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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
359
2328
4153
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
358
2327
4152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
338
2260
4005
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
246
1969
3629
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
57
240
327
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
13
49
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Bibionomorpha
Hennig, 1954
Gall Midges, Gnats, March Flies
4
6
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Sciaroidea
Billberg, 1820
Fungus Gnats and Gall Midges
3
5
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Middlesex County (Massachusetts)
3 Families width 5 Species
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834Forest Midges2SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834Fungus Gnat2SpeciesTaxom
Keroplatidae Rondani, 1856Fungus gnats1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Middlesex County (Massachusetts)
5 Genera with 5 Species
Aphidoletes Kieffer, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Asteromyia Felt, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Bradysia Winnertz, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Paleoplatyura Meunier, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Phytosciara Frey, 19911SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Middlesex County (Massachusetts)
5 Species
Aphidoletes cucumeris Lintner, 1888
Asteromyia carbonifera Osten Sacken, 1862Carbonifera Goldenrod Gall Midge
Bradysia impatiens Johannsen, 1912Dark-winged fungus gnat
Paleoplatyura johnsoni Johannsen, 1910Carpobrotus
Phytosciara tetrix Hippa, 1991

Subnodes of Sciaroidea with occurrences in Middlesex County (Massachusetts)
FamilyCecidomyiidae
Newman, 1834
Forest Midges, Gall gnats, Gall midges, Wood Midges
2
2
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
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



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