Sciaroidea (Billberg 1820), Fungus Gnats and Gall Midges ⇒ Taxonomy and Distribution of Superfamily

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INSECTOIDGERENGDARK LIGHT

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Taxonomy of Superfamily Sciaroidea Billberg, 1820
Fungus Gnats and Gall Midges

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	4179 190570 2444470	Families Genera Species
Subclass	Pterygota Lang, 1888 Winged insects	3816 189502 2439455	Families Genera Species
Infraclass	Neoptera van der Wulp, 1890 Modern Wing-folding insects	3399 186457 2415487	Families Genera Species
Superorder	Holometabola Heider, 1889 Holometabolous Insects	1891 142849 2048615	Families Genera Species
Order	Diptera Linnaeus, 1758 Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies	412 22844 306890	Families Genera Species
Suborder	Nematocera Latreille, 1825 Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns	101 5519 102901	Families Genera Species
Infraorder	Bibionomorpha Hennig, 1954 Gall Midges, Gnats, March Flies	36 2326 28119	Families Genera Species
Superfamily	Sciaroidea Billberg, 1820 Fungus Gnats and Gall Midges	16 2195 26224	Families Genera Species

Subnodes of Sciaroidea Billberg, 1820

Family	Baeonotidae Byers, 1969 ⇒ Cecidomyiidae	0 0	Genera Species
Family	Bolitophilidae Malloch, 1917	6 18	Genera Species
Family	Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834 Cecidomyidae, Gall And Forest Midges, Gall gnats	1363 11532	Genera Species
Family	Crosaphididae ♰ Kovalev, 1983	1 2	Genus Species
Family	Diadocidiidae Winnertz, 1863	9 10	Genera Species
Family	Ditomyiidae Keilin, 1919	13 100	Genera Species
Family	Fungivoridae Speiser, 1909 ⇒ Mycetophilidae	0 0	Genera Species
Family	Huaxiasciaritidae ♰ Hong, 2002 ⇒ Mycetophilidae	22 30	Genera Species
Family	Keroplatidae Rondani, 1856 Fungus gnats, Keroplatid Fungus Gnats	135 1752	Genera Species
Family	Lygistorrhinidae Hendel, 1936 Long beaked fungus gnat	16 29	Genera Species
Family	Macroceridae Malloch, 1917 ⇒ Keroplatidae	0 0	Genera Species
Family	Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834 Fungus Gnat, Fungus gnats	460 11996	Genera Species
Family	Parapleciidae ♰ Hong, 1983 ⇒ Paraxymyiidae	0 0	Genera Species
Family	Paraxymyiidae ♰ Rohdendorf, 1946 Paxylommatid wasps	8 14	Genera Species
Family	Rangomaramidae Jaschhof & Didham, 2002	14 58	Genera Species
Family	Sciaridae Billberg, 1820 Black fungus gnats, Dark winged fungus gnats, Root gnats	146 682	Genera Species
Genus	Afrotricha Chandler, 2002	1	Species
Genus	Theriotricha	0	Species

Synonyms

Mycetophiloidea (Latreille, 1809)

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Sciaroidea

English

Fungus Gnats and Gall Midges

Distribution and Species lists of Sciaroidea Billberg, 1820

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Afghanistan
3 Families 12 Genera 18 Species

Albania
3 Families 11 Genera 13 Species

Algeria
4 Families 46 Genera 90 Species

Andorra
2 Families 4 Genera 4 Species

Angola
3 Families 4 Genera 5 Species

Argentina
6 Families 104 Genera 541 Species

Armenia
1 Families 27 Genera 48 Species

Australia
8 Families 177 Genera 727 Species

Austria
4 Families 100 Genera 229 Species

Azerbaijan
3 Families 10 Genera 12 Species

Bahamas
2 Families 3 Genera 3 Species

Bangladesh
1 Families 3 Genera 3 Species

Barbados
2 Families 5 Genera 6 Species

Belarus
2 Families 4 Genera 4 Species

Belgium
4 Families 136 Genera 326 Species

Belize
3 Families 6 Genera 4 Species

Bolivia
4 Families 19 Genera 31 Species

Bosnia and Herzegovina
2 Families 3 Genera 3 Species

Botswana
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Brazil
7 Families 198 Genera 845 Species

Brunei
5 Families 10 Genera 15 Species

Bulgaria
3 Families 39 Genera 66 Species

Burkina Faso
1 Families 2 Genera 3 Species

Burundi
1 Families 2 Genera 4 Species

Cambodia
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Cameroon
5 Families 33 Genera 83 Species

Canada
6 Families 254 Genera 1043 Species

Cape Verde
3 Families 21 Genera 22 Species

Central African Republic
2 Families 19 Genera 70 Species

Chad
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Chile
7 Families 91 Genera 459 Species

China
6 Families 145 Genera 573 Species

Colombia
4 Families 48 Genera 80 Species

Comoros
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Cook Islands
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Costa Rica
6 Families 87 Genera 166 Species

