Psychodomorpha
Encyclopedia
The Nematocera
n infraorder Psychodomorpha (sometimes misspelled Psychomorpha - which is also the name of a genus of noctuid
moths) includes two common families, Psychodidae
and Scatopsidae
, and other very small, rare families. In some classifications (e.g. the Tree of Life Web Project
), the group is paraphyletic.
Nematocera
Nematocera , is a suborder of elongated flies with thin, segmented antennae and mostly aquatic larvae, consisting of the mosquitoes, crane flies, gnats, and midges....
n infraorder Psychodomorpha (sometimes misspelled Psychomorpha - which is also the name of a genus of noctuid
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae or owlet moths are a family of robustly-built moths that includes more than 35,000 known species out of possibly 100,000 total, in more than 4,200 genera. They constitute the largest family in the Lepidoptera....
moths) includes two common families, Psychodidae
Psychodidae
The nematoceran family Psychodidae are small true flies with short, hairy bodies and wings giving them a "furry" moth-like appearance...
and Scatopsidae
Scatopsidae
The minute black scavenger flies or "dung midges", Scatopsidae, is a family of Nematoceran flies. Despite being distributed throughout the world, it is quite a small family with only around 250 described species in 27 genera although many await description and doubtless even more await discovery...
, and other very small, rare families. In some classifications (e.g. the Tree of Life Web Project
Tree of Life Web Project
The Tree of Life Web Project is an ongoing Internet project providing information about the diversity and phylogeny of life on Earth. This collaborative peer reviewed project began in 1995, and is written by biologists from around the world....
), the group is paraphyletic.