Psychodomorpha
(owl midges or moth flies, winter & window gnats, scatopsids)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
ANISOPODOIDEA
window gnats
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 		Superfamily 3 subtaxa 29 images 3 ident. refs
PSYCHODOIDEA
owl midges, moth flies
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 		Superfamily 7 subtaxa 50 images 6 ident. refs
SCATOPSOIDEA
scatopsid flies
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 		Superfamily 4 subtaxa 30 images 4 ident. refs
TRICHOCEROIDEA
winter gnats
Superfamily 1 subtaxa 4 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
InfraorderPsychodomorpha (owl midges or moth flies, winter & window gnats, scatopsids)
SuborderNEMATOCERA (thread-horned flies, gnat)
OrderDIPTERA (two-winged flies)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Psychodomorpha (owl midges or moth flies, winter & window gnats, scatopsids) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Psychodomorpha (owl midges or moth flies, winter & window gnats, scatopsids)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 9 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Psychodomorpha (owl midges or moth flies, winter & window gnats, scatopsids)
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