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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
521
7875
25069
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
517
7870
25062
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
498
7773
24792
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
322
6415
21860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
79
826
2194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
15
175
466
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Bibionomorpha
Hennig, 1954
Gall Midges, Gnats, March Flies
5
56
103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Sciaroidea
Billberg, 1820
Fungus Gnats and Gall Midges
4
53
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tanzania
4 Families width 96 Species and 1 Subspecies
Cecidomyiidae (Newman, 1834)Forest Midges31SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834Fungus Gnat56SpeciesTaxom
Sciaridae Billberg, 1820Black fungus gnats1SpeciesTaxom
Keroplatidae Rondani, 1856Fungus gnats8SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tanzania
53 Genera with 96 Species
#ABCDELMNOPRST
Allarete Pritchard, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Allodia Winnertz, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Apelmocreagris Enderlein, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Aplecus Kieffer, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Baeodiplosis Kieffer, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Chaetodiplosis Kieffer, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Chiasmoneura De Meijere, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Clinodiplosis Kieffer, 19133SpeciesTaxom
Coccodiplosis Meijere, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Corynoptera Winnertz, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Ctenodiplosis Kieffer, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Ctenosciara Tuomikoski, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Dasineura Rondani, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Diadiplosis Felt, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Dicrodiplosis Kieffer, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Diplosis 4-fasciata Niwa, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Drepanocercus Vockeroth, 1980
0SpeciesTaxom
Empheria Pictet-Barab..., 19071SpeciesTaxom
Epicypta Winnertz, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Exechia Winnertz, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Lamprodiplosis Kieffer, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Lasioptera Fischer von ..., 19131SpeciesTaxom
Leia Meigen, 19655SpeciesTaxom
Lestodiplosis Kieffer, 19136SpeciesTaxom
Lygistorrhina Skuse, 20012SpeciesTaxom
Macrocera Meigen, 19722SpeciesTaxom
Manota Williston, 19938SpeciesTaxom
Metanepsia Edwards, 19752SpeciesTaxom
Microplecus Kieffer, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophila Meigen, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Mycodiplosis Rübsaamen, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Mycomya Rondani, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Mycomyiella Matile, 20045SpeciesTaxom
Neoempheria Osten-sacken, 19072SpeciesTaxom
Neostenoptera Meunier, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Opsion Gistl, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Parempheriella Matile, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Perrisia Rondani, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Platyura Meigen, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Plecophorus Kieffer, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Proceroplatus Edwards, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Pseudexechia Tuomikoski, 19583SpeciesTaxom
Ralytupa Edwards, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Rhymoleia Edwards, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Rymosia Winnertz, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Schizomyia Kieffer, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Sciara Meigen, 19096SpeciesTaxom
Sciophila Meigen, 19977SpeciesTaxom
Stefaniola Kieffer, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Stomatosema Kieffer, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Syndocosia Speiser, 19232SpeciesTaxom
