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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
433
3251
6874
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
431
3247
6871
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
407
3152
6692
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
287
2660
5716
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
57
249
375
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
13
54
80
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Bibionomorpha
Hennig, 1954
Gall Midges, Gnats, March Flies
3
12
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Sciaroidea
Billberg, 1820
Fungus Gnats and Gall Midges
2
11
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kentucky
2 Families width 10 Species
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834Forest Midges6SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834Fungus Gnat4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kentucky
11 Genera with 10 Species
Acericecis Gagne, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Aprionus Kieffer, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Contarinia Rondani, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Dasineura Rondani, 1840
0SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophila Meigen, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Polystepha Kieffer, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalomyia Rübsaamen, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Rhymosia Curran, 01SpeciesTaxom
Scatopsciara Edwards, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Schizomyia Kieffer, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Synapha Meigen, 19921SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kentucky
10 Species
Acericecis ocellaris Osten Sacken, 1862Ocellate gall midge
Aprionus bostrichus Berest, 1997
Contarinia quinquenotata F. Low, 1888Daylily gall midge
Mycetophila byersi Laffoon, 1957
Polystepha pilulae Beutenmüller, 1892Oak Leaf Gall Midge
Rhopalomyia solidaginis Loew, 1862Goldenrod Bunch Gall
Rhymosia triangularis
Scatopsciara (Scatopsciara) nacta Johannsen, 1912
Schizomyia impatientis Osten Sacken, 1862Jewelweed Gall Midge
Synapha spiniphora Matile, 1992

Subnodes of Sciaroidea with occurrences in Kentucky
FamilyCecidomyiidae
Newman, 1834
Forest Midges, Gall gnats, Gall midges, Wood Midges
7
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMycetophilidae
Newman, 1834
Fungus Gnat, Fungus gnats
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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