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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
420
3632
7047
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
419
3629
7044
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
397
3553
6870
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
271
2937
5698
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
58
345
554
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
16
98
177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Bibionomorpha
Hennig, 1954
Gall Midges, Gnats, March Flies
4
19
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Sciaroidea
Billberg, 1820
Fungus Gnats and Gall Midges
3
16
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Louisiana
3 Families width 19 Species
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834Forest Midges11SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834Fungus Gnat7SpeciesTaxom
Keroplatidae Rondani, 1856Fungus gnats1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Louisiana
16 Genera with 19 Species
Aprionus Kieffer, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Bradysia Winnertz, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Bruggmanniella Tavares, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Cecidomyia Fischer von ..., 1978Pine Pitch Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Celticecis Gagne, 1897Hackberry Gall Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Docosia Winnertz, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Epicypta Winnertz, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Gephyraulus Rübsaamen, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Karshomyia Felt, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Macrocera Meigen, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophila Meigen, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Opsion Gistl, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalomyia Rübsaamen, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Sciara Meigen, 18321SpeciesTaxom
Taxodiomyia Gagne, 1911Cypress Gall Midges3SpeciesTaxom
Trisopsis Kieffer, 19351SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Louisiana
19 Species
Aprionus bostrichus Berest, 1997
Bradysia mesochra Shaw, 1941
Bruggmanniella bumeliae Felt, 1907
Cecidomyia reburrata Gagne, 1978
Celticecis spiniformis Patton, 1897Hackberry Thorn Gall Midge
Docosia melita Chandler & Gatt, 2000
Epicypta lepida Chandler, 1981
Gephyraulus diplotaxis Solinas, 1982
Karshomyia inusitata Gagne, 1973
Macrocera nephrotoma Matile, 1972
Mycetophila limata Laffoon, 1957
Mycetophila ocellus Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed
Opsion nigra Meigen, 1804
Rhopalomyia solidaginis Loew, 1862Goldenrod Bunch Gall
Sciara dimidiata Say, 1832
Taxodiomyia cupressi Schweinitz, 1822
Taxodiomyia cupressiananassa Osten Sacken, 1878Cypress twig gall midge
Taxodiomyia taxodii Felt, 1911Cypress Leaf Gall Midge
Trisopsis hibisci Felt, 1935

Subnodes of Sciaroidea with occurrences in Louisiana
FamilyCecidomyiidae
Newman, 1834
Forest Midges, Gall gnats, Gall midges, Wood Midges
9
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyKeroplatidae
Rondani, 1856
Fungus gnats, Keroplatid Fungus Gnats, predatory fungus gnat, Predatory Fungus Gnats
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMycetophilidae
Newman, 1834
Fungus Gnat, Fungus gnats
6
7
Genera
Species

Taxom



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