Checklist for Superfamily Sciaroidea Billberg, 1820 (Fungus Gnats and Gall Midges)
and region Nigeria (West Africa)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 388
4495
12408 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 385
4491
12404 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 368
4385
12052 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 234
3464
10323 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies | 66
566
1730 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns | 15
137
628 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Bibionomorpha
Hennig, 1954
Gall Midges, Gnats, March Flies | 4
22
44 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Sciaroidea
Billberg, 1820
Fungus Gnats and Gall Midges | 3
21
41 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Nigeria
3 Families width 41 Species
Genera for Nigeria
21 Genera with 41 Species #ACDFGLMOPRSTX
| Afrocnemia Matile, 1998 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Asphondylia Loew, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chaetodiplosis Kieffer, 1922 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chiasmoneura De Meijere, 1973 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coccodiplosis Meijere, 1935 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Contarinia Rondani, 1964 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dasineura Rondani, 1890 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Diadiplosis Felt, 1968 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Farquharsonia Collin, 1922 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geromyia Coutin & Harris, 1920 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lasioptera Fischer von ..., 1960 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptomorphus Curtis, 1977 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Manota Williston, 2012 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orseolia Kieffer & Ma..., 1982 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Parempheriella Matile, 1974 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ralytupa Edwards, 1970 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Sciara Meigen, 1925 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sciophila Meigen, 1997 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Syndocosia Speiser, 1982 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Truplaya Edwards, 1978 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Xenoplatyura Malloch, 1984 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Nigeria
41 Species | Afrocnemia rufa Matile, 1998 | | | Asphondylia sesami Felt, 1916 | Sesamum gall midge | | Chaetodiplosis gymmastica Collin, 1922 | | | Chaetodiplosis gymnastica Collin, 1922 | | | Chiasmoneura (Prochiasmoneura) bipunctata Matile, 1973 | | | Coccodiplosis coffeae Barnes, 1935 | | | Contarinia gambae Harris, 1964 | | | Contarinia sorghi Harris, 1964 | | | Dasineura hygrophila Mik, 1883 | | | Dasineura pseudococcus Thomas, 1890 | | | Diadiplosis donaldi Harris, 1968 | | | Diadiplosis megalamellae Barnes, 1939 | | | Diadiplosis tortuosa Harris, 1968 | | | Diadiplosis unca Harris, 1968 | | | Farquharsonia rostrata Collin, 1922 | | | Geromyia penniseti Felt, 1920 | | | Lasioptera sorghivora Harris, 1960 | | | Leptomorphus (Gymnoscutum) medleri Matile, 1977 | | | Manota pilosa Hippa & Kurina, 2012 | | | Orseolia bonzii Harris, 2000 | | | Orseolia nwanzei Harris & Nwi..., 2006 | | | Orseolia oryzae Wood-Mason, 1889 | Asian rice gall midge | | Orseolia oryzivora Harris & Gagne, 1982 | African rice gall midge | | Parempheriella distincta Matile, 1974 | | | Ralytupa angusta Matile, 1975 | | | Ralytupa assimilis Matile, 1970 | | | Ralytupa bifaria Matile, 1975 | | | Ralytupa compacta Matile, 1975 | | | Ralytupa grahami Matile, 1975 | | | Ralytupa insidiosa Matile, 1974 | | | Ralytupa medleri Matile, 1975 | | | Ralytupa simplicistyla Matile, 1975 | | | Ralytupa subminor Matile, 1975 | | | Ralytupa theobromaphila Matile, 1970 | | | Sciara stigmatopleura Edwards, 1925 | | | Sciophila quadra Soli, 1997 | | | Syndocosia ekoicola Vaisanen, 1982 | | | Truplaya cornesi Matile, 1978 | | | Truplaya rufula Matile, 1978 | | | Xenoplatyura deemingi Matile, 1984 | | | Xenoplatyura villiersi Matile, 1984 | |
Subnodes of Sciaroidea with occurrences in Nigeria | Family | Cecidomyiidae
Newman, 1834
Forest Midges, Gall gnats, Gall midges, Wood Midges | 10
19 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Keroplatidae
Rondani, 1856
Fungus gnats, Keroplatid Fungus Gnats, predatory fungus gnat, Predatory Fungus Gnats | 4
15 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Mycetophilidae
Newman, 1834
Fungus Gnat, Fungus gnats | 7
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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