Identification keys for the British species of Mycetophilidae
This is the largest of the British families of fungus gnats. The family formerly included several groups that have now been split off into their own families - Keroplatidae, Bolitophilidae, Ditomyiidae and Diadocidiidae. The subfamilies can be separated using the key below
Family Mycetophilidae key to British subfamilies.pdfKey to species for genus Leia
Genus Leia, key to the British species.pdfAs usual with insects, the nomenclature of the parts of the body is something of a minefield. For this reason I have written up a dissection of a Mycetophilid from a water pan trap caught in February
Brevicornu verralli description - an exemplar of Mycetophilidae.pdf