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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
614
13248
40770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
610
13239
40744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
581
13079
40224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
365
10638
34907
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
92
1473
4451
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
19
254
1393
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Bibionomorpha
Hennig, 1954
Gall Midges, Gnats, March Flies
6
60
126
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Sciaroidea
Billberg, 1820
Fungus Gnats and Gall Midges
5
57
117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySciaridae
Billberg, 1820
Black fungus gnats, Dark winged fungus gnats, Root gnats
3
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for West Africa
3 Genera with 2 Species
Afrosciara Seguy, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Apelmocreagris Enderlein, 01SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchosciara Rübsaamen, 1894
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Africa
2 Species
Afrosciara pallida Seguy, 1961
Apelmocreagris stigmatopleura


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