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Checklist for Superfamily Sciaroidea Billberg, 1820 (Fungus Gnats and Gall Midges)
and region Colchester (Essex, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
304
1662
3011
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
304
1662
3011
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
295
1641
2978
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
223
1419
2656
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
66
343
629
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
14
69
135
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Bibionomorpha
Hennig, 1954
Gall Midges, Gnats, March Flies
4
28
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Sciaroidea
Billberg, 1820
Fungus Gnats and Gall Midges
3
26
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Colchester
3 Families width 42 Species
Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834Fungus Gnat27SpeciesTaxom
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834Forest Midges12SpeciesTaxom
Keroplatidae Rondani, 1856Fungus gnats3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Colchester
26 Genera with 42 Species
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Acnemia Winnertz, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Anatella Winnertz, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Bradysia Winnertz, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Cecidomyia Fischer von ..., 1875Pine Pitch Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Contarinia Rondani, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Cordyla Meigen, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Dasineura Rondani, 18474SpeciesTaxom
Diadocidia Ruthe, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Ditomyia Winnertz, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Dynatosoma Winnertz, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Epicypta Winnertz, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Exechia Winnertz, 19093SpeciesTaxom
Jaapiella Rübsaamen, 18271SpeciesTaxom
Leptosciarella Tuomikoski, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophila Meigen, 18407SpeciesTaxom
Mycomya Rondani, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Orfelia Costa, 18053SpeciesTaxom
Phronia Winnertz, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Phthinia Winnertz, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Rondaniola Rübsaamen & ..., 18471SpeciesTaxom
Sciara Meigen, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Sciophila Meigen, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Synplasta Skuse, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Taxomyia Rübsaamen, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Wachtliella Rübsaamen, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Zygomyia Winnertz, 18401SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Colchester
42 Species
Acnemia nitidicollis Meigen, 1818
Anatella simpatica Dziedzicki, 1923
Bradysia giraudii Egger, 1862
Cecidomyia strobilina (Rudow, 1875)⇒ Rabdophaga strobilina Bremi, 1847
Contarinia quinquenotata F. Low, 1888Daylily gall midge
Cordyla fissa Edwards, 1925
Cordyla murina Winnertz, 1863
Dasineura acrophila Winnertz, 1853
Dasineura filipendulae Kieffer, 1909
Dasineura trifolii (Löw, 1874)⇒ Dasineura leguminicola Lintner, 1879
Dasineura ulmaria Bremi, 1847Meadowsweet Gall-midge
Diadocidia (Diadocidia) ferruginosa Meigen, 1830
Ditomyia (Diadocidia) fasciata Meigen, 1818
Dynatosoma fuscicorne Meigen, 1818Fungus gnat
Epicypta testata (Edwards, 1925)⇒ Platurocypta testata Edwards, 1925
Exechia contaminata Winnertz, 1863Spreading phlox
Exechia fusca Meigen, 1804
Exechia parva (Lundstrom, 1909)⇒ Exechia capillata Johannsen, 1912
Jaapiella veronicae Vallot, 1827Speedwell Hairy Gall-midge
Leptosciarella (Leptosciarella) pilosa (Staeger, 1840)⇒ Leptosciarella rejecta Winnertz, 1867
Mycetophila cingulum Meigen, 1830Stalkless yellowcress
Mycetophila curviseta Lundstrom, 1911
Mycetophila formosa Lundstrom, 1911
Mycetophila fungorum De Geer, 1776
Mycetophila marginata Winnertz, 1863
Mycetophila ocultans Lundstrom, 1913
Mycetophila trinotata Staeger, 1840Blue weed
Mycomya (Mycomya) wankowiczii Dziedzicki, 1885
Orfelia fasciata Meigen, 1804
Orfelia nemoralis Meigen, 1818
Orfelia nigricornis Fabricius, 1805
Phronia braueri Dziedzicki, 1889
Phronia conformis Walker, 1856
Phthinia humilis (Winnertz, 1863)⇒ Phthinia mira Ostroverkhova, 1977
Rondaniola bursaria Bremi, 1847Lighthouse Gall
Sciara atomaria (Lynch Arribá..., 1892)⇒ Scatopsciara atomaria Zetterstedt, 1851
Sciara humeralis Zetterstedt, 1851
Sciophila lutea Macquart, 1826
Synplasta gracilis Winnertz, 1863
Taxomyia taxi Inchbald, 1861Yew gall midge
Wachtliella rosae Bremi, 1847
Zygomyia vara Staeger, 1840

Subnodes of Sciaroidea with occurrences in Colchester
FamilyCecidomyiidae
Newman, 1834
Forest Midges, Gall gnats, Gall midges, Wood Midges
9
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyKeroplatidae
Rondani, 1856
Fungus gnats, Keroplatid Fungus Gnats, predatory fungus gnat, Predatory Fungus Gnats
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMycetophilidae
Newman, 1834
Fungus Gnat, Fungus gnats
16
27
Genera
Species

Taxom



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