Fungus Gnats Online

The complex of Diptera (except for Sciaroidea) breeding in the fruit bodies of fungi is analyzed. The larvae of some species, such as Cecidomyiidae, Platypezidae, Heleomyzidae (Suilliinae), Anthomyiidae (Pegomya), Sphaeroceridae, and possibly Phoridae and Syrphidae feed on fresh fungal tissues. The ecological groups of flies are distinguished with respect to the type of feeding and the way of using fungal fruit bodies as habitat. The larvae of most groups developing inside the fruit bodies are saprobionts, typically occurring in decaying organic substrates of various origins.