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Species Neoempheria illustris

fungus gnat - Neoempheria illustris - male
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 Mycetophilidae (Fungus Gnats)
Subfamily Mycomyinae
Genus Neoempheria
Species illustris (Neoempheria illustris)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Neoempheria illustris Johannsen, 1910
Range
Eastern North America (ON-FL west to IA). (1)
Works Cited
1.A synopsis of American Mycomyiini with descriptions of new species (Diptera: Mycetophilidae)
Coher, E.I. 1959. Entomologica Americana, 38: 1-155.
Contributed by Brad Barnd on 22 September, 2015 - 2:58pm

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