Leptomorphus Curtis 1831 (fungus gnat)

Insecta - Diptera - Mycetophilidae

Synonym: Diomonus Walker 1848

Parent taxon: Sciophilinae according to S. S. Oliveira and D. D. S. Amorim 2021

See also Aldrich 1905, Borkent and Wheeler 2013, Carpenter 1992, Cockerell 1921 and Johannsen 1909

Sister taxa: Acnemia, Allocotocera, Anaclileia, Aneura, Azana, Baisodicrana, Ekhiritus, Fushunosciophila, Necromyza, Neoaphelomera, Neuratelia, Phthinia, Pollicitator, Polylepta, Prospeolepta, Protasmanina, Pseudomanota, Sciophila, Sciophilini, Syntemna, Zazicia

Subtaxa: Leptomorphus africanus Leptomorphus palaeospilus Leptomorphus sepultus

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Ecology:

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Madagascar (1 collection)

• Eocene of the Russian Federation (1), United States (1: Colorado)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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