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Sciaridae (dark-winged fungus gnat)

Insecta - Diptera - Sciaridae

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1904Sciara morosa Meunier p. 78
1915Sciara lacoei Cockerell p. 491 figs. Pl 62, fig 6
1989Sciaridae Zhang p. 357
1992Sciaridae Carpenter
1994Lycoriella (Lycoriella) morosa Evenhuis
1996Sciaridae Cook and Ross
2000Lycoriella morosa Menzel and Mohrig p. 376
2007Sciaridae Yeates et al.
2019Sciara lacoei Blagoderov p. 541 figs. Pl 7j

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
RankNameAuthor
classInsecta
orderDiptera
NeodipteraMichelsen 1994
infraorderBibionomorpha
superfamilySciaroidea
familySciaridae()
familySciaridae()

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.

Fm. Sciaridae Billberg 1820 [dark-winged fungus gnat]
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G. Archicratyna Mohrig 2005
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Archicratyna arcana Mohrig and Röschmann 2005
Archicratyna subarcana Mohrig and Röschmann 2005
Archicratyna trichoarcana Mohrig and Röschmann 2005
G. Bradysiopsis Tuomikoski 1960
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Bradysiopsis repentina Mohrig and Röschmann 2005
Subfm. Chaetosciarinae Shin 2019
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G. Chaetosciara Frey 1942
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Chaetosciara meunieri Evenhuis 1994
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Invalid names: Sciara villosa Meunier 1904 [replaced]
Chaetosciara obsoleta Mohrig and Röschmann 2005
G. Mouffetina Frey 1942
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Trichosia (Mouffetina) nova Mohrig and Röschmann 2005
G. Schwenckfeldina Frey 1942
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Schwenckfeldina archoica Solórzano Kraemer and Mohrig 2007
Subfm. Cratyninae Enderlein 1911
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G. Corynoptera Winnertz 1867
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Corynoptera curiosa Meunier 1904
Corynoptera dubia Meunier 1904
Corynoptera eocenica Meunier 1904
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Invalid names: Sciara verticillata Meunier 1904 [synonym]
Corynoptera evenhuisi Röschmann and Mohrig 1995
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Invalid names: Sciara difficilis Meunier 1904 [replaced]
Corynoptera iocosa Mohrig and Röschmann 2005
Corynoptera klebsii Meunier 1904
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Invalid names: Bradysia electra Meunier 1904 [synonym], Bradysia infernalis Meunier 1904 [synonym], Bradysia morosoides Meunier 1904 [synonym], Sciara bella Meunier 1904 [synonym], Sciara hirticornis Loew 1850 [replaced], Sciara minuscula Meunier 1904 [synonym], Sciara palmnickii Meunier 1904 [synonym], Sciara variabilis Meunier 1904 [synonym]
Corynoptera koenigsbergensis Mohrig and Röschmann 1994
Corynoptera neutralis Röschmann and Mohrig 1995
Corynoptera prisca Mohrig and Röschmann 2005
Corynoptera pristina Röschmann and Mohrig 2005
Corynoptera ritzkowskii Röschmann and Mohrig 1995
Corynoptera schumanni Mohrig and Röschmann 1994
Corynoptera subagilis Mohrig and Röschmann 1994
Corynoptera tritospinosula Röschmann and Mohrig 1995
Corynoptera umbrosa Meunier 1904
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Invalid names: Bradysia agilis Meunier 1904 [synonym], Bradysia conwentzii Meunier 1904 [synonym]
Invalid names: Sciara spinulosa Meunier 1899 [nomen nudum]
G. Cratyna Winnertz 1867
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Subg. Cratyna (Cratyna) Winnertz 1867
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Cratyna (Cratyna) tempestiva Mohrig and Röschmann 2005
Subg. Cratyna (Peyerimhoffia) Kieffer 1903
