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Systelloderes
gnat bugs
Systelloderes is a genus of gnat bugs (family Enicocephalidae) containing approximately 12 described species. The genus exhibits a nearly cosmopolitan distribution with highest diversity in humid tropical and subtropical forests. Species occur across multiple continents including Africa, Madagascar, New Zealand, New Caledonia, and the Americas from North America through Central and South America. The genus was established by Blanchard in 1852 and belongs to the tribe Systelloderini within the subfamily Enicocephalinae.