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Checklist for Superfamily Sciaroidea Billberg, 1820 (Fungus Gnats and Gall Midges)
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
630
8507
21838
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
628
8495
21797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
600
8347
21509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
384
6839
18665
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
100
1210
3469
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
24
285
687
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Bibionomorpha
Hennig, 1954
Gall Midges, Gnats, March Flies
6
85
137
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Sciaroidea
Billberg, 1820
Fungus Gnats and Gall Midges
5
82
121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape
5 Families width 121 Species and 1 Subspecies
Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834Fungus Gnat95SpeciesTaxom
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834Forest Midges10SpeciesTaxom
Sciaridae Billberg, 1820Black fungus gnats4SpeciesTaxom
Keroplatidae Rondani, 1856Fungus gnats9SpeciesTaxom
Rangomaramidae Jaschhof & D..., 20023SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape
82 Genera with 121 Species
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Acnemia Winnertz, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Acomoptera Vockeroth, 1980
0SpeciesTaxom
Acomopterella Zaitzev, 1989
0SpeciesTaxom
Acrodicrania Skuse, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Afrolasioptera Dorchin, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Aglaomyia Vockeroth, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Allodia Winnertz, 20182SpeciesTaxom
Anaclileia Meunier, 1904
0SpeciesTaxom
Anatella Winnertz, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Apelmocreagris Enderlein, 02SpeciesTaxom
Asteromyia Felt, 1910
0SpeciesTaxom
Asynaphleba Matile, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Baeosciara Tuomikoski, 1960
0SpeciesTaxom
Boletina Staeger, 20132SpeciesTaxom
Brachycampta Winnertz, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Bradysia Winnertz, 199218SpeciesTaxom
Bradysiopsis Tuomikoski, 1960
0SpeciesTaxom
Camptochaeta Hippa & Vilk..., 19343SpeciesTaxom
Claustropyga Hippa; Vilka..., 19852SpeciesTaxom
Coelophthinia Edwards, 1941
0SpeciesTaxom
Conodiplosis Kieffer, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Corynoptera Winnertz, 18678SpeciesTaxom
Cratyna Winnertz, 18676SpeciesTaxom
Ctenosciara Tuomikoski, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Dasineura Rondani, 20052SpeciesTaxom
Dichopygina Vilkamaa, Hi..., 20041SpeciesTaxom
Dicrodiplosis Kieffer, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Docosia Winnertz, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Drepanocercus Vockeroth, 1980
0SpeciesTaxom
Dziedzickia Johannsen, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Ectrepesthoneura Enderlein, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom
Epidapus Haliday, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Eugnoriste Coquillett, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Euricrium Enderlein, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Exechia Winnertz, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Exechiopsis Tuomikoski, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Feltiella Rübsaamen, 1910
0SpeciesTaxom
Heterotricha Loew, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Leia Meigen, 19253SpeciesTaxom
Leptosciarella Tuomikoski, 1960
0SpeciesTaxom
Lycoriella Frey, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Lygistorrhina Skuse, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachius Dziedzicki, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Macrocera Meigen, 19722SpeciesTaxom
Manota Williston, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Mitodiplosis Kieffer, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Monoclona Mik, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Mouffetina Frey, 1942
0SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophila Meigen, 19279SpeciesTaxom
Mycomya Rondani, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Neoempheria Osten-sacken, 1878
0SpeciesTaxom
Neuratelia Rondani, 1856
0SpeciesTaxom
Orfelia Costa, 18182SpeciesTaxom
Paracerotelion Matile, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Peromyia Kieffer, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Perrisia Rondani, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Phronia Winnertz, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Phytosciara Frey, 19913SpeciesTaxom
Platurocypta Enderlein, 1910
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudobrachypeza Tuomikoski, 1966
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolycoriella Menzel & Mohrig, 1998
0SpeciesTaxom
Ralytupa Edwards, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Resseliella Seitner, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Rhymoleia Edwards, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchoheterotricha Freeman, 19602SpeciesTaxom
Saigusaia Vockeroth, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Scatopsciara Edwards, 18674SpeciesTaxom
Sceptonia Winnertz, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Schizocyttara Matile, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Schwenckfeldina Frey, 02SpeciesTaxom
Sciara Meigen, 19255SpeciesTaxom
Stigmatomeria Tuomikoski, 1966
0SpeciesTaxom
Symmerus Walker, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Synapha Meigen, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Syntemna Winnertz, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Tetragoneura Winnertz, 1846
0SpeciesTaxom
Trichonta Winnertz, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Trichosia Winnertz, 19353SpeciesTaxom
Truplaya Edwards, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Xylosciara Tuomikoski, 19603SpeciesTaxom
Zygomyia Winnertz, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Zygoneura Meigen, 18961SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
121 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acrodicrania africana Edwards, 1925
Afrolasioptera tumida Dorchin, 2007
Aglaomyia gatineau Vockeroth, 1980
Allodia embia Hackman, 1971Ray spiked fern
Allodia keurbosensis Magnussen, K..., 2018
Apelmocreagris capensis Edwards, 1925
Apelmocreagris stigmatopleura
Asynaphleba stuckenbergi Matile, 1974
Boletina dissipata Plassmann, 1986
Boletina palmata Polevoi, 2013
Bradysia cellarum Frey, 1948
Bradysia difformis Frey, 1948
Bradysia excelsa Menzel & Mohrig, 1998
Bradysia fenestralis (Zetterstedt, 1838)⇒ Bradysia arcana Menzel & Mohrig, 1998
Bradysia flavipila Tuomikoski, 1960
Bradysia fulvicauda Felt, 1898
Bradysia fungicola Winnertz, 1867
Bradysia giraudii Egger, 1862
Bradysia impatiens Johannsen, 1912Dark-winged fungus gnat
Bradysia inusitata Tuomikoski, 1960
Bradysia nitidicollis (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Bradysia aprica Winnertz, 1867
Bradysia peraffinis Tuomikoski, 1960
Bradysia placida Winnertz, 1867
Bradysia scabricornis Tuomikoski, 1960
Bradysia splendida Mohrig & Kri..., 1989
Bradysia tilicola Loew, 1850
Bradysia trivittata Staeger, 1840
Bradysia urticae Mohrig & Menzel, 1992
Camptochaeta cursor Hippa & Vilk..., 1994
Camptochaeta furcata (Hippa & Vilk..., 1994)⇒ Corynoptera furcata Hippa & Vilk..., 1994
Camptochaeta hirtula Lengersdorf, 1934
Claustropyga acanthostyla Tuomikoski, 1960
Claustropyga subcorticis Mohrig & Kri..., 1985
Conodiplosis dolichopsis Kieffer, 1913
Corynoptera bicuspidata Lengersdorf, 1926
Corynoptera fera Mohrig & Heller, 1992
Corynoptera globiformis Frey, 1945
Corynoptera melanochaeta Mohrig & Menzel, 1992
Corynoptera perochaeta Mohrig & Menzel, 1990
Corynoptera perpusilla Winnertz, 1867
Corynoptera subtrivialis Pettey, 1918
Corynoptera trepida Winnertz, 1867
Cratyna (Cratyna) symplecta Rudzinski, 1991
Cratyna (Spathobdella) nobilis Winnertz, 1867