Croatia
2 Families 18 Genera 33 Species

Cuba
3 Families 19 Genera 28 Species

Cyprus
3 Families 9 Genera 15 Species

Czech Republic
4 Families 246 Genera 1468 Species

Democratic Republic of the Congo
4 Families 11 Genera 19 Species

Denmark
4 Families 204 Genera 938 Species

Dominica
2 Families 8 Genera 8 Species

Dominican Republic
4 Families 26 Genera 72 Species

East Timor
2 Families 3 Genera 1 Species

Ecuador
6 Families 26 Genera 30 Species

Egypt
3 Families 17 Genera 37 Species

El Salvador
2 Families 31 Genera 161 Species

Equatorial Guinea
3 Families 11 Genera 21 Species

Eritrea
2 Families 8 Genera 12 Species

Estonia
4 Families 60 Genera 157 Species

Ethiopia
3 Families 6 Genera 8 Species

Fiji
4 Families 21 Genera 27 Species

Finland
4 Families 222 Genera 1967 Species

France
5 Families 230 Genera 831 Species

Gabon
2 Families 7 Genera 8 Species

Gambia
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Georgia
4 Families 40 Genera 51 Species

Germany
4 Families 274 Genera 1628 Species

Ghana
4 Families 19 Genera 42 Species

Greece
4 Families 57 Genera 121 Species

Grenada
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Guatemala
4 Families 15 Genera 16 Species

Guinea
3 Families 3 Genera 3 Species

Guinea-Bissau
1 Family 1 Genus 6 Species

Guyana
3 Families 13 Genera 17 Species

Honduras
4 Families 17 Genera 20 Species

Hungary
3 Families 38 Genera 73 Species

Iceland
4 Families 89 Genera 186 Species

India
4 Families 193 Genera 643 Species

Indonesia
4 Families 111 Genera 316 Species

Iran
3 Families 25 Genera 56 Species

Iraq
1 Families 2 Genera 7 Species

Ireland
3 Families 63 Genera 105 Species

Israel
4 Families 41 Genera 62 Species

Italy
4 Families 193 Genera 694 Species

Ivory Coast
3 Families 14 Genera 25 Species

Jamaica
3 Families 21 Genera 24 Species

Japan
6 Families 174 Genera 546 Species

Jordan
3 Families 6 Genera 8 Species

Kazakhstan
3 Families 94 Genera 616 Species

Kenya
5 Families 43 Genera 86 Species

Kiribati
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Kyrgyzstan
4 Families 11 Genera 13 Species

Laos
3 Families 5 Genera 11 Species

Latvia
3 Families 82 Genera 192 Species

Lebanon
3 Families 7 Genera 7 Species

Lesotho
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Liberia
5 Families 16 Genera 6 Species

Libya
1 Families 7 Genera 9 Species

Liechtenstein
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Lithuania
3 Families 46 Genera 69 Species

Luxembourg
3 Families 44 Genera 116 Species

Madagascar
5 Families 40 Genera 64 Species

Malawi
5 Families 8 Genera 6 Species

Malaysia
5 Families 72 Genera 276 Species

Mali
2 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Malta
3 Families 4 Genera 4 Species

Marshall Islands
1 Families 4 Genera 6 Species

Mauritius
3 Families 10 Genera 11 Species

Mexico
5 Families 73 Genera 103 Species

Micronesia
3 Families 22 Genera 42 Species

Moldova
1 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Mongolia
4 Families 50 Genera 94 Species

Montenegro
2 Families 3 Genera 3 Species

Morocco
3 Families 17 Genera 20 Species

Mozambique
3 Families 16 Genera 17 Species

Myanmar
5 Families 32 Genera 109 Species

Namibia
4 Families 8 Genera 10 Species

Nepal
5 Families 31 Genera 82 Species

Netherlands
5 Families 217 Genera 695 Species

New Zealand
6 Families 118 Genera 609 Species

Nicaragua
4 Families 14 Genera 11 Species

Nigeria
3 Families 21 Genera 41 Species

Niue
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

North Korea
1 Families 5 Genera 5 Species

Norway
6 Families 392 Genera 4444 Species

Oman
2 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Pakistan
3 Families 15 Genera 23 Species

Palau
2 Families 13 Genera 17 Species

Palestine
1 Families 5 Genera 7 Species

Panama
5 Families 39 Genera 56 Species

Papua New Guinea
5 Families 44 Genera 128 Species

Paraguay
3 Families 19 Genera 22 Species

Peru
5 Families 54 Genera 106 Species

Philippines
4 Families 39 Genera 63 Species

Poland
4 Families 95 Genera 244 Species

Portugal
3 Families 81 Genera 172 Species

Republic of the Congo
1 Families 2 Genera 3 Species

Republic South Africa
5 Families 119 Genera 186 Species

Romania
3 Families 37 Genera 91 Species

Russia
8 Families 454 Genera 2444 Species

Rwanda
1 Family 1 Genus 6 Species

Saint Lucia
2 Families 4 Genera 3 Species

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
4 Families 42 Genera 63 Species

