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… … Wikipedia
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
dipteran — /dip teuhr euhn/, adj. 1. dipterous (def. 1). n. 2. a dipterous insect. [1835 45; DIPTER(A) + AN] * * * Any member of the more than 85,000 species in the insect order Diptera (the two winged, or true, flies), characterized by the use of only one… … Universalium
Sciaridae — Sciara hemerobioides Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia … Wikipedia
Bibionomorpha — Taxobox name = March flies and allies image caption = March fly, Bibio marci regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda subphylum = Hexapoda classis = Insecta subclassis = Pterygota infraclassis = Neoptera superordo = Endopterygota| ordo = Diptera… … Wikipedia
Sciaroidea — Taxobox name = Sciaroidea image width = 200px image caption = The Hessian Fly ( Mayetiola destructor ) from the family Cecidomyiidae regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda subphylum = Hexapoda classis = Insecta subclassis = Pterygota infraclassis … 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
Mycetophilidae — noun fungus gnats • Syn: ↑family Mycetophylidae • Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family • Member Holonyms: ↑Nematocera, ↑suborder Nematocera • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Beauveria bassiana — Grasshoppers killed by B. bassiana Scientific classification Kingdom: Fungi … Wikipedia
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
Mycetophilidae — Tetragoneura sylvatica (Curtis), 1837 Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia