MYCETOPHILIDAE
(a family of fungus gnats)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
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ID refs
Anatella
a genus of fungus gnats
Genus 1 ident. refs
Boletina
a genus of fungus gnats
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 		Genus 1 subtaxa 1 images
Brachycampta
a genus of flies
Genus 1 subtaxa 1 ident. refs
Epicypta Sensu Auct.
a genus of fungus gnats
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 		Genus 1 subtaxa 9 images
Exechia
a genus of fungus gnats
Genus 1 subtaxa 2 ident. refs
Exechiopsis
a genus of fungus gnats
Genus 1 subtaxa 1 ident. refs
Mycetophila
a genus of fungus gnats
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 		Genus 5 subtaxa 16 images 5 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
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
() Hutson, A.M., Ackland, D.M. & Kidd, L.N. 1980 Mycetophilidae (Bolitophilinae, Dityomyiinae, Diadocidiinae, Keroplatinae, Sciophilinae and Manotinae) Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 9, Part 3., 111pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Séguy, E. 1940 *** Diptéres Nematocères (Fungivoridae, Lycoriidae, Hesperinidae, Bibionidae, Scatopsidae, Phrynidae, Pachyneuridae, Blepharoceridae) ***(Superseded) Faune de France, Faune No 36, 368pp, Fédération Française des Sociétés de Science Naturel

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

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BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 5 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for MYCETOPHILIDAE (a family of fungus gnats)
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