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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1015
31826
191976
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1012
31805
191924
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
929
31274
189459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
543
24019
154741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
140
4372
28627
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
32
864
9844
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Bibionomorpha
Hennig, 1954
Gall Midges, Gnats, March Flies
10
314
2159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Sciaroidea
Billberg, 1820
Fungus Gnats and Gall Midges
8
306
1992
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South America
8 Families width 1992 Species and 1 Subspecies
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834Forest Midges368SpeciesTaxom
Diadocidiidae Winnertz, 18633SpeciesTaxom
Ditomyiidae Keilin, 191941SpeciesTaxom
Keroplatidae Rondani, 1856Fungus gnats183SpeciesTaxom
Lygistorrhinidae Hendel, 1936Long beaked fungus gnat1SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834Fungus Gnat1317SpeciesTaxom
Rangomaramidae Jaschhof & D..., 200217SpeciesTaxom
Sciaridae Billberg, 1820Black fungus gnats62SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Sciaroidea with occurrences in South America
FamilyCecidomyiidae
Newman, 1834
Forest Midges, Gall gnats, Gall midges, Wood Midges
158
368
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyDiadocidiidae
Winnertz, 1863
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyDitomyiidae
Keilin, 1919
5
41
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyKeroplatidae
Rondani, 1856
Fungus gnats, Keroplatid Fungus Gnats, predatory fungus gnat, Predatory Fungus Gnats
27
183
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLygistorrhinidae
Hendel, 1936
long beaked fungus gnat
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMycetophilidae
Newman, 1834
Fungus Gnat, Fungus gnats
95
1317
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyRangomaramidae
Jaschhof & Didham, 2002
5
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySciaridae
Billberg, 1820
Black fungus gnats, Dark winged fungus gnats, dark-winged fungus gnat, Dark-winged fungus gnats, Root gnats, Sciarids
13
62
Genera
Species

Taxom



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