Mycetophila Meigen, 1803
(a genus of fungus gnats)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
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ID refs
Mycetophila autumnalis
a fungus gnat
Species 1 ident. refs
Mycetophila dziedzickii
a fungus gnat
Male (Click to open)
 		Species 14 images 1 ident. refs
Mycetophila lubomirskii
a fungus gnat
Species 1 ident. refs
Mycetophila lunata
a fungus gnat
Species 1 ident. refs
Mycetophila ornata
a fungus gnat
(Click to open)
 		Species 2 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusMycetophila (a genus of fungus gnats)
FamilyMYCETOPHILIDAE (a family of fungus gnats)
SuperfamilySCIAROIDEA (fungus gnats and gall midges)
InfraorderBibionomorpha (St Mark’s flies, fever flies)
SuborderNEMATOCERA (thread-horned flies, gnat)
OrderDIPTERA (two-winged flies)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource

Females

Chandler, P.J. 1977 Studies of some fungus gnats (Diptera: Mycetophilidae) including nine additions to the British list Systematic Entomology Vol 2: 67-93.

Mycetophila (a genus of fungus gnats) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Mycetophila (a genus of fungus gnats)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Mycetophila (a genus of fungus gnats)
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