Acnemia
Winnertz, 1863
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1Acnemia is a of fungus gnats in the Mycetophilidae, established by Winnertz in 1863. The genus contains over 40 described with an almost distribution. Species occur across North America, Europe, Asia, and other regions. Acnemia sibirica, described in 1979, was recently redescribed after being overlooked in taxonomic databases due to nomenclatural confusion.
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How to pronounce Acnemia: //ˌækˈniːmiə//
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Distribution
Almost . Documented from North America (including Arizona, California), Europe (Denmark, Norway, Sweden), and Asia (Russia, East Palaearctic region, Kuril Islands, Ussuri region). GBIF records confirm presence in Scandinavia.
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Species diversity
The includes 42+ described , with numerous species described by Zaitzev in 1982 and additional species described by Niu & Wu in 2010.
Nomenclatural history
Acnemia sibirica was described by Ostroverkhova in 1979 but was omitted from taxonomic databases due to confusion in the original publication; the was recently redescribed with lectotype designation.