Cratyna (Spathobdella) perplexa Winnertz, 1867
Cratyna (Spathobdella) tuberculata Tuomikoski, 1960
Cratyna uliginosoides Heller, Köh..., 2016
Cratyna vagabunda Winnertz, 1867
Ctenosciara hyalipennis Meigen, 1804
Dasineura dielsi Rubsaamen, 1916
Dasineura rubiformis Kolesik, Ada..., 2005
Dichopygina duplicis Vilkamaa, Hi..., 2004
Dicrodiplosis kimberleyensis Harris, 1968
Docosia melita Chandler & Gatt, 2000
Dziedzickia nitida Edwards, 1925
Eugnoriste capensis (Steffan, 1967)⇒ Euricrium capensis Steffan, 1967
Euricrium capensis Steffan, 1967
Exechia nigroscutellata Landrock, 1912
Exechiopsis (Exechiopsis) fimbriata Lundstrom, 1909
Heterotricha relicta Edwards, 1925
Leia arsona Hutson, 1978
Leia insignis Brunetti, 1912
Leia stigmatica Edwards, 1925
Lycoriella (Hemineurina) flavipeda Mohrig & Kri..., 1987
Lycoriella (Lycoriella) sativae Johannsen, 1912
Lygistorrhina austroafricana Blagoderov, ..., 2013
Macrocera africana Freeman, 1970
Macrocera nephrotoma Matile, 1972
Manota natalensis Jaschhof & M..., 2006
Mitodiplosis graminis Kieffer, 1914
Monoclona rufilatera Walker, 1837
Mycetophila alea Laffoon, 1965
Mycetophila brevitarsata Lastovka, 1963
Mycetophila fungorum De Geer, 1776
Mycetophila laeta Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed
Mycetophila mohilevensis Dziedzicki, 1884
Mycetophila perpallida Chandler, 1993
Mycetophila ruficollis Meigen, 1818
Mycetophila signatoides Dziedzicki, 1884
Mycetophila strigatoides Landrock, 1927
Mycomya (Mycomya) maculata Meigen, 1804
Mycomya lightfooti Edwards, 1925
Orfelia falcata Zaitzev, 1994
Orfelia nemoralis Meigen, 1818
Paracerotelion flavicauda Matile, 1974
Peromyia anisotoma Mamaev, 1994
Perrisia vitis idaea (Kieffer, 1909)⇒ Dasineura vitisidaea Kieffer, 1909
Phronia cinerascens Winnertz, 1863Spreading phlox
Phytosciara (Prosciara) plusiochaeta Hippa & Vilk..., 1991
Phytosciara (Prosciara) prosciaroides Tuomikoski, 1960
Phytosciara tetrix Hippa, 1991
Ralytupa denticulata Matile, 1974
Resseliella proteae Gagne, 1983
Rhymoleia maculicoxa Enderlein, 1910
Rhynchoheterotricha chandleri Hippa, 2006
Rhynchoheterotricha stuckenbergae Freeman, 1960
Saigusaia cincta Johannsen, 1912
Scatopsciara (Scatopsciara) calamophila Frey, 1948
Scatopsciara (Scatopsciara) fluviatilis Lengersdorf, 1940
Scatopsciara (Scatopsciara) neglecta Menzel & Mohrig, 1998
Scatopsciara (Scatopsciara) tricuspidata Winnertz, 1867
Schizocyttara turneri Matile, 1974
Schwenckfeldina joffreyi
Schwenckfeldina quadrispinosa
Sciara atomaria (Lynch Arribá..., 1892)⇒ Scatopsciara atomaria Zetterstedt, 1851
Sciara capensis Edwards, 1925
Sciara pycnacantha Yang, Zhang ..., 1993
Sciara sciophila Loew, 1869Juniper globemallow
Sciara stigmatopleura Edwards, 1925
Symmerus lautus Loew, 1870
Synapha spiniphora Matile, 1992
Trichonta atricauda Zetterstedt, 1852
Trichosia (Mouffetina) pulchricornis Edwards, 1925
Trichosia habilis Johannsen, 1912
Trichosia townesi Shaw, 1935
Truplaya agnita Matile, 1974
Xylosciara (Xylosciara) lignicola Winnertz, 1867
Xylosciara (Xylosciara) merodon Hippa & Vilk..., 2004
Xylosciara (Xylosciara) trimera Tuomikoski, 1960
Zygomyia pictipennis Staeger, 1840
Zygoneura zygoneura Williston, 1896

Subnodes of Sciaroidea with occurrences in Cape
FamilyCecidomyiidae
Newman, 1834
Forest Midges, Gall gnats, Gall midges, Wood Midges
11
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyKeroplatidae
Rondani, 1856
Fungus gnats, Keroplatid Fungus Gnats, predatory fungus gnat, Predatory Fungus Gnats
7
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMycetophilidae
Newman, 1834
Fungus Gnat, Fungus gnats
57
95
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyRangomaramidae
Jaschhof & Didham, 2002
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySciaridae
Billberg, 1820
Black fungus gnats, Dark winged fungus gnats, dark-winged fungus gnat, Dark-winged fungus gnats, Root gnats, Sciarids
5
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Sciaroidea at artfakta.se
Sciaroidea at dyntaxa.se