Leptomorphus magnificus
(Johannsen, 1910)
Leptomorphus magnificus is a of fungus gnat in the Mycetophilidae, first described by Johannsen in 1910. A lectotype was designated for this species in a 2012 systematic revision of the Leptomorphus. The genus belongs to the Sciophilinae and is distributed across multiple biogeographic realms including the Nearctic, Neotropical, Afrotropical, and Oriental regions.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Leptomorphus magnificus: /lɛp.təˈmɔr.fəs mægˈnɪ.fɪk.əs/
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Distribution
(western North America)
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- GBIF taxonomy match
- iNaturalist taxon
- Catalogue of Life
- The Amazing World of 'Gwentomologist' Gwen Erdosh | Bug Squad
- Recent literature – The Coleopterists Bulletin | Beetles In The Bush
- Giving me the weevil eye! | Beetles In The Bush
- T.G.I.Flyday – Andrenosoma fulvicaudum | Beetles In The Bush
- T.G.I.Flyday | Beetles In The Bush
- Big, black (and red), and beautiful! | Beetles In The Bush
- Systematics and Phylogeny of Leptomorphus Curtis (Diptera: Mycetophilidae)