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Sciophila

Insecta - Diptera - Mycetophilidae

Taxonomy

Sciophila was named by Meigen (1818). It is extant.

It was assigned to Mycetophilidae by Aldrich (1905) and Carpenter (1992); to Sciophilini by Blagoderov (2007) and Borkent and Wheeler (2013); and to Sciophilinae by Johannsen (1909) and Oliveira and Amorim (2021).

Synonyms

Lasiosoma was named by Winnertz (1863). It is extant.

It was synonymized subjectively with Sciophila by Evenhuis (1994).

It was assigned to Mycetophilidae by Aldrich (1905) and Meunier (1915).
Sciophila atropos was named by Meunier (1899).

It was considered a nomen nudum by Meunier (1899).
Sciophila blotho was named by Meunier (1899).

It was considered a nomen nudum by Meunier (1899).
Sciophila cognata was named by Meunier (1899).

It was considered a nomen nudum by Meunier (1899).
Sciophila disjuncta was named by Meunier (1899).

It was considered a nomen nudum by Meunier (1899).
Sciophila lachesis was named by Meunier (1899).

It was considered a nomen nudum by Meunier (1899).
Sciophila obscura was named by Meunier (1899).

It was considered a nomen nudum by Meunier (1899).
Sciophila spinipes was named by Meunier (1899).

It was considered a nomen nudum by Meunier (1899).
Sciophila trapezoides was named by Meunier (1899).

It was considered a nomen nudum by Meunier (1899).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1818	Sciophila Meigen p. 245
1863	Lasiosoma Winnertz p. 748
1899	Sciophila atropos Meunier p. 170
1899	Sciophila blotho Meunier p. 170
1899	Sciophila cognata Meunier p. 170
1899	Sciophila disjuncta Meunier p. 171
1899	Sciophila lachesis Meunier p. 171
1899	Sciophila obscura Meunier p. 172
1899	Sciophila spinipes Meunier p. 172
1899	Sciophila trapezoides Meunier p. 172
1905	Sciophila Aldrich p. 140
1905	Lasiosoma Aldrich p. 141
1909	Sciophila Johannsen p. 36
1915	Lasiosoma Meunier p. 217
1992	Sciophila Carpenter
2007	Sciophila Blagoderov
2013	Sciophila Borkent and Wheeler p. 423
2021	Sciophila Oliveira and Amorim p. 100

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Protostomia
—	Ecdysozoa
—	Panarthropoda
phylum	Arthropoda	Latreille 1829
superclass	Hexapoda	Latreille 1825

Rank	Name	Author
class	Insecta
order	Diptera
—	Neodiptera	Michelsen 1994
infraorder	Bibionomorpha
superfamily	Sciaroidea
family	Mycetophilidae
subfamily	Sciophilinae
genus	Sciophila

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Sciophila Meigen 1818

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†Sciophila armipes Meunier 1899

†Sciophila atra Giebel 1856

†Sciophila carbonaria Meunier 1899

†Sciophila curvipetiolata Meunier 1904

†Sciophila dilatata Loew 1850

†Sciophila hyatti Scudder 1890

†Sciophila inermis Meunier 1899

†Sciophila loewi Giebel 1856

†Sciophila micropora Meunier 1899

†Sciophila minutissima Meunier 1915

†Sciophila mirandula Cockerell 1909

†Sciophila socialis Giebel 1856

†Sciophila takoyensis Blagoderov 2007

Invalid names: Lasiosoma Winnertz 1863 [synonym], Sciophila atropos Meunier 1899 [nomen nudum], Sciophila blotho Meunier 1899 [nomen nudum], Sciophila cognata Meunier 1899 [nomen nudum], Sciophila disjuncta Meunier 1899 [nomen nudum], Sciophila lachesis Meunier 1899 [nomen nudum], Sciophila obscura Meunier 1899 [nomen nudum], Sciophila spinipes Meunier 1899 [nomen nudum], Sciophila trapezoides Meunier 1899 [nomen nudum]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

Measurements

No measurements are available

Composition:

chitinc

Environment:

terrestrialc

Locomotion:

actively mobilep

Created:

2017-04-17 09:56:18

Modified:

2017-04-17 09:56:18

Source: c = class, p = phylum

References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Lutetian to the top of the MP 30 or 47.80000 to 23.03000 Ma

Collections (8 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Bridgerian	50.3 - 46.2	USA (Wyoming)	S. hyattii (122092)
Lutetian	47.8 - 41.3	Russian Federation	S. takoyensis (107340)
Priabonian	38.0 - 33.9	Poland	S. dilatata (109625)
Priabonian	38.0 - 33.9	Russian Federation (Kaliningrad)	Lasiosoma curvipetiolata, S. armipes, S. carbonaria, S. inermis, S. micropora (123927) S. loewi (147348) S. socialis, S. atra (147344)
Chadronian	37.2 - 33.9	USA (Colorado)	Lasiosoma mirandula (106381)
MP 30	28.4 - 23.03	Germany (Nordrhein-Westfalen)	Lasiosoma minutissima (138696)