg
SwedishSorgmyggor
FinnishHarsosääsket
NorwegianHærmygg


Distribution and Species lists of Sciaridae Billberg, 1820
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Algeria
1 Genus  1 Species
Argentina
2 Genera  1 Species
Australia
4 Genera  3 Species
Austria
3 Genera  3 Species
Belgium
2 Genera  0 Species
Bolivia
2 Genera  4 Species
Brazil
13 Genera  35 Species
Brunei
2 Genera  6 Species
Cameroon
1 Genus  1 Species
Canada
4 Genera  2 Species
Cape Verde
1 Genus  2 Species
Chile
2 Genera  2 Species
China
7 Genera  30 Species
Colombia
5 Genera  11 Species
Costa Rica
9 Genera  12 Species
Czech Republic
2 Genera  1 Species
Democratic Republic of the Congo
1 Genus  3 Species
Denmark
2 Genera  2 Species
Dominican Republic
2 Genera  5 Species
Ecuador
1 Genus  1 Species
El Salvador
1 Genus  2 Species
Equatorial Guinea
1 Genus  1 Species
Estonia
1 Genus  1 Species
Fiji
1 Genus  1 Species
Finland
5 Genera  25 Species
France
5 Genera  4 Species
Germany
7 Genera  43 Species
Ghana
1 Genus  1 Species
Guatemala
1 Genus  1 Species
Guinea
1 Genus  1 Species
Guyana
1 Genus  1 Species
Honduras
3 Genera  4 Species
Iceland
2 Genera  0 Species
India
1 Genus  1 Species
Indonesia
6 Genera  11 Species
Israel
1 Genus  1 Species
Italy
5 Genera  5 Species
Japan
3 Genera  3 Species
Kenya
1 Genus  1 Species
Kyrgyzstan
1 Genus  1 Species
Latvia
1 Genus  1 Species
Liberia
1 Genus  0 Species
Lithuania
1 Genus  1 Species
Madagascar
4 Genera  5 Species
Malawi
1 Genus  1 Species
Malaysia
4 Genera  27 Species
Mexico
7 Genera  9 Species
Namibia
1 Genus  1 Species
Nepal
1 Genus  2 Species
Netherlands
1 Genus  0 Species
New Zealand
1 Genus  1 Species
Nicaragua
2 Genera  2 Species
Norway
37 Genera  47 Species
Panama
2 Genera  2 Species
Papua New Guinea
1 Genus  1 Species
Peru
3 Genera  3 Species
Philippines
2 Genera  2 Species
Poland
1 Genus  1 Species
Republic South Africa
7 Genera  6 Species
Russia
8 Genera  7 Species
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
1 Genus  2 Species
Seychelles
3 Genera  3 Species
South Korea
1 Genus  0 Species
Spain
2 Genera  2 Species
Sri Lanka
1 Genus  1 Species
Suriname
2 Genera  2 Species
Sweden
9 Genera  49 Species
Switzerland
1 Genus  1 Species
Taiwan
8 Genera  19 Species
Tanzania
1 Genus  1 Species
Thailand
2 Genera  8 Species
Trinidad and Tobago
1 Genus  3 Species
Turkmenistan
1 Genus  6 Species
United Kingdom
5 Genera  4 Species
USA
5 Genera  10 Species
Uzbekistan
1 Genus  1 Species
Venezuela
1 Genus  5 Species
Vietnam
1 Genus  1 Species
Zimbabwe
2 Genera  2 Species


Distribution on islands


Ecozone
Lakes


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