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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
314
3514
7841
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
313
3513
7840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
302
3456
7694
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
209
2933
6972
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
52
338
585
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
11
50
139
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Bibionomorpha
Hennig, 1954
Gall Midges, Gnats, March Flies
4
8
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Sciaroidea
Billberg, 1820
Fungus Gnats and Gall Midges
3
7
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sierra Leone
3 Families width 8 Species and 1 Subspecies
Mycetophilidae (Newman, 1834)Fungus Gnat3SpeciesTaxom
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834Forest Midges3SpeciesTaxom
Keroplatidae Rondani, 1856Fungus gnats2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sierra Leone
7 Genera with 8 Species
Ctenosciara Tuomikoski, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Dasineura Rondani, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Perrisia Rondani, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Ralytupa Edwards, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Sciara Meigen, 18482SpeciesTaxom
Triommata Barnes, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Truplaya Edwards, 19781SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sierra Leone
8 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ctenosciara hyalipennis Meigen, 1804
Dasineura pseudococcus Thomas, 1890
Perrisia vitis idaea (Kieffer, 1909)⇒ Dasineura vitisidaea Kieffer, 1909
Ralytupa angusta Matile, 1975
Sciara nigropicea Walker, 1848
Sciara rufa (Walker, 1848)⇒ Ctenosciara hyalipennis Meigen, 1804
Triommata coccotroctes Barnes, 1931
Truplaya couturieri Matile, 1978

Subnodes of Sciaroidea with occurrences in Sierra Leone
FamilyCecidomyiidae
Newman, 1834
Forest Midges, Gall gnats, Gall midges, Wood Midges
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyKeroplatidae
Rondani, 1856
Fungus gnats, Keroplatid Fungus Gnats, predatory fungus gnat, Predatory Fungus Gnats
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMycetophilidae
Newman, 1834
Fungus Gnat, Fungus gnats
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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