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Cratyna (Peyerimhoffia) keilbachi Mohrig and Röschmann 1994
Subg. Cratyna (Spathobdella) Frey 1948
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Cratyna (Spathobdella) archaica Röschmann and Mohrig 1995
Cratyna interposita Mohrig and Röschmann 2005
Cratyna villosoantennata Mohrig and Röschmann 2005
Invalid names: Plastosciara Berg 1899 [synonym]
G. Epidapus Haliday 1851
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Subg. Epidapus (Epidapus) Haliday 1851
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Epidapus (Epidapus) brevihalteratus Röschmann and Mohrig 1995
Epidapus (Epidapus) palaeogracilis Roschmann and Mohrig 1993
Epidapus (Epidapus) unistylatus Röschmann and Mohrig 1995
Subg. Epidapus (Pseudoaptanogyna) Vimmer 1926
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Epidapus (Pseudoaptanogyna) primarius Röschmann and Mohrig 1995
Epidapus (Pseudoaptanogyna) succinellus Mohrig and Röschmann 1994
Subg. Epidapus (Vimmeria) Kratochvil 1936
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Epidapus (Vimmeria) menzeli Röschmann and Mohrig 1994
Epidapus adstrictosetus Mohrig and Röschmann 2005
Epidapus longisetus Mohrig and Röschmann 2005
Epidapus macrospinatus Mohrig and Röschmann 2005
Epidapus microspinus Mohrig and Röschmann 2005
G. †Eosciarites Greenwalt 2019
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Eosciarites hermes Greenwalt 2019
G. Lycoriella Frey 1942
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Subg. Lycoriella (Lycoriella) Frey 1942
Subfm. Megalosphyinae Enderlein 1911
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G. Bradysia Winnertz 1867
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Bradysia aliciae Ramírez and Alonso 2014
Bradysia antiqua Mohrig and Röschmann 2005
Bradysia dimidiata Mohrig and Röschmann 2005
Bradysia exoleta Mohrig and Röschmann 2005
Bradysia oligocenica Quiévreux 1938
Bradysia tertiaria Quiévreux 1938
G. Zygoneura Meigen 1830
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Zygoneura curta Hong 1981
Invalid names: Apatemosciaritis Hong 2002 [synonym]
G. †Protolycoriella Röschmann and Mohrig 1995
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Protolycoriella aliena Röschmann and Mohrig 1995
Protolycoriella gigaspina Röschmann and Mohrig 1995
Protolycoriella neogenica Röschmann and Mohrig 1995
G. †Protosciara Quiévreux 1938
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Protosciara alsatica Quiévreux 1938
G. Pseudosciara Schiner 1866
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Pseudosciara bifurcata Meunier 1904
Invalid names: Heeriella Meunier 1904 [synonym]
Subfm. Sciarinae Billberg 1820
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G. Leptosciarella Tuomikoski 1960
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Subg. Leptosciarella (Leptosciarella) Tuomikoski 1960
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Invalid names: Sciara sendelina Meunier 1904 [synonym], Sciara tanypeza Meunier 1899 [synonym]
Leptosciarella (Leptosciarella) infausta Mohrig and Röschmann 1994
Leptosciarella (Leptosciarella) macrociliata Mohrig and Röschmann 1994
Leptosciarella (Leptosciarella) manifesta Mohrig and Röschmann 2005
Leptosciarella (Leptosciarella) microacantha Röschmann and Mohrig 1995
Leptosciarella (Leptosciarella) microciliata Mohrig and Röschmann 1994
Leptosciarella (Leptosciarella) protorotunda Mohrig and Röschmann 1994
Leptosciarella (Leptosciarella) pseudorecens Röschmann and Mohrig 1995
Leptosciarella (Leptosciarella) resinae Röschmann and Mohrig 1995
Trichosia (Leptosciarella) macrociliata Mohrig and Röschmann 1994
G. †Mixosciaritis Hong 2002
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G. Sciara Meigen 1803
