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Mycomya
fungus gnats
Mycomya is a large genus of fungus gnats (family Mycetophilidae) containing at least 400 described species. Members are small flies associated with fungal habitats. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution with records from multiple continents including South America, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan. Some species show cold adaptation and winter activity patterns.
Nothridae
Nothridae is a family of oribatid mites comprising at least 3 genera and approximately 70 described species. The family includes the genera Nothrus (semi-cosmopolitan), Novonothrus (Gondwanan distribution), and Trichonothrus (previously known only from South Africa, now recorded from Australia). Members are primarily associated with moist forest habitats, particularly cool temperate rainforests. Australian Nothridae show relict Gondwanan biogeographical affinities, with high diversity of sexual species in temperate rainforests contrasting with thelytokous parthenogenetic species in the Northern Hemisphere.