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Checklist for Superfamily Sciaroidea Billberg, 1820 (Fungus Gnats and Gall Midges)
and region Vanuatu (Melanesia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
206
828
1376
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
205
827
1375
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
201
820
1364
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
131
613
1061
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
42
160
315
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
9
34
87
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Bibionomorpha
Hennig, 1954
Gall Midges, Gnats, March Flies
3
7
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for Vanuatu
3 Families width 8 Species
Keroplatidae Rondani, 1856Fungus gnats3SpeciesTaxom
Cecidomyiidae Newman, 1834Forest Midges1SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834Fungus Gnat4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Vanuatu
7 Genera with 8 Species
Chiasmoneura De Meijere, 20052SpeciesTaxom
Dasineura Rondani, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Epicypta Winnertz, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Heteropterna Skuse, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Manota Williston, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Odontosciara Rubsaamen, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Sticholeia Söli, 19961SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Vanuatu
8 Species
Chiasmoneura cyclophora Edwards, 1929
Chiasmoneura melanesica Evenhuis, 2005
Dasineura pseudococcus Thomas, 1890
Epicypta angusticollaris Edwards, 1929
Heteropterna vicina Matile, 1990
Manota parilis Hippa, 2007
Odontosciara pacifica Edwards, 1924
Sticholeia cheesmanae Soli, 1996

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

Taxom

FamilyKeroplatidae
Rondani, 1856
Fungus gnats, Keroplatid Fungus Gnats, predatory fungus gnat, Predatory Fungus Gnats
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMycetophilidae
Newman, 1834
Fungus Gnat, Fungus gnats
4
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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