''Bradysia'' is a genus of

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in the family

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agriculture because they thrive in the moist conditions common inside greenhouses and feed on the plants being grown within. ''Bradysia'' is a large genus containing over 500 living species, with at least 65 species found in

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and 172 in

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. ''Bradysia'' species are a major pollinator of plants such as ''

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Species

Selected species of ''Bradysia'' include: *'' B. affinis'' ( Zetterstedt, 1838) *'' B. alpicola'' ( Winnertz, 1867) *'' B. amoena'' ( Winnertz, 1867) *'' B. angustipennis'' ( Winnertz, 1867) *'' B. angustoocularis'' Mohrig & Krivosheina, 1989 *'' B. aprica'' ( Winnertz, 7) C *'' B. arcula'' Vilkamaa, Salmela & Hippa, 2007 *'' B. atracornea'' Mohrig & Menzel, 1992 *'' B. austera'' Menzel et al., 2006 *'' B. bellingeri'' Shaw, 1953 *'' B. biformis'' (

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, 1898) *'' B. bispina'' (Fisher, 1938) *'' B. brevispina'' Tuomikoski, 1960 *'' B. browni'' (Shaw, 1935) *'' B. caldaria'' (Linyner, 1895) *'' B. cellarum''

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, 1948 *'' B. chlorocornea'' Mohrig & Menzel, 1992 *'' B. cinerascens'' (Grzegorzek, 1884) *'' B. confinis'' ( Winnertz, 1867) *'' B. coprophila'' (Lintner, 1895) *'' B. cucumeris'' (Johannsen, 1912) *'' B. cuneiforma'' Komarova, 1997 *'' B. dichaeta'' (Shaw, 1941) *'' B. diluta'' (Johannsen, 1912) *'' B. distincta'' ( Staeger, 1840) *'' B. dux'' (Johannsen, 1912) *'' B. ericia'' (Pettey, 1918) *'' B. excelsa'' Menzel & Mohrig, 1998 *'' B. expolit'' ( Coquillett, 1900) *'' B. falcata'' (Pettey, 1918) *'' B. fatigans'' (Johannsen, 1912) *'' B. felti'' (Pettey, 1918) *'' B. fenestralis'' ( Zetterstedt, 1838) *'' B. flavipila'' Tuomikoski, 1960 *'' B. fochi'' (Pettey, 1918) *'' B. forcipulata'' (

, 1898) *'' B. fugaca'' Mohrig & Mamaev, 1989 *'' B. fulvicauda'' (

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, 1898) *'' B. fumida'' (Johannsen, 1912) *'' B. fungicola'' ( Winnertz, 1867) *'' B. giraudii'' ( Egger, 1862) *'' B. groenlandica'' ( Holmgren, 1872) *'' B. hamata'' (Pettey, 1918) *'' B. hartii'' (Johannsen, 1912) *'' B. hastata'' (Johannsen, 1912) *'' B. heydemanni'' (Lengersdorf, 1955) *'' B. hilariformis'' Tuomikoski, 1960 *'' B. hygida'' Sauaia & Alves, 1968 *'' B. impatiens'' (Johannsen, 1912) *'' B. inusitata'' Tuomikoski, 1960 *'' B. iridipennis'' ( Zetterstedt, 1838) *'' B. ismayi'' Menzel et al., 2006 0/small> *'' B. johannseni'' Enderlein, 1912 *'' B. jucunda'' (Johannsen, 1912) *'' B. kaiseri'' (Shaw, 1941) *'' B. lapponica'' (Lengersdorf, 1926) *'' B. lembkei'' Mohrig & Menzel, 1990 *'' B. lobosa'' (Pettey, 1918) *'' B. longicubitalis'' (Lengersdorf, 1924) *'' B. longimentula'' Sasakawa, 1994 *'' B. longispina'' (Pettey, 1918) *'' B. loriculata'' Mohrig, 1985 *'' B. macclurei'' (Shaw, 1941) *'' B. macfarlanei'' (Jones, 1920) *'' B. macroptera'' (Pettey, 1918) *'' B. mellea'' (Johannsen, 1912) *'' B. mesochra'' (Shaw, 1941) *'' B. moesta''

, 1948 *'' B. munda'' (Johannsen, 1912) *'' B. mutua'' (Johannsen, 1912) *'' B. neglecta'' (Johannsen, 1912) *'' B. nemoralis'' ( Meigen, 1818) *'' B. nervosa'' ( Meigen, 1818) *'' B. nitidicollis'' ( Meigen, 1818) *'' B. nigripes'' ( Meigen, 1830) *'' B. nigrispina'' Menzel et al., 2006 *'' B. nomica'' Mohrig & Rsschmann, 1996 *'' B. normalis''

, 1948 *'' B. ocellaris'' ( Comstock, 1882) *'' B. odoriphaga'' Yang & Zhang, 1985 *'' B. ovata'' (Pettey, 1918) *'' B. pallipes'' (

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, 1787) *'' B. paradichaeta'' (Shaw, 1941) *'' B. parilis'' (Johannsen, 1912) *'' B. pauperata'' ( Winnertz, 1867) *'' B. pectoralis'' ( Staeger, 1840) *'' B. penna'' (Pettey, 1918) *'' B. peraffinis'' Tuomikoski, 1960 *'' B. petaini'' (Pettey, 1918) *'' B. picea'' (Rubsaamen, 1894) *'' B. pilata'' (Pettey, 1918) *'' B. placida'' ( Winnertz, 1867) *'' B. pollicis'' (Pettey, 1918) *'' B. polonica'' (Lengersdorf, 1929) *'' B. praecox'' ( Meigen, 1818) *'' B. procera'' ( Winnertz, 1868) *'' B. prolifica'' (

, 1898) *'' B. protohilaris'' Mohrig & Krivosheina, 1983 *'' B. quadrispinistylata'' Alam, 1988 *'' B. quadrispinosa'' (Pettey, 1918) *'' B. quadrispinosa'' (Pettey, 1918) *'' B. reflexa'' Tuomikoski, 1960 *'' B. sachalinensis'' Mohrig & Krivosheina, 1989 *'' B. scabricornis'' Tuomikoski, 1960 *'' B. sexdentata'' (Pettey, 1918) *'' B. silvestrii'' (

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, 1910) *'' B. similigibbosa'' Köhler & Menzel, 2013 *'' B. smithae'' Menzel & Heller, 2005 *'' B. spinata'' (Pettey, 1918) *'' B. splendida'' Mohrig & Krivosheina, 1989 *'' B. strenua'' ( Winnertz, 1867) *'' B. strigata'' ( Staeger, 1840) *'' B. subaprica'' Mohrig & Krivosheina, 1989 *'' B. subgrandis'' (Shaw, 1941) *'' B. subrufescens'' Mohrig & Krivosheina, 1989 *'' B. subvernalis'' Mohrig & Heller, 1992 *'' B. tilicola'' ( Loew, 1850) *'' B. trifurca'' (Pettey, 1918) *'' B. trispinifera'' Mohrig & Krivosheina, 1979 *'' B. tritici'' ( Coquillett, 1895) *'' B. trivialis'' (Johannsen, 1912) *