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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1015
31826
191976
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1012
31805
191924
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
929
31274
189459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
543
24019
154741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
140
4372
28627
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
32
864
9844
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Bibionomorpha
Hennig, 1954
Gall Midges, Gnats, March Flies
10
314
2159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Sciaroidea
Billberg, 1820
Fungus Gnats and Gall Midges
8
306
1992
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySciaridae
Billberg, 1820
Black fungus gnats, Dark winged fungus gnats, Root gnats
13
62
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South America
13 Genera with 62 Species
Apelmocreagris Enderlein, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Eugnoriste Coquillett, 19712SpeciesTaxom
Euricrium Enderlein, 19556SpeciesTaxom
Eurobradysia Lengersdorf, 19342SpeciesTaxom
Gephyromma Enderlein, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Hybosciara Rübsaamen, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Merianina Frey, 19114SpeciesTaxom
Metangela Rübsaamen, 19473SpeciesTaxom
Nahua Kocak & Kemal, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Neozygoneura2SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosciara Kieffer, 193420SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchosciara Rübsaamen, 186814SpeciesTaxom
Trichomegalosphys Enderlein, 19693SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South America
62 Species
Apelmocreagris leucacrocera Enderlein, 1911
Eugnoriste pernitens Edwards, 1941
Eugnoriste planiforceps Steffan, 1971Grassland croton
Euricrium antennarium Lengersdorf, 1926
Euricrium fulgescens Enderlein, 1911
Euricrium myrmecophilum Lengersdorf, 1925
Euricrium ruebsaameni Enderlein, 1911
Euricrium unimacula Lane, 1955
Euricrium varians Lane, 1955
Eurobradysia argenteomaculata Frey, 1942
Eurobradysia longicollis Edwards, 1934
Gephyromma fulgidium Enderlein, 1911
Hybosciara fragilis Morgante, 1969
Hybosciara gigantea Macquart, 1844
Merianina americana Frey, 1942
Merianina kuscheli Freeman, 1954
Merianina leptogaster Schiner, 1868
Merianina prosthioxantha Enderlein, 1911
Metangela calliptera Rubsaamen, 1894
Metangela fasciata Lengersdorf, 1926
Metangela ruebsaameni Lane, 1947
Nahua brevis Rubsaamen, 1894
Nahua pelluscens Enderlein, 1911
Neozygoneura alboantennata Lane, 1946
Neozygoneura fasciatellum Enderlein, 1911
Pseudosciara bifasciata Edwards, 1934
Pseudosciara boracensis Lane, 1959
Pseudosciara coroicoensis Edwards, 1934
Pseudosciara coxalba Edwards, 1934
Pseudosciara domestica Philippi, 1865
Pseudosciara golbachi Lane, 1959
Pseudosciara grisapex Edwards, 1934
Pseudosciara hirtella Schiner, 1868
Pseudosciara hirtipes Enderlein, 1911
Pseudosciara humeropicta Lengersdorf, 1931
Pseudosciara lindneri Lengersdorf, 1930
Pseudosciara luteicoxa Enderlein, 1911
Pseudosciara melanocephala Rubsaamen, 1894
Pseudosciara muricata Lengersdorf, 1926
Pseudosciara neotropica Lane, 1959
Pseudosciara nigricolor Enderlein, 1911
Pseudosciara paradoxa Pettey, 1918
Pseudosciara pedunculata Enderlein, 1911
Pseudosciara pygmaea Enderlein, 1911
Pseudosciara superba Edwards, 1934
Rhynchosciara americana Wiedemann, 1821
Rhynchosciara baschanti Breuer, 1967
Rhynchosciara brevicornis Rubsaamen, 1894
Rhynchosciara busaccai Breuer, 1969
Rhynchosciara cognata Walker, 1848
Rhynchosciara grelleti Breuer, 1969
Rhynchosciara guimaraesi Breuer, 1969
Rhynchosciara milleri Pavan & Breuer, 1955
Rhynchosciara papaveroi Breuer, 1971
Rhynchosciara praecipua (Walker, 1848)⇒ Rhynchosciara americana Wiedemann, 1821
Rhynchosciara primogenita Walker, 1856
Rhynchosciara propingua Walker, 1848
Rhynchosciara propinqua Walker, 1848
Rhynchosciara vespertillio Schiner, 1868
Trichomegalosphys antunesi Lane, 1947
Trichomegalosphys melanocephala Fabricius, 1805
Trichomegalosphys pubescens Morgante, 1969


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