Trichosia

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

Trichosia
T. morio
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Sciaridae
Genus: Trichosia
Winnertz, 1867
Subgenera

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.

Systematics and selected species

Subgenus Baeosciara Tuomikoski, 1966

Subgenus Mouffetina Frey, 1942

Subgenus Trichosia Winnertz, 1867

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 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.