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Checklist for Superfamily Sciaroidea Billberg, 1820 (Fungus Gnats and Gall Midges)
and region Western Cape (Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
528
5425
11871
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
526
5418
11860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
502
5315
11672
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
332
4419
10200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Diptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Flies, Gnats, Hoverflies, Mosquitoes, True flies
84
748
1915
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Nematocera
Latreille, 1825
Long-horned flies, Mosquitoes, Thread-horns
20
167
357
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Bibionomorpha
Hennig, 1954
Gall Midges, Gnats, March Flies
6
38
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Sciaroidea
Billberg, 1820
Fungus Gnats and Gall Midges
5
35
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Western Cape
5 Families width 45 Species and 1 Subspecies
Mycetophilidae Newman, 1834Fungus Gnat34SpeciesTaxom
Cecidomyiidae (Newman, 1834)Forest Midges5SpeciesTaxom
Sciaridae Billberg, 1820Black fungus gnats2SpeciesTaxom
Rangomaramidae Jaschhof & D..., 20022SpeciesTaxom
Keroplatidae Rondani, 1856Fungus gnats2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Western Cape
35 Genera with 45 Species
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Acomopterella Zaitzev, 1989
0SpeciesTaxom
Acrodicrania Skuse, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Afrolasioptera Dorchin, 20071SpeciesTaxom
Allodia Winnertz, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Apelmocreagris Enderlein, 02SpeciesTaxom
Boletina Staeger, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Bradysia Winnertz, 19927SpeciesTaxom
Camptochaeta Hippa & Vilk..., 19942SpeciesTaxom
Claustropyga Hippa; Vilka..., 2003
0SpeciesTaxom
Corynoptera Winnertz, 19184SpeciesTaxom
Cratyna Winnertz, 18673SpeciesTaxom
Ctenosciara Tuomikoski, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Dasineura Rondani, 20052SpeciesTaxom
Drepanocercus Vockeroth, 1980
0SpeciesTaxom
Dziedzickia Johannsen, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Heterotricha Loew, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Leia Meigen, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Lycoriella Frey, 19122SpeciesTaxom
Macrocera Meigen, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Manota Williston, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Mitodiplosis Kieffer, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Mycetophila Meigen, 18184SpeciesTaxom
Mycomya Rondani, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Neoempheria Osten-sacken, 1878
0SpeciesTaxom
Orfelia Costa, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Paracerotelion Matile, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Perrisia Rondani, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Phronia Winnertz, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Phytosciara Frey, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchoheterotricha Freeman, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Scatopsciara Edwards, 1927
0SpeciesTaxom
Sciara Meigen, 19254SpeciesTaxom
Syntemna Winnertz, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Trichonta Winnertz, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Zygomyia Winnertz, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Western Cape
45 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acrodicrania africana Edwards, 1925
Afrolasioptera tumida Dorchin, 2007
Apelmocreagris capensis Edwards, 1925
Apelmocreagris stigmatopleura
Boletina palmata Polevoi, 2013
Bradysia cellarum Frey, 1948
Bradysia difformis Frey, 1948
Bradysia nitidicollis (Meigen, 1818)⇒ Bradysia aprica Winnertz, 1867
Bradysia peraffinis Tuomikoski, 1960
Bradysia placida Winnertz, 1867
Bradysia tilicola Loew, 1850
Bradysia urticae Mohrig & Menzel, 1992
Camptochaeta cursor Hippa & Vilk..., 1994
Camptochaeta furcata (Hippa & Vilk..., 1994)⇒ Corynoptera furcata Hippa & Vilk..., 1994
Corynoptera globiformis Frey, 1945
Corynoptera melanochaeta Mohrig & Menzel, 1992
Corynoptera perpusilla Winnertz, 1867
Corynoptera subtrivialis Pettey, 1918
Cratyna (Cratyna) symplecta Rudzinski, 1991
Cratyna (Spathobdella) nobilis Winnertz, 1867
Cratyna vagabunda Winnertz, 1867
Ctenosciara hyalipennis Meigen, 1804
Dasineura dielsi Rubsaamen, 1916
Dasineura rubiformis Kolesik, Ada..., 2005
Dziedzickia nitida Edwards, 1925
Heterotricha relicta Edwards, 1925
Leia stigmatica Edwards, 1925
Lycoriella (Hemineurina) flavipeda Mohrig & Kri..., 1987
Lycoriella (Lycoriella) sativae Johannsen, 1912
Macrocera africana Freeman, 1970
Manota natalensis Jaschhof & M..., 2006
Mitodiplosis graminis Kieffer, 1914
Mycetophila alea Laffoon, 1965
Mycetophila laeta Walker, 1848Ashy milkweed
Mycetophila perpallida Chandler, 1993
Mycetophila ruficollis Meigen, 1818
Mycomya lightfooti Edwards, 1925
Paracerotelion flavicauda Matile, 1974
Perrisia vitis idaea (Kieffer, 1909)⇒ Dasineura vitisidaea Kieffer, 1909
Phytosciara tetrix Hippa, 1991
Rhynchoheterotricha chandleri Hippa, 2006
Sciara atomaria (Lynch Arribá..., 1892)⇒ Scatopsciara atomaria Zetterstedt, 1851
Sciara capensis Edwards, 1925
Sciara sciophila Loew, 1869Juniper globemallow
Sciara stigmatopleura Edwards, 1925

Subnodes of Sciaroidea with occurrences in Western Cape
FamilyCecidomyiidae
Newman, 1834
Forest Midges, Gall gnats, Gall midges, Wood Midges
4
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilyMycetophilidae
Newman, 1834
Fungus Gnat, Fungus gnats
25
34
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyRangomaramidae
Jaschhof & Didham, 2002
2
2
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
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



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