Mycetophila

Meigen, 1803

fungus gnats

Mycetophila is a large of comprising at least 740 described . These small are members of the within the superfamily . The genus has been extensively studied in the Palaearctic region, particularly in Siberia, where taxonomic work has revealed substantial diversity.

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Pronunciation

How to pronounce Mycetophila: /maɪˌsiːtəˈfaɪlə/

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Distribution

Widespread in the Palaearctic region, with extensive records from Siberia, the European part of the former USSR, Estonia, and Mongolia. Records also exist from North America and Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Sources and further reading

BugGuide
Wikipedia
GBIF taxonomy match
iNaturalist taxon
NCBI Taxonomy
Catalogue of Life
VI.—Biology and morphology of the immature stages of Mycetophila marginata Winnertz and Dynatosoma fuscicorne Mg
Notes on the collection of fungus gnats left by the late Prof. Galina Petrovna Ostroverkhova with a new specific synonymy in the genus Mycetophila Meigen (Diptera: Mycetophilidae)
A taxonomic re-evaluation of Hymenostilbe mycetophila, a hyperparasitic synnematous hyphomycete on Favolaschia nipponica, with Kobayasiyomyces mycetophilus gen. et comb. nov. (Leotiales).