Afrotricha

Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Sciaroidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Antliophora Ordo: Diptera Subordo: Nematocera Infraordo: Bibionomorpha Superfamilia: Sciaroidea

Genus: Afrotricha
Species (1): A. relicta

Afrotricha Chandler, 2002

Gender: [feminine]

Type species: Heterotricha relicta Edwards, 1925, by original designation [and monotypy].

Chandler, P. 2002. Heterotricha Loew and allied genera (Diptera: Sciaroidea): offshoots of the stem group of Mycetophilidae and/or Sciaridae? Annales de la Société entomologique de France (n.s.) 38(1-2): 101–144. Fungus Gnats Online (PDF).

Edwards, F.W. 1925. Mycetophilidae and Bibionidae (Diptera) in the collections of the South African Museum. Annals of the South African Museum 19: 601–616. Fungus Gnats Online (PDF available).