Synapha Meigen 1818 (fungus gnat)

Insecta - Diptera - Mycetophilidae

Synonym: Empalia Winnertz 1863

Full reference: J. W. Meigen. 1818. Systematische Beschreibung der Bekannten Europäischen Zweiflügeligen Insekten, Erster Theil 1-332

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

See also Blagoderov 2007, Blagoderov and Martínez-Delclòs 2001, Carpenter 1992, Evenhuis 1994 and Johannsen 1909

Sister taxa: Aglaomyia, Apolephthisa, Boletina, Coelosia, Drepanorzeckia, Dziedzickia, Gaalomyia, Gnoriste, Gregikia, Ipsaneusidalys, Katatopygia, Loewiella, Metahadroneura, Palaecomoptera, Palaeoboletina, Palaeodocosia, Palaeoempalia, Palaeosynapha, Palaeothoracotropis, Paradzickia, Proapolephthisa, Proboletina, Prohadroneura, Saigusaia, Sinoboleta

Subtaxa: Synapha longistyla Synapha rubiesensis Synapha subtriangularis Synapha zherikhini

view classification

Ecology:

Distribution:

• Eocene of the Russian Federation (2 collections)

• Cretaceous of Canada (1: Manitoba), Spain (1)

Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence

Show more details


Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.


Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.