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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
503
7105
22102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
501
7100
22096
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
482
7015
21853
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
302
5811
19641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
80
846
2770
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
15
147
597
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Bibionomorpha
Hennig, 1954
Gall Midges, Gnats, March Flies
6
46
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Sciaroidea
Billberg, 1820
Fungus Gnats and Gall Midges
5
43
86
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kenya
5 Families width 86 Species and 1 Subspecies
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834Forest Midges62SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834Fungus Gnat18SpeciesTaxom
Sciaridae Billberg, 1820Black fungus gnats1SpeciesTaxom
Keroplatidae Rondani, 1856Fungus gnats4SpeciesTaxom
Rangomaramidae Jaschhof & D..., 20021SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kenya
43 Genera with 86 Species
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Acacidiplosis Gagne, 199314SpeciesTaxom
Allodia Winnertz, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Apelmocreagris Enderlein, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Aposchizomyia Gagne, 19936SpeciesTaxom
Asphondylia Loew, 19136SpeciesTaxom
Athidiplosis Gagne & Maro..., 19932SpeciesTaxom
Cacoplecus Kieffer, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Chiasmoneura De Meijere, 19732SpeciesTaxom
Clastobasis Skuse, 1890
0SpeciesTaxom
Conodiplosis Kieffer, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Contarinia Rondani, 19933SpeciesTaxom
Ctenodiplosis Kieffer, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Diadiplosis Felt, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Docosia Winnertz, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Epicypta Winnertz, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Holodiplosis Kieffer, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Karshomyia Felt, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Kenyatricha Chandler, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Kimadiplosis Gagne, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Lasioptera Fischer von ..., 19131SpeciesTaxom
Leia Meigen, 19145SpeciesTaxom
Lestodiplosis Kieffer, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Lopesia Rübsaamen, 03SpeciesTaxom
Lygistorrhina Skuse, 20012SpeciesTaxom
Macrocera Meigen, 19702SpeciesTaxom
Metanepsia Edwards, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophila Meigen, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Mycodiplosis Rübsaamen, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Mycomya Rondani, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Neoempheria Osten-sacken, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Orthodiplosis Kieffer, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Pachydiplosis Kieffer, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Perodiplosis Kieffer, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Perrisia Rondani, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Porricondyla Rondani, 19133SpeciesTaxom
Procontarinia Kieffer & Ce..., 19061SpeciesTaxom
Schizomyia Kieffer, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Sciara Meigen, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Stomatosema Kieffer, 19133SpeciesTaxom
Synapha Meigen, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Trisopsis Kieffer, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Trissodiplosis Kieffer, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Zygoneura Meigen, 19141SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
86 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acacidiplosis ananas Gagne, 1993
Acacidiplosis cespitosa Gagne, 1993
Acacidiplosis conica Gagne, 1993
Acacidiplosis crispa Gagne, 1993
Acacidiplosis echinata Gagne, 1993
Acacidiplosis erupta Gagne, 1993
Acacidiplosis hamata Gagne, 1993
Acacidiplosis imbricata Gagne, 1993
Acacidiplosis imbrisata
Acacidiplosis ramosa Gagne, 1993
Acacidiplosis rugosa Gagne, 1993
Acacidiplosis spinosa Gagne, 1993
Acacidiplosis undulata Gagne, 1993
Acacidiplosis verticillata Gagne, 1993
Allodia nyeriensis Magnussen, 2018
Apelmocreagris thoracica Macquart, 1838
Aposchizomyia acuta Gagne, 1993
Aposchizomyia brevis Gagne, 1993
Aposchizomyia crenata Gagne, 1993
Aposchizomyia longa Gagne, 1993
Aposchizomyia striata Gagne, 1993
Aposchizomyia turnouri Gagne, 1993
Asphondylia albiventris Kieffer, 1913
Asphondylia brevipalpis Kieffer, 1913
Asphondylia crassinervis Kieffer, 1913
Asphondylia napiformis Gagne, 1993
Asphondylia pictipennis Kieffer, 1913
Asphondylia setosa Kieffer, 1913
Athidiplosis bullata Gagne, 1993
Athidiplosis walteri Gagne, 1993
Cacoplecus brevitarsis Kieffer, 1913
Cacoplecus heterotarsus Kieffer, 1913
Chiasmoneura cyclophora Edwards, 1929
Chiasmoneura tripunctata Matile, 1973
Conodiplosis dolichopsis Kieffer, 1913
Contarinia carolinae Gagne, 1993
Contarinia hongoi Gagne, 1993
Contarinia plicata Gagne, 1993
Ctenodiplosis elongata Kieffer, 1913
Diadiplosis megalamellae Barnes, 1939
Docosia melita Chandler & Gatt, 2000
Epicypta approximata Edwards, 1914
Epicypta auranticeps Edwards, 1914
Holodiplosis alticola Kieffer, 1913
Holodiplosis imicola Kieffer, 1913
Karshomyia atricauda Kieffer, 1913
Kenyatricha elgon Chandler, 2002
Kimadiplosis diversa Gagne, 1993
Lasioptera cubitalis Kieffer, 1913
Leia arsona Hutson, 1978
Leia biumbaensis Tollet, 1956
Leia jeanneli Edwards, 1914
Leia nigronitida Edwards, 1914
Leia notabilis Edwards, 1914
Lestodiplosis hirtus Kieffer, 1913
Lopesia armata Gagne, 1993
Lopesia niloticae Gagne, 1993
Lopesia nitolicae
Lygistorrhina edwardsi (Lane, 1946)⇒ Lygistorrhina edwardsina Grimaldi & B..., 2001
Lygistorrhina edwardsina Grimaldi & B..., 2001
Macrocera elgonensis Freeman, 1970
Macrocera unispina Freeman, 1970
Metanepsia spangleri Matile, 1972
Mycetophila collineola Speiser, 1909
Mycodiplosis triticina Barnes, 1936
Mycomya alluaudi Edwards, 1914
Neoempheria jeanneli Edwards, 1914
Orthodiplosis macrura Kieffer, 1913
Orthodiplosis macura Kieffer, 1913
Pachydiplosis apricans Kieffer, 1913
Perodiplosis coronata Kieffer, 1913
Perodiplosis coronatus Kieffer, 1913
Perrisia vitis idaea (Kieffer, 1909)⇒ Dasineura vitisidaea Kieffer, 1909
Porricondyla abbreviata Kieffer, 1913
Porricondyla anemotis Kieffer, 1913
Porricondyla monticola Kieffer, 1913
Procontarinia matteiana Kieffer & Ce..., 1906Leaf-gall midge
Schizomyia variicornis Kieffer, 1913
Sciara flavoscutellata Edwards, 1914
Stomatosema gracilipes Kieffer, 1913
Stomatosema pedicellatum Kieffer, 1913
Stomatosema subsessile Kieffer, 1913
Synapha lachaisei Matile, 1992
Trisopsis alluaudi Kieffer, 1913
Trissodiplosis longicornis Kieffer, 1913
Zygoneura pernitida Edwards, 1914

Subnodes of Sciaroidea with occurrences in Kenya
FamilyCecidomyiidae
Newman, 1834
Forest Midges, Gall gnats, Gall midges, Wood Midges
26
62
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
13
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyRangomaramidae
Jaschhof & Didham, 2002
1
1
Genus
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