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Superfamily Sciaroidea - Fungus Gnats and Gall Midges

Willow Pinecone Gall Midge - Rabdophaga strobiloides Dark-winged Fungus Gnats stem gall on Cornus drummondii - Dasineura Vaulting behavior, Douglas-fir cone gall midge larva Midge? Gall on Calystegia sepium (?) Thallus miner, liverwort - Scatopsciara fly
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon ("Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera))
Infraorder Bibionomorpha (Gnats, Gall Midges, and March Flies)
Superfamily Sciaroidea (Fungus Gnats and Gall Midges)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Mycetophilidae sensu lato
Food
The typical larval food is fungus but some have evolved to be predatory (Keroplatidae, Aphidoletes) and others form plant galls (Cecidomyiinae)
Contributed by John F. Carr on 20 May, 2010 - 10:42am
Additional contributions by ceiseman, v belov
Last updated 3 May, 2016 - 8:03am

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