Fungus gnat

Fungus gnats are small, dark, short-lived flies, of the families Sciaridae, Diadocidiidae, Ditomyiidae, Keroplatidae, Bolitophilidae and Mycetophilidae (order Diptera), sometimes placed in the superfamily Mycetophiloidea, whose larvae feed on plant roots or fungi and aid in the decomposition of organic matter. The adults are 2-5 mm long and are important pollinators that can help spread mushroom spores as well as plant pollen.

Sciaroidea
winged fungus gnat
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Suborder:	Nematocera
Infraorder:	Bibionomorpha
Superfamily:	Sciaroidea
Families
Bolitophilidae Diadocidiidae Ditomyiidae Keroplatidae Mycetophilidae Sciaridae

This article related to members of the insect order Diptera (true flies) is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: Nematocera Diptera stubs Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую Bradford Christian School Jeongin Food Look at other dictionaries: fungus gnat — см. Приложение 1 (Sciara coprophila). (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь. fungus gnat — fungus gnat. См. ратный червь. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь. fungus gnat — any of several mosquitolike insects of the family Mycetophilidae, the larvae of which feed on fungi or decaying vegetation. [1880 85] * * * ▪ insect also called  mushroom fly  or  dark winged fungus gnat   any member of two families of insects in …   Universalium fungus gnat — noun Date: 1884 any of various small dipteran flies (families Mycetophilidae and Sciaridae) resembling mosquitoes and having larvae that feed on fungi and decaying organic matter …   New Collegiate Dictionary fungus gnat — noun 1. minute blackish gregarious flies destructive to mushrooms and seedlings • Syn: ↑sciara, ↑sciarid • Hypernyms: ↑dipterous insect, ↑two winged insects, ↑dipteran, ↑dipteron • …   Useful english dictionary Gnat — (PronEng|næt, nat ) is a colloquial name for many small insects in the order Diptera and specifically within the suborder Nematocera. The males often assemble together in large mating swarms, particularly at dusk, called a ghost .Gnat larvae are… …   Wikipedia gnat — gnatlike, adj. /nat/, n. 1. any of certain small flies, esp. the biting gnats or punkies of the family Ceratopogonidae, the midges of the family Chironomidae, and the black flies of the family Simuliidae. 2. Brit. mosquito. 3. strain at a gnat… …   Universalium Sciara (gnat) — Sciara Sciara analis Schiner, 1864 Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia …   Wikipedia Hypoaspis miles — Taxobox | name = Hypoaspis miles regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Arachnida subclassis = Acari ordo = Parasitiformes familia = Laelapidae subfamilia = Hypoaspidinae genus = Hypoaspis species = H. miles binomial = Hypoaspis miles… …   Wikipedia Arachnocampa — Taxobox name = Arachnocampa image caption = Arachnocampa luminosa larvae regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda subphylum = Hexapoda classis = Insecta subclassis = Pterygota infraclassis = Neoptera superordo = Endopterygota| ordo = Diptera subordo …   Wikipedia 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”