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Checklist for Superfamily Sciaroidea Billberg, 1820 (Fungus Gnats and Gall Midges)
and region Kwazulu-Natal (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
568
7208
15765
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
565
7204
15757
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
537
7075
15500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
343
5723
13134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
91
998
2437
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
19
211
562
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Bibionomorpha
Hennig, 1954
Gall Midges, Gnats, March Flies
5
30
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Sciaroidea
Billberg, 1820
Fungus Gnats and Gall Midges
4
27
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kwazulu-Natal
4 Families width 30 Species and 1 Subspecies
Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834Fungus Gnat16SpeciesTaxom
Sciaridae Billberg, 1820Black fungus gnats2SpeciesTaxom
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834Forest Midges8SpeciesTaxom
Keroplatidae Rondani, 1856Fungus gnats4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kwazulu-Natal
27 Genera with 30 Species
#ABCDELMOPSX
Allodia Winnertz, 20182SpeciesTaxom
Angustosciara Rudzinski, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Apelmocreagris Enderlein, 01SpeciesTaxom
Bernadottea Jaschhof & J..., 20181SpeciesTaxom
Bradysia Winnertz, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Calodiplosis Tavares, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Camptomyia Kieffer, 1894
0SpeciesTaxom
Clastobasis Skuse, 1890
0SpeciesTaxom
Coelosia Winnertz, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Conodiplosis Kieffer, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Contarinia Rondani, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Ctenoceridion Matile, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Drepanocercus Vockeroth, 1980
0SpeciesTaxom
Dziedzickia Johannsen, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Epicypta Winnertz, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Leia Meigen, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Lopesia Rübsaamen, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Macrocera Meigen, 19343SpeciesTaxom
Megophtalmidia Dziedzicki, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Mycomya Rondani, 19943SpeciesTaxom
Mycomyiella Matile, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Orfelia Costa, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Perrisia Rondani, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Sciara Meigen, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Sciophila Meigen, 19972SpeciesTaxom
Xenhormomyia Felt, 19202SpeciesTaxom
Xylosciara Tuomikoski, 20041SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kwazulu-Natal
30 Species and 1 Subspecies
Allodia drakensbergensis Magnussen, 2018
Allodia karkloofensis Magnussen, 2018
Angustosciara robusta Rudzinski, 1997
Apelmocreagris stigmatopleura
Bernadottea natalensis Jaschhof & J..., 2018
Bradysia novalobata Rudzinski, 1997
Calodiplosis parinarii Tavares, 1908
Conodiplosis dolichopsis Kieffer, 1913
Contarinia quinquenotata F. Low, 1888Daylily gall midge
Ctenoceridion freemani Matile, 1972
Dziedzickia stuckenbergorum Matile, 1992
Epicypta seychellensis Enderlein, 1910
Leia bipunctata Fisher, 1939
Lopesia parimarii Tavares, 1908
Macrocera africana Freeman, 1970
Macrocera nephrotoma Matile, 1972
Macrocera puncticosta Edwards, 1934
Megophtalmidia crassicornis Curtis, 1837
Mycomya edra Vaisanen, 1994
Mycomya londti Vaisanen, 1994
Mycomya natalensis Vaisanen, 1994
Mycomyiella irwini Vaisanen, 1994
Perrisia vitis idaea (Kieffer, 1909)⇒ Dasineura vitisidaea Kieffer, 1909
Sciara pycnacantha Yang, Zhang ..., 1993
Sciara stigmatopleura Edwards, 1925
Sciophila fenestralis Soli, 1997
Sciophila longistyla Soli, 1997
Xenhormomyia africana Felt, 1920
Xenhormomyia natalensis Felt, 1920
Xylosciara (Xylosciara) merodon Hippa & Vilk..., 2004

Subnodes of Sciaroidea with occurrences in Kwazulu-Natal
FamilyCecidomyiidae
Newman, 1834
Forest Midges, Gall gnats, Gall midges, Wood Midges
8
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyKeroplatidae
Rondani, 1856
Fungus gnats, Keroplatid Fungus Gnats, predatory fungus gnat, Predatory Fungus Gnats
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMycetophilidae
Newman, 1834
Fungus Gnat, Fungus gnats
14
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySciaridae
Billberg, 1820
Black fungus gnats, Dark winged fungus gnats, dark-winged fungus gnat, Dark-winged fungus gnats, Root gnats, Sciarids
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



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