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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera) » Gnats, Gall Midges, and March Flies (Bibionomorpha) » Fungus Gnats and Gall Midges (Sciaroidea) » Long-beaked fungus gnats (Lygistorrhinidae)

Family Lygistorrhinidae - Long-beaked fungus gnats

Classification · Numbers · Range · Remarks
Fly ID - Lygistorrhina sanctaecatharinae crane fly-shaped unknown flies - Lygistorrhina sanctaecatharinae crane fly-shaped unknown flies - Lygistorrhina sanctaecatharinae - male crane fly-shaped unknown flies - Lygistorrhina sanctaecatharinae - male Unknown winged insect in North Carolina - Lygistorrhina sanctaecatharinae - male Unknown winged insect in North Carolina - Lygistorrhina sanctaecatharinae - male fly - Lygistorrhina sanctaecatharinae fly - Lygistorrhina sanctaecatharinae
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)
Family Lygistorrhinidae (Long-beaked fungus gnats)
Numbers
Only one species in the region covered by BugGuide, about 30 worldwide.
Range
Tropical and subtropical areas around the world.
Remarks
The common name "long-beaked fungus gnats" is based on the assumption that these flies are fungus gnats like their close relatives. Biology of the family is unknown and larvae have never been identified.
Contributed by John F. Carr on 3 September, 2015 - 8:59pm

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