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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
338
3017
6558
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
336
3014
6554
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
323
2967
6456
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
205
2384
5604
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
57
335
686
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
12
65
269
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Bibionomorpha
Hennig, 1954
Gall Midges, Gnats, March Flies
4
9
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Sciaroidea
Billberg, 1820
Fungus Gnats and Gall Midges
3
8
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Senegal
3 Families width 11 Species
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834Forest Midges9SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834Fungus Gnat1SpeciesTaxom
Keroplatidae Rondani, 1856Fungus gnats1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Senegal
8 Genera with 11 Species
Cecidomyia Fischer von ..., 1899Pine Pitch Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Contarinia Rondani, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Dasineura Rondani, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Dicrodiplosis Kieffer, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Geromyia Coutin & Harris, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Orseolia Kieffer & Ma..., 19824SpeciesTaxom
Rhymoleia Edwards, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Xenoplatyura Malloch, 19841SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Senegal
11 Species
Cecidomyia sorghicola Coquillett, 1899
Contarinia sorghi Harris, 1964
Dasineura pseudococcus Thomas, 1890
Dicrodiplosis manihoti Harris, 1981
Geromyia penniseti Felt, 1920
Orseolia bonzii Harris, 2000
Orseolia cynodontis (Kieffer & Ma..., 1902)⇒ Orseolia difficilis Gagne, 1973
Orseolia difficilis Gagne, 1973
Orseolia oryzivora Harris & Gagne, 1982African rice gall midge
Rhymoleia villiersi Matile, 1973
Xenoplatyura couturieri Matile, 1984

Subnodes of Sciaroidea with occurrences in Senegal
FamilyCecidomyiidae
Newman, 1834
Forest Midges, Gall gnats, Gall midges, Wood Midges
6
9
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
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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