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Checklist for Superfamily Sciaroidea Billberg, 1820 (Fungus Gnats and Gall Midges)
and region Nicaragua (Central America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
424
4260
8007
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
423
4259
8007
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
403
4172
7847
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
259
3357
6494
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
64
488
652
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
12
84
201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Bibionomorpha
Hennig, 1954
Gall Midges, Gnats, March Flies
5
16
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Sciaroidea
Billberg, 1820
Fungus Gnats and Gall Midges
4
14
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Nicaragua
4 Families width 11 Species
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834Forest Midges2SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834Fungus Gnat7SpeciesTaxom
Keroplatidae Rondani, 1856Fungus gnats0SpeciesTaxom
Sciaridae Billberg, 1820Black fungus gnats2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Nicaragua
14 Genera with 11 Species
Asphondylia Loew, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Cluzobra Edwards, 19962SpeciesTaxom
Gephyraulus Rübsaamen, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Isoneuromyia Brunetti, 1912
0SpeciesTaxom
Leia Meigen, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Mycomya Rondani, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Neoempheria Osten-sacken, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Phronia Winnertz, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Platurocypta Enderlein, 1910
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosciara Kieffer, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchosciara Rübsaamen, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Sciara Meigen, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Tetragoneura Winnertz, 1846
0SpeciesTaxom
Xylosciara Tuomikoski, 20041SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nicaragua
11 Species
Asphondylia altani Felt, 1915
Cluzobra christianae Matile, 1996
Cluzobra flavorufa Matile, 1996
Gephyraulus diplotaxis Solinas, 1982
Leia concinna Williston, 1896
Mycomya citrina Shaw, 1940
Neoempheria tetraphaea Shaw, 1940
Pseudosciara trifasciata Coquillett, 1904
Rhynchosciara busaccai Breuer, 1969
Sciara trifasciata (Coquillett, 1904)⇒ Pseudosciara trifasciata Coquillett, 1904
Xylosciara (Xylosciara) merodon Hippa & Vilk..., 2004

Subnodes of Sciaroidea with occurrences in Nicaragua
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
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMycetophilidae
Newman, 1834
Fungus Gnat, Fungus gnats
9
7
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