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Checklist for Superfamily Sciaroidea Billberg, 1820 (Fungus Gnats and Gall Midges)
and region Essex County (Massachusetts, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
250
1199
1755
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
250
1199
1755
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
236
1161
1687
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
172
1011
1504
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
34
118
158
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
7
27
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Bibionomorpha
Hennig, 1954
Gall Midges, Gnats, March Flies
1
6
7
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Sciaroidea
Billberg, 1820
Fungus Gnats and Gall Midges
1
6
7
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Essex County (Massachusetts)
1 Family width 7 Species
Cecidomyiidae (Newman, 1834)Forest Midges7SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Essex County (Massachusetts)
6 Genera with 7 Species
Asteromyia Felt, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Blaesodiplosis Gagne, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Contarinia Rondani, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Gephyraulus Rübsaamen, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Polystepha Kieffer, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Sackenomyia Felt, 19092SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Essex County (Massachusetts)
7 Species
Asteromyia carbonifera Osten Sacken, 1862Carbonifera Goldenrod Gall Midge
Blaesodiplosis canadensis Felt, 1908
Contarinia negundinis Gillette, 1890Box-elder bud gall midge
Gephyraulus diplotaxis Solinas, 1982
Polystepha pustulata Felt, 1909
Sackenomyia commota Gagne, 1975
Sackenomyia viburnifolia (Felt, 1909)⇒ Sackenomyia commota Gagne, 1975

Subnodes of Sciaroidea with occurrences in Essex County (Massachusetts)
FamilyCecidomyiidae
Newman, 1834
Forest Midges, Gall gnats, Gall midges, Wood Midges
6
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



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