Samoa
3 Families 24 Genera 36 Species

São Tomé and Príncipe
3 Families 6 Genera 4 Species

Saudi Arabia
2 Families 19 Genera 33 Species

Senegal
3 Families 8 Genera 11 Species

Serbia
2 Families 12 Genera 13 Species

Seychelles
4 Families 45 Genera 73 Species

Sierra Leone
3 Families 7 Genera 8 Species

Singapore
2 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Slovakia
3 Families 104 Genera 444 Species

Slovenia
2 Families 15 Genera 18 Species

Solomon Islands
3 Families 8 Genera 13 Species

Somalia
1 Families 5 Genera 11 Species

South Korea
4 Families 11 Genera 12 Species

Spain
4 Families 102 Genera 204 Species

Sri Lanka
4 Families 71 Genera 123 Species

Sudan
2 Families 5 Genera 7 Species

Suriname
4 Families 12 Genera 12 Species

Sweden
4 Families 348 Genera 2743 Species

Switzerland
5 Families 49 Genera 65 Species

Syria
1 Families 5 Genera 6 Species

Taiwan
5 Families 83 Genera 243 Species

Tajikistan
3 Families 8 Genera 9 Species

Tanzania
4 Families 53 Genera 96 Species

Thailand
6 Families 38 Genera 88 Species

Togo
1 Family 1 Genus 2 Species

Tonga
3 Families 3 Genera 3 Species

Trinidad and Tobago
5 Families 37 Genera 74 Species

Tunisia
3 Families 23 Genera 39 Species

Turkey
3 Families 31 Genera 40 Species

Turkmenistan
3 Families 53 Genera 179 Species

Uganda
3 Families 16 Genera 34 Species

Ukraine
3 Families 124 Genera 275 Species

United Kingdom
5 Families 301 Genera 1793 Species

Uruguay
1 Families 3 Genera 1 Species

USA
9 Families 399 Genera 2638 Species

Uzbekistan
4 Families 35 Genera 83 Species

Vanuatu
3 Families 7 Genera 8 Species

Venezuela
5 Families 21 Genera 25 Species

Vietnam
5 Families 12 Genera 12 Species

Yemen
2 Families 3 Genera 5 Species

Zambia
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Zimbabwe
4 Families 8 Genera 7 Species

Distribution on islands

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Adam
1 Families 2 Genera 1 Species

Aldabra Group
3 Families 7 Genera 7 Species

Alnön
1 Family 1 Genus 0 Species

Anholt
1 Families 8 Genera 10 Species

Fuerteventura
1 Families 4 Genera 1 Species

Gran Canaria
1 Families 2 Genera 0 Species

Hebrides
3 Families 21 Genera 28 Species

Hiiumaa
2 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Inner Hebrides
2 Families 11 Genera 17 Species

Isla Bullock
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Isla Deceit
1 Family 1 Genus 3 Species

Isla Navarino
1 Family 1 Genus 2 Species

Isla Partida
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Isla Victoria
1 Families 3 Genera 5 Species

Islands of Chile
5 Families 77 Genera 162 Species

Krakatoa
1 Families 4 Genera 5 Species

La Gomera
2 Families 6 Genera 1 Species

La Palma
2 Families 9 Genera 3 Species

Lanzarote
1 Families 3 Genera 0 Species

Macaronesia
3 Families 79 Genera 177 Species

Magnetic Island
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Mahé
4 Families 31 Genera 43 Species

Mohéli
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Northern Isles
1 Family 1 Genus 2 Species

Orkney Islands
1 Family 1 Genus 2 Species

Outer Hebrides
3 Families 15 Genera 18 Species

Porto Santo Island
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Puhtu
1 Families 3 Genera 3 Species

Rügen
3 Families 39 Genera 84 Species

Skye
2 Families 11 Genera 17 Species

Tenerife
2 Families 10 Genera 3 Species

Thursday Island
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Uist
3 Families 15 Genera 18 Species

Vilm
3 Families 39 Genera 83 Species

Wellington
5 Families 75 Genera 149 Species

Found in fossile formations

Florissant Fossil Beds
2 Families 11 Genera 15 Species

Green River Formation
3 Families 15 Genera 17 Species

Much Wenlock Limestone Formation
3 Families 37 Genera 76 Species

Posidonia Shale
1 Family 1 Genus 1 Species

Rott Formation
3 Families 18 Genera 63 Species

Wellington Formation
4 Families 23 Genera 66 Species

Yixian Formation
2 Families 2 Genera 2 Species

Links, sources and further information

Sciaroidea at artfakta.se
Sciaroidea at dyntaxa.se