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Checklist for Superfamily Sciaroidea Billberg, 1820 (Fungus Gnats and Gall Midges)
and region Herefordshire (West Midlands, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
190
668
1286
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
190
668
1286
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
176
638
1246
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
148
600
1201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
66
329
794
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
13
64
128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Bibionomorpha
Hennig, 1954
Gall Midges, Gnats, March Flies
3
21
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Sciaroidea
Billberg, 1820
Fungus Gnats and Gall Midges
3
21
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Herefordshire
3 Families width 28 Species
Mycetophilidae (Newman, 1834)Fungus Gnat21SpeciesTaxom
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834Forest Midges3SpeciesTaxom
Keroplatidae Rondani, 1856Fungus gnats4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Herefordshire
21 Genera with 28 Species
#ABCDELMOPS
Allodia Winnertz, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Allodiopsis Tuomikoski, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Boletina Staeger, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Coelosia Winnertz, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Contarinia Rondani, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Diadocidia Ruthe, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Dynatosoma Winnertz, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Exechia Winnertz, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Leia Meigen, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Macrocera Meigen, 18372SpeciesTaxom
Megophtalmidia Dziedzicki, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophila Meigen, 18464SpeciesTaxom
Mycomya Rondani, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Orfelia Costa, 18182SpeciesTaxom
Palaeodocosia Meunier, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Phronia Winnertz, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Pseudobrachypeza Tuomikoski, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Sceptonia Winnertz, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Sciara Meigen, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Sciophila Meigen, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Symmerus Walker, 18301SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Herefordshire
28 Species
Allodia (Allodia) lugens Wiedemann, 1817
Allodiopsis (Allodiopsis) rustica Edwards, 1941
Boletina dubia (Meigen, 1804)⇒ Boletina plana Walker, 1856
Coelosia flava Stæger, 1840
Contarinia quinquenotata F. Low, 1888Daylily gall midge
Diadocidia (Diadocidia) ferruginosa Meigen, 1830
Dynatosoma fuscicorne Meigen, 1818Fungus gnat
Exechia confinis Winnertz, 1863
Leia fascipennis Meigen, 1818
Macrocera fasciata Meigen, 1804
Macrocera stigma Curtis, 1837
Megophtalmidia crassicornis Curtis, 1837
Mycetophila crassicornis (Roser, 1840)⇒ Brevicornu crassicorne Stannius, 1831
Mycetophila finlandica Edwards, 1913Elegant asterella
Mycetophila luctuosa Meigen, 1830Stalkless yellowcress
Mycetophila ornata Stephens, 1846
Mycomya (Mycomya) winnertzi Dziedzicki, 1885
Orfelia fasciata Meigen, 1804
Orfelia nemoralis Meigen, 1818
Palaeodocosia flava Edwards, 1913
Phronia biarcuata Becker, 1908
Phronia conformis Walker, 1856
Pseudobrachypeza spuria Edwards, 1913
Sceptonia membranacea Edwards, 1925
Sciara hemerobioides Scopoli, 1763
Sciophila quadriterga (Hutson, 1979)⇒ Sciophila thoracica Stæger, 1840
Sciophila tenuis (Winnertz, 1863)⇒ Mycomya tenuis Walker, 1856
Symmerus annulatus Meigen, 1830

Subnodes of Sciaroidea with occurrences in Herefordshire
FamilyCecidomyiidae
Newman, 1834
Forest Midges, Gall gnats, Gall midges, Wood Midges
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyKeroplatidae
Rondani, 1856
Fungus gnats, Keroplatid Fungus Gnats, predatory fungus gnat, Predatory Fungus Gnats
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMycetophilidae
Newman, 1834
Fungus Gnat, Fungus gnats
16
21
Genera
Species

Taxom



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