Insecta - Diptera - Mycetophilidae
Alternative spelling: Sciophilidae
Full reference: J. Winnertz. 1863. Beitrag zu einer Monographie der Pilzmücken. Verhandlungen der Kaiserlich-Königlichen Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 13:637-964
Parent taxon: Mycetophilidae according to S. S. Oliveira and D. D. S. Amorim 2021
See also Blagoderov 2007, Blagoderov 2019, Borkent and Wheeler 2013, Edwards 1940, Enderlein 1911, Hong 1992, Johannsen 1909, Matile 1989 and Theobald 1937
Sister taxa: Archaeboletina, Arcicornia, Armbrusteleia, Atalosciophila, Austrolocymmerus, Bibio marmoratus, Bivalvula, Cenomycetophila, Chenosciaritis, Dianepsia, Dongbeimyceta, Eomyceta, Eomycetinae, Eomycetini, Eosciaritis, Eosciophila, Fushunoboleta, Fushunosciaritis, Gnoristinae, Heterotricha, Huaxiasciophilites, Huosciaritis, Leiinae, Liaoxifungivora, Mesosciophilites, Microntos, Mycetophaetinae, Mycetophilinae, Mycomyinae, Pachyneurinae, Palaeoanaclinia, Proleia, Promycetomyia, Proneoglaphyroptera, Prophthinia, Rubsaameniella, Sciophilopsis, Scudderiella, Tetragoneurinae, Thimna, Recticorninae, Solosciaritinae, Huaxiasciaritinae, Fungivorinae
Subtaxa: Acnemia Allocotocera Anaclileia Aneura Azana Baisodicrana Ekhiritus Fushunosciophila Leptomorphus Necromyza Neoaphelomera Neuratelia Phthinia Pollicitator Polylepta Prospeolepta Protasmanina Pseudomanota Sciophila Sciophilini Syntemna Zazicia
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Madagascar (1 collection)
• Miocene of Germany (1), New Zealand (1)
• Oligocene of Germany (2)
• Eocene of Australia (1), China (1), Poland (1), the Russian Federation (4), the United Kingdom (1), United States (5: Colorado, Montana, Wyoming)
• Cretaceous of Canada (1: Alberta), Mongolia (12), Myanmar (1), the Russian Federation (11), Spain (1)
Total: 44 collections including 113 occurrences