Sciaroidea
Sign in to saveSciaroidea is a superfamily in the infraorder Bibionomorpha. There are about 16 families and more than 15,000 described species in Sciaroidea. Most of its constituent families are various gnats (e.g. fungus gnats).
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- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Bibionomorpha
- Image
- Hessian Fly.jpg
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- taxon name
- Sciaroidea
- taxon rank
- superfamily
- topic's main category
- Category:Sciaroidea
- taxon common name
- Fungus Gnats and Gall Midges
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- Sciaroidea
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Sciaroidea is a superfamily in the infraorder Bibionomorpha. There are about 16 families and more than 15,000 described species in Sciaroidea. Most of its constituent families are various gnats (e.g. fungus gnats).
== Description == As nematoceran flies, sciaroid adults generally have long segmented antennae, while their larvae have a well-developed head and mouthparts.
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