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Mycetophilidae is a
family of
small flies,
forming the bulk of
those species known as
fungus gnats.
About 3000
described species are
placed in 150 genera...
- Sciaridae, Diadocidiidae, Ditomyiidae, Keroplatidae, Bolitophilidae, and
Mycetophilidae (order Diptera); they
comprise six of the
seven families placed in the...
- aquatic; for
instance the
Tipulidae tend to be soil-dwelling and the
Mycetophilidae feed on
fungi such as mushrooms.
Unlike most of the Brachycera, the...
- 9: 390-419 Lundstrom, C. 1912. Neue oder
wenig bekannte europaische Mycetophilidae 11.
Annales Historico-Naturales
Musei Nationalis Hungarici 10: 514-522...
- the
dipterid suborder Nematocera,
especially those in the
families Mycetophilidae,
Anisopodidae and Sciaridae. Most
often they fly in
large numbers, called...
-
Neotropical Mycetophilidae (IV) (Diptera)".
Revista de Entomologia. 11: 440–465, pls. 18–19. Lane, J. (1946). "A new
genus of
Neotropical Mycetophilidae (Diptera...
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emissions of bats,
which helps them
avoid predation. A few insects, such as
Mycetophilidae (Diptera) and the
beetle families Lampyridae, Phengodidae, Elateridae...
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Title Vol Date Auth
Pages Mycetophilidae Fasc 1 1951 Freeman, P. 1-138...
- are
mycophagous or
fungus feeding.
These include the cave
dwelling Mycetophilidae (fungus gnats)
whose larvae are the only
diptera with bioluminescence...
- this is not
universally accepted and some
authors place them
under Mycetophilidae instead.
Despite the
similarities in
function and appearance, the bioluminescent...
