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Checklist for Family Sciaridae Billberg, 1820 (Black fungus gnats)
and region North America (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1156
31409
217039
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1150
31356
216933
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1053
30832
214432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
585
24354
178963
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
151
4728
39323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
40
1153
11412
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Bibionomorpha
Hennig, 1954
Gall Midges, Gnats, March Flies
13
479
3770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Sciaroidea
Billberg, 1820
Fungus Gnats and Gall Midges
9
466
3540
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySciaridae
Billberg, 1820
Black fungus gnats, Dark winged fungus gnats, Root gnats
12
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North America
12 Genera with 21 Species
Apelmocreagris Enderlein, 19442SpeciesTaxom
Baeosciara Tuomikoski, 1960
0SpeciesTaxom
Eugnoriste Coquillett, 20038SpeciesTaxom
Merianina Frey, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Metangela Rübsaamen, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Mouffetina Frey, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Nahua Kocak & Kemal, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Phorodonta Coquillett, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosciara Kieffer, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchosciara Rübsaamen, 19313SpeciesTaxom
Spathobdella Frey, 1948
0SpeciesTaxom
Trichosciara Mohrig, 19441SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North America
21 Species
Apelmocreagris blandula Lengersdorf, 1944
Apelmocreagris crinita Lengersdorf, 1944
Eugnoriste brachycostalis Kauschke, 2017
Eugnoriste brevirostris Coquillett, 1904
Eugnoriste florea Kauschke, 2017
Eugnoriste hirsuta Kauschke, 2017
Eugnoriste occidentalis Coquillett, 1896
Eugnoriste planiforceps Steffan, 1971Grassland croton
Eugnoriste ptilosis Kauschke, 2017
Eugnoriste villosoabdominalis Mohrig, 2003
Merianina puberula Lengersdorf, 1944
Metangela toxoneura Osten Sacken, 1862
Mouffetina expolita Coquillett, 1900
Nahua azteca Lane, 1959
Phorodonta nigra Wiedemann, 1821
Pseudosciara forceps Pettey, 1918
Pseudosciara striata Rubsaamen, 1894
Rhynchosciara busaccai Breuer, 1969
Rhynchosciara mathildae Breuer, 1969
Rhynchosciara proboscidea (Lengersdorf, 1931)⇒ Eugnoriste occidentalis Coquillett, 1896
Trichosciara spinimana Lengersdorf, 1944


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