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Checklist for Superfamily Sciaroidea Billberg, 1820 (Fungus Gnats and Gall Midges)
and region Ghana (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
354
3756
9520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
354
3756
9520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
336
3683
9372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
216
2958
8177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
57
400
1005
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
16
111
388
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Bibionomorpha
Hennig, 1954
Gall Midges, Gnats, March Flies
5
20
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Sciaroidea
Billberg, 1820
Fungus Gnats and Gall Midges
4
19
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ghana
4 Families width 42 Species and 1 Subspecies
Cecidomyiidae (Newman, 1834)Forest Midges9SpeciesTaxom
Sciaridae Billberg, 1820Black fungus gnats1SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834Fungus Gnat27SpeciesTaxom
Keroplatidae Rondani, 1856Fungus gnats5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ghana
19 Genera with 42 Species
Allarete Pritchard, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Apelmocreagris Enderlein, 01SpeciesTaxom
Bradysia Winnertz, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Chiasmoneura De Meijere, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Coccodiplosis Meijere, 19682SpeciesTaxom
Coccomyza Del Guercio, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Cratyna Winnertz, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Dasineura Rondani, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Diadiplosis Felt, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Farquharsonia Collin, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Lycoriella Frey, 19972SpeciesTaxom
Manota Williston, 200614SpeciesTaxom
Megommata Barnes, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Mycomyiella Matile, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Perrisia Rondani, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Pseudozygoneura Steffan, 19983SpeciesTaxom
Ralytupa Edwards, 19754SpeciesTaxom
Sciara Meigen, 19253SpeciesTaxom
Sciophila Meigen, 19972SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ghana
42 Species and 1 Subspecies
Allarete africana Enderlein, 1911
Apelmocreagris stigmatopleura
Bradysia latiponsa Rudzinski, 1997
Chiasmoneura cyclophora Edwards, 1929
Coccodiplosis coffeae Barnes, 1935
Coccodiplosis theobromae Harris, 1968
Coccomyza donaldi (Pritchard, 1952)⇒ Megommata donaldi Pritchard, 1952
Cratyna senticosa Hippa, Vilka..., 1998
Dasineura pseudococcus Thomas, 1890
Diadiplosis megalamellae Barnes, 1939
Farquharsonia rostrata Collin, 1922
Lycoriella bifasciculata Rudzinski, 1997
Lycoriella kumasiensis Rudzinski, 1997
Manota aculifera Hippa & Kurina, 2012
Manota afra Hippa & Kurina, 2012
Manota clurina Hippa & Kurina, 2012
Manota cordata Kurina & Hippa, 2015
Manota dissidens Hippa & Kurina, 2012
Manota ghanaensis Hippa & Kurina, 2012
Manota katusabei Hippa & Kurina, 2012
Manota mazumbaiensis Söli, 1993
Manota petiolata Hippa & Kurina, 2012
Manota pilosa Hippa & Kurina, 2012
Manota pinnulata Hippa & Kurina, 2012
Manota reclinata Kurina & Hippa, 2014
Manota senticosa Hippa & Kurina, 2012
Manota whiteleyi Jaschhof & M..., 2006
Megommata donaldi Pritchard, 1952
Mycomyiella ghanaensis Gammelmo, 2004
Perrisia vitis idaea (Kieffer, 1909)⇒ Dasineura vitisidaea Kieffer, 1909
Pseudozygoneura ghanaensis Hippa, Vilka..., 1998
Pseudozygoneura protrusa Hippa, Vilka..., 1998
Pseudozygoneura senticosa (Hippa, Vilka..., 1998)⇒ Cratyna senticosa Hippa, Vilka..., 1998
Ralytupa flaviscapularis Matile, 1970
Ralytupa penicillata Matile, 1975
Ralytupa pyrrophaea Matile, 1970
Ralytupa virgulta Matile, 1975
Sciara bullastylata Rudzinski, 1997
Sciara leucocera Kieffer, 1912
Sciara stigmatopleura Edwards, 1925
Sciophila kakumensis Soli, 1997
Sciophila kjaerandseni Soli, 1997

Subnodes of Sciaroidea with occurrences in Ghana
FamilyCecidomyiidae
Newman, 1834
Forest Midges, Gall gnats, Gall midges, Wood Midges
8
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyKeroplatidae
Rondani, 1856
Fungus gnats, Keroplatid Fungus Gnats, predatory fungus gnat, Predatory Fungus Gnats
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMycetophilidae
Newman, 1834
Fungus Gnat, Fungus gnats
8
27
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySciaridae
Billberg, 1820
Black fungus gnats, Dark winged fungus gnats, dark-winged fungus gnat, Dark-winged fungus gnats, Root gnats, Sciarids
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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