Trichosia

The plant genus Trichosia is nowadays considered a synonym of Eria.

Trichosia
T. morio
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Sciaridae
Genus:
Winnertz, 1867
Subgenera
  • Baeosciara
  • Mouffetina
  • Trichosia

Trichosia is a genus of fungus gnats that feed on decaying organic matter and fungi. The subgenus Mouffetina is treated by some as a genus, while Baeosciara was originally described as a genus.[1]

Systematics and selected species

Subgenus Baeosciara Tuomikoski, 1966[1]

Subgenus Mouffetina Frey, 1942[1]

Subgenus Trichosia Winnertz, 1867[1]

  • T. basdeni Freeman, 1983
  • T. confusa Menzel & Mohrig, 1997
  • T. glabra (Meigen, 1830)
  • T. jenkinsoni Freeman, 1987
  • T. morio (Fabricius, 1794)
  • T. splendens Winnertz, 1867

References

  1. ^ a b c d Sutou, Mitsuaki; Menzel, Frank (2025-03-14). "The genera Mouffetina Frey and Trichosia Winnertz (Diptera, Sciaridae) in Japan with a key for the Japanese species and an updated world checklist". Contributions to Entomology. 75 (1): 167–182. doi:10.3897/contrib.entomol.75.e145605. ISSN 2511-6428.