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Sciara acuminata Theobald 1937
Sciara acuminata Heer 1849
Sciara amicula Statz 1944
Sciara antennaria Statz 1944
Sciara atavina von Heyden 1870
Sciara atropha Zhang 1989
Sciara aulica Statz 1944
Sciara austera Statz 1944
Sciara bella Statz 1944
Sciara berckhemeri Armbruster 1938
Sciara bicolora Statz 1944
Sciara braeuhaeuseri Armbruster 1938
Sciara branconis Armbruster 1938
Sciara brevipetiola Zhang 1989
Sciara burmitina Cockerell 1917
Sciara compta Statz 1944
Sciara cryptocephala Statz 1944
Sciara defectuosa Meunier 1904
Sciara deffneri Armbruster 1938
Sciara defossa von Heyden 1870
Sciara deleta Heer 1864
Sciara deperdita Scudder 1878
Sciara dietleni Armbruster 1938
Sciara dormitans Melander 1949
Sciara ehrati Armbruster 1938
Sciara electriphila Cockerell 1910
Sciara endrissi Armbruster 1938
Sciara exilis Statz 1944
Sciara femuralis Statz 1944
Sciara flichei Theobald 1937
Sciara fraasi Armbruster 1938
Sciara gracilenta Statz 1944
Sciara gracilior Statz 1944
Sciara hennigi Armbruster 1938
Sciara heydeni Meunier 1917
Sciara hirtella Heer 1849
Sciara hoelzlei Armbruster 1938
Sciara ignorata Meunier 1904
Sciara inflata Theobald 1937
Sciara janassa von Heyden 1870
Sciara joossi Armbruster 1938
Sciara jucheti Camier and Nel 2019
Sciara jucunda Statz 1944
Sciara kluepfeli Armbruster 1938
Sciara laticornis Statz 1944
Sciara lengersdorfi Statz 1944
Sciara lengersdorfi Armbruster 1938
Sciara longa Statz 1944
Sciara longipennata Statz 1944
Sciara lugens Statz 1944
Sciara martii Novák 1878
Sciara melanopa Statz 1944
Sciara milleri Armbruster 1938
Sciara minuscula Statz 1944
Sciara minuscula Theobald 1937
Sciara minutula Heer 1849
Sciara oblonga Theobald 1937
Sciara ovalipennata Statz 1944
Sciara pelidua Statz 1944
Sciara pennata Statz 1944
Sciara pompeckii Armbruster 1938
Sciara protogaea Heer 1856
Sciara quenstedti Armbruster 1938
Sciara radians Meunier 1910
Sciara rara Meunier 1904
Sciara requieta Melander 1949
Sciara rottensis von Heyden 1870
Sciara saportana Theobald 1937
Sciara schremmeri Bachmayer 1961
Sciara scopuli Scudder 1890
Sciara seemanni Armbruster 1938
Sciara sepulta Lewis 1969
Sciara sopora Melander 1949
Sciara splendida Meunier 1904
Sciara strausi Kohring and Schlüter 1993
Sciara thoracica Statz 1944
Sciara villosoides Meunier 1904
Sciara wageri Armbruster 1938
Sciara weylandi Statz 1944
Sciara willershausensis Kohring and Schlüter 1993
Sciara winnertzii von Heyden 1870
Invalid names: Sciara basalis Meunier 1899 [nomen nudum], Sciara brachycera Meunier 1899 [nomen nudum], Sciara dasycera Meunier 1899 [nomen nudum], Sciara macrocera Meunier 1899 [nomen nudum], Sciara troglodytes Heer 1861 [nomen nudum]
G. Trichosia Winnertz 1867
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Subg. †Trichosia (Archaeosciara) Mohrig and Röschmann 1994
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Invalid names: Sciara robusta Meunier 1904 [synonym]
Trichosia (Archaeosciara) venohirsuta Röschmann and Mohrig 1995
Subg. †Trichosia (Palaeotrichosia) Mohrig and Röschmann 1994
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Trichosia (Palaeotrichosia) kedingi Röschmann and Mohrig 1995
Trichosia (Palaeotrichosia) voelsgeni Röschmann and Mohrig 1995
Subg. Trichosia (Trichosia) Winnertz 1867
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Invalid names: Sciara prolifica Meunier 1904 [replaced]
G. †Succinosciara Röschmann and Mohrig 1995
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Succinosciara acuminata Röschmann and Mohrig 1995
Invalid names: Lycoriidae [synonym], Sciara lacoei Cockerell 1915 [nomen dubium], Sciara morosa Meunier 1904 [nomen dubium]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available