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Checklist for Superfamily Sciaroidea Billberg, 1820 (Fungus Gnats and Gall Midges)
and region Cheshire (Northwest England, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
207
892
1442
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
207
892
1442
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
193
855
1382
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
151
756
1252
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
43
150
216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
12
46
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Bibionomorpha
Hennig, 1954
Gall Midges, Gnats, March Flies
3
8
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Sciaroidea
Billberg, 1820
Fungus Gnats and Gall Midges
2
7
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cheshire
2 Families width 7 Species
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834Forest Midges5SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834Fungus Gnat2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cheshire
7 Genera with 7 Species
Aprionus Kieffer, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Bradysia Winnertz, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Claustropyga Hippa; Vilka..., 19781SpeciesTaxom
Contarinia Rondani, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Giardomyia Felt, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Lestodiplosis Kieffer, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Massalongia Kieffer, 19741SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cheshire
7 Species
Aprionus brachypterus Edwards, 1938
Bradysia edwardsi (Freeman, 1983)⇒ Bradysia polonica Lengersdorf, 1929
Claustropyga brevichaeta Mohrig & Ant..., 1978
Contarinia quinquenotata F. Low, 1888Daylily gall midge
Giardomyia britannica Milne, 1960
Lestodiplosis pini Barnes, 1928
Massalongia betulifolia Harris, 1974

Subnodes of Sciaroidea with occurrences in Cheshire
FamilyCecidomyiidae
Newman, 1834
Forest Midges, Gall gnats, Gall midges, Wood Midges
5
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMycetophilidae
Newman, 1834
Fungus Gnat, Fungus gnats
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



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