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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
452
3912
7889
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
451
3909
7885
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
426
3807
7668
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
293
3148
6413
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
62
368
623
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
18
121
235
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Bibionomorpha
Hennig, 1954
Gall Midges, Gnats, March Flies
5
37
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Sciaroidea
Billberg, 1820
Fungus Gnats and Gall Midges
4
33
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South Carolina
4 Families width 50 Species
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834Forest Midges17SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834Fungus Gnat20SpeciesTaxom
Keroplatidae Rondani, 1856Fungus gnats12SpeciesTaxom
Sciaridae Billberg, 1820Black fungus gnats1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South Carolina
33 Genera with 50 Species
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Anthrocnodax1SpeciesTaxom
Aprionus Kieffer, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Asphondylia Loew, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Asteromyia Felt, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Bolitophila Meigen, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Bradysia Winnertz, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Bruggmanniella Tavares, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Diadocidia Ruthe, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Docosia Winnertz, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Dynatosoma Winnertz, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Dziedzickia Johannsen, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Epicypta Winnertz, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Exechia Winnertz, 18974SpeciesTaxom
Feltiella Rübsaamen, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Gephyraulus Rübsaamen, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Karshomyia Felt, 19732SpeciesTaxom
Keroplatus Bosc, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Lyprauta Edwards, 18293SpeciesTaxom
Macrocera Meigen, 20067SpeciesTaxom
Metangela Rübsaamen, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophila Meigen, 19572SpeciesTaxom
Neolasioptera Felt, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Neuratelia Rondani, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Orfelia Costa, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Paratinia Mik, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Phytosciara Frey, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Polystepha Kieffer, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalomyia Rübsaamen, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Sciara Meigen, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Sciophila Meigen, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Taxodiomyia Gagne, 1878Cypress Gall Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Tetragoneura Winnertz, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Zygomyia Winnertz, 18691SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Carolina
50 Species
Anthrocnodax carolina
Aprionus bostrichus Berest, 1997
Asphondylia borrichiae Rossi & Strong, 1990
Asteromyia carbonifera Osten Sacken, 1862Carbonifera Goldenrod Gall Midge
Asteromyia tumifica Beutenmüller, 1907
Bolitophila (Bolitophila) cinerea Meigen, 1818
Bradysia macfarlanei Jones, 1920
Bruggmanniella bumeliae Felt, 1907
Diadocidia (Diadocidia) ferruginosa Meigen, 1830
Diadocidia borealis Coquillett, 1900
Docosia melita Chandler & Gatt, 2000
Dynatosoma fulvidum Coquillett, 1895
Dziedzickia polyzona Loew, 1869
Epicypta punctum Stannius, 1831
Exechia auxiliaria Johannsen, 1912
Exechia cincinnata Johannsen, 1912
Exechia palmata Johannsen, 1912
Exechia umbratica Aldrich, 1897
Feltiella carolina Felt, 1913
Feltiella macgregori Felt, 1915
Gephyraulus diplotaxis Solinas, 1982
Karshomyia inusitata Gagne, 1973
Karshomyia perissa Gagne, 1973
Keroplatus clausus Coquillett, 1901
Lyprauta apicalis Shaw, 1935
Lyprauta inops Coquillett, 1901
Lyprauta subterminalis Say, 1829
Macrocera fisherae Shaw, 1935Redclay suncup
Macrocera fisheri Shaw, 1935
Macrocera floridana Johnson, 1926Brittle sandwort
Macrocera formosa Loew, 1866Scarlet globemallow
Macrocera immaculata (Johnson, 1902)⇒ Macrocera wui Evenhuis, 2006
Macrocera indigena (Johannsen, 1910)⇒ Macrocera formosa Loew, 1866
Macrocera wui Evenhuis, 2006
Metangela toxoneura Osten Sacken, 1862
Mycetophila limata Laffoon, 1957
Mycetophila vegeta Laffoon, 1957
Neolasioptera lathami Gagne, 1971
Neuratelia scitula Johannsen, 1912
Neuratelia silvatica Johannsen, 1912
Orfelia fultoni Fisher, 1940Dismalites
Paratinia recurva Johannsen, 1910Carpobrotus
Phytosciara tetrix Hippa, 1991
Polystepha pilulae Beutenmüller, 1892Oak Leaf Gall Midge
Rhopalomyia solidaginis Loew, 1862Goldenrod Bunch Gall
Sciara townesi Shaw, 1935Redclay suncup
Sciophila habilis Johannsen, 1910Carpobrotus
Taxodiomyia cupressiananassa Osten Sacken, 1878Cypress twig gall midge
Tetragoneura pimpla Coquillett, 1901
Zygomyia ignobilis Loew, 1869Juniper globemallow

Subnodes of Sciaroidea with occurrences in South Carolina
FamilyCecidomyiidae
Newman, 1834
Forest Midges, Gall gnats, Gall midges, Wood Midges
13
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyKeroplatidae
Rondani, 1856
Fungus gnats, Keroplatid Fungus Gnats, predatory fungus gnat, Predatory Fungus Gnats
4
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMycetophilidae
Newman, 1834
Fungus Gnat, Fungus gnats
15
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilySciaridae
Billberg, 1820
Black fungus gnats, Dark winged fungus gnats, dark-winged fungus gnat, Dark-winged fungus gnats, Root gnats, Sciarids
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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