Trotteria Kieffer, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Truplaya Edwards, 19581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tanzania
96 Species and 1 Subspecies
Allarete africana Enderlein, 1911
Apelmocreagris thoracica Macquart, 1838
Aplecus validus Kieffer, 1913
Baeodiplosis tropicalis Kieffer, 1913
Chaetodiplosis tropica Kieffer, 1913
Chiasmoneura cyclophora Edwards, 1929
Clinodiplosis fulva Felt, 1918
Clinodiplosis monticola Kieffer, 1913
Clinodiplosis nympha Kieffer, 1913
Coccodiplosis coffeae Barnes, 1935
Corynoptera klebsii F. Meunier, 1904
Ctenodiplosis subrotunda Kieffer, 1913
Ctenosciara hyalipennis Meigen, 1804
Dasineura pseudococcus Thomas, 1890
Diadiplosis megalamellae Barnes, 1939
Dicrodiplosis fulva (Felt, 1915)⇒ Clinodiplosis fulva Felt, 1918
Diplosis squamosa (Quentin & Vi..., 1978)⇒ Lundgrenosis squamosa Lameere, 1912
Empheria maculata Meunier, 1907
Epicypta approximata Edwards, 1914
Exechia erupta Meunier, 1907
Exechia pedekiboana Lindner, 1958
Lamprodiplosis dubius Kieffer, 1913
Lasioptera tuberosa Kieffer, 1913
Leia annae Lindner, 1958
Leia barbarae Lindner, 1958
Leia gaudchaui Lindner, 1958
Leia ngorongoroensis Vanschuytbroeck, 1965
Leia orientalis Vanschuytbroeck, 1965
Lestodiplosis cincticornis Kieffer, 1913
Lestodiplosis gracilis Nijveldt, 1953
Lestodiplosis longicauda Kieffer, 1913
Lestodiplosis lumiensis Kieffer, 1913
Lestodiplosis tritomus Kieffer, 1913
Lestodiplosis tropicalis Kieffer, 1913
Lygistorrhina edwardsi (Lane, 1946)⇒ Lygistorrhina edwardsina Grimaldi & B..., 2001
Lygistorrhina edwardsina Grimaldi & B..., 2001
Macrocera basilewskyi Vanschuytbroeck, 1965
Macrocera nephrotoma Matile, 1972
Manota furcata Söli, 1993
Manota joerni Söli, 1993
Manota mazumbaiensis Söli, 1993
Manota montana Söli, 1993
Manota serrata Söli, 1993
Manota sespinaea Soli, 1993
Manota styloides Söli, 1993
Manota tridactyla Söli, 1993
Metanepsia irwini Matile, 1975
Metanepsia rossi Matile, 1975
Microplecus brevipalpis Kieffer, 1913
Mycetophila collineola Speiser, 1909
Mycetophila subscutellaris Linder, 1958
Mycodiplosis hemileiae Barnes, 1939
Mycodiplosis triticina Barnes, 1936
Mycomya himiti Vanschuytbroeck, 1965
Mycomya kiboensis Lindner, 1958
Mycomyiella diseta Gammelmo, 2004
Mycomyiella elegans Gammelmo, 2004
Mycomyiella kaputuensis Gammelmo, 2004
Mycomyiella tannerorum Gammelmo, 2004
Mycomyiella wangi Gammelmo, 2004
Neoempheria amphiphaea Speiser, 1909
Neoempheria maculata Meunier, 1907
Neostenoptera kiefferi Meunier, 1901
Opsion usambarensis Bechev, 1994
Parempheriella cryptopyga Matile, 1973
Perrisia vitis idaea (Kieffer, 1909)⇒ Dasineura vitisidaea Kieffer, 1909
Platyura exigua Meunier, 1907
Plecophorus fuscocinctus Kieffer, 1913
Proceroplatus pictus Speiser, 1908
Pseudexechia lanceostylus Kjaerandsen, 1994
Pseudexechia longistylus Kjaerandsen, 1994
Pseudexechia tanganyikae Lindner, 1958
Ralytupa lindneri Matile, 1973
Ralytupa wolteri Lindner, 1958
Rhymoleia tanganyikae Matile, 1973
Rymosia msingiensis Lindner, 1958
Schizomyia sesami Barnes, 1939
Sciara aurosa Rudzinski, 1997
Sciara isarthria Speiser, 1909
Sciara klebsii Meunier, 1904
Sciara radians Meunier, 1910
Sciara rufa (Walker, 1848)⇒ Ctenosciara hyalipennis Meigen, 1804
Sciara zalampra Speiser, 1909
Sciophila digitilenta Soli, 1997
Sciophila infundibulata Soli, 1997
Sciophila intima Lindner, 1958
Sciophila mazumbaiensis Soli, 1997
Sciophila palmosa Soli, 1997
Sciophila pinniger Soli, 1997
Sciophila stellata Soli, 1997
Stefaniola sesami Barnes, 1939
Stomatosema monticola Kieffer, 1913
Syndocosia cremea Speiser, 1923
Syndocosia pervalida Speiser, 1923
Trotteria sesami (Barnes, 1939)⇒ Stefaniola sesami Barnes, 1939
Truplaya aethiopica Lindner, 1958

Subnodes of Sciaroidea with occurrences in Tanzania
FamilyCecidomyiidae
Newman, 1834
Forest Midges, Gall gnats, Gall midges, Wood Midges
23
31
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyKeroplatidae
Rondani, 1856
Fungus gnats, Keroplatid Fungus Gnats, predatory fungus gnat, Predatory Fungus Gnats
6
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMycetophilidae
Newman, 1834
Fungus Gnat, Fungus gnats
23
56
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