Biology:Pnyxia

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Pnyxia
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Sciaridae
Genus: Pnyxia
Johannsen, 1912

Pnyxia is a genus of dark-winged fungus gnats, insects in the family Sciaridae. There are at least four described species in Pnyxia.[1][2][3][4]

Species

These four species belong to the genus Pnyxia:

  • Pnyxia scabiei (Hopkins, 1895) i c g b (potato scab gnat)
  • Pnyxia schmallenbergensis Menzel & Mohrig, 1998 g
  • Pnyxia schmallerbergensis Menzel & Mohrig, 1998 c g
  • Pnyxia thaleri (Mohrig & Mamaev, 1978) c g

Data sources: i = ITIS,[1] c = Catalogue of Life,[2] g = GBIF,[3] b = Bugguide.net[4]

References

Further reading

Wikidata ☰ Q14616921 entry