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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
743
20447
107483
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
739
20429
107440
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
708
20177
106478
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
435
15998
93602
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
105
2119
11931
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
20
458
3217
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Bibionomorpha
Hennig, 1954
Gall Midges, Gnats, March Flies
6
157
499
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Sciaroidea
Billberg, 1820
Fungus Gnats and Gall Midges
5
154
444
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySciaridae
Billberg, 1820
Black fungus gnats, Dark winged fungus gnats, Root gnats
8
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for East Africa
8 Genera with 10 Species
Amesicrium Enderlein, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Apelmocreagris Enderlein, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Archicratyna Mohrig, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Ceratosciara1SpeciesTaxom
Euricrium Enderlein, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Faratsiho Paulian, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoaerumnosa Rudzinski, 20192SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchomegalosphys Lengersdorf, 19311SpeciesTaxom


Species list for East Africa
10 Species
Amesicrium nanum Enderlein, 1911
Apelmocreagris stigmatopleura
Apelmocreagris thoracica Macquart, 1838
Archicratyna zimbabweensis Mohrig, 2005
Ceratosciara corniculata Enderlein, 1911
Euricrium corniculata Enderlein, 1911
Faratsiho microptera Paulian, 1956
Pseudoaerumnosa consuota Vilkamaa, Ha..., 2019
Pseudoaerumnosa saginata Vilkamaa, Ha..., 2019
Rhynchomegalosphys aethiops Lengersdorf, 1931


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