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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
327
3787
9641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
327
3787
9641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
308
3697
9443
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
226
3307
8735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
58
457
1061
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
14
64
127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Bibionomorpha
Hennig, 1954
Gall Midges, Gnats, March Flies
6
10
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Sciaroidea
Billberg, 1820
Fungus Gnats and Gall Midges
5
8
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Malawi
5 Families width 6 Species
Sciaridae Billberg, 1820Black fungus gnats1SpeciesTaxom
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834Forest Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophilidae (Newman, 1834)Fungus Gnat2SpeciesTaxom
Rangomaramidae Jaschhof & D..., 20021SpeciesTaxom
Keroplatidae Rondani, 1856Fungus gnats1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Malawi
8 Genera with 6 Species
Apelmocreagris Enderlein, 01SpeciesTaxom
Dasineura Rondani, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Drepanocercus Vockeroth, 1980
0SpeciesTaxom
Kenyatricha Chandler, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Sciara Meigen, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Sciophila Meigen, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Synapha Meigen, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Truplaya Edwards, 19781SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Malawi
6 Species
Apelmocreagris stigmatopleura
Dasineura pseudococcus Thomas, 1890
Kenyatricha mulanje Chandler, 2002
Sciara stigmatopleura Edwards, 1925
Sciophila clava Soli, 1997
Truplaya discalis Matile, 1978

Subnodes of Sciaroidea with occurrences in Malawi
FamilyCecidomyiidae
Newman, 1834
Forest Midges, Gall gnats, Gall midges, Wood Midges
1
1
Genus
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
4
2
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