Leptomorphus is a genus of fungus gnats in the family Mycetophilidae. There are about 8 described species in Leptomorphus.[2][3][4]

Leptomorphus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Mycetophilidae
Subfamily: Sciophilinae
Genus: Leptomorphus
Curtis, 1831[1]
Type species
Leptomorphus walkeri
Curtis, 1831[1]
Southgate crane-fly (Leptomorphus walkeri) and Jungermannia epiphylla

Species

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Curtis, John (1831). British entomology. Vol. 8. London: Privately published. pp. 338–383.
  2. ^ "Leptomorphus Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Leptomorphus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  4. ^ Kerr P (2014). "The Megophthalmidia (Diptera, Mycetophilidae) of North America including eight new species". ZooKeys 386: 29-83.
  5. ^ a b c d e f Matile, L. (1977). "Notes sur le genre Leptomorphus et description de taxa nouveaux de la region ethiopienne (Diptera, Mycetophilidae)". Bulletin de l'Institut Fondamental d'Afrique Noire. Serie B. 38: 141–155.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h Papp, L.; Sevcik, J. (2011). "Eight new Oriental and Australasian species of Leptomorphus (Diptera: Mycetophilidae)" (PDF). Acta Zool. Acad. Sci. Hung. 57 (2): 139–159. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  7. ^ Say, T. (1824). "Appendix. Part I.-Natural History. 1. Zoology. E. Class Insecta. Pp. 268-378. In Keating, W. H., Major Long's second expedition". 2. Philadelphia: 459 pp., pls. 6–15. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  8. ^ a b c d Matile, L. (1997). "Nouvelles donnees sur les Leptomorphus afrotropicaux [Diptera, Mycetophilidae]". Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. Nouvelle Série. 18: 143–150.
  9. ^ Coquillett, Daniel William (1901). "New Diptera in the U.S. National Museum". Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 23 (1225): 593–618. doi:10.5479/si.00963801.23-1225.593. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  10. ^ Walker, F. (1848). List of the specimens of dipterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. part 1. London: British Museum. pp. 1–229.

Further reading

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  • Ross H. Arnett (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-0212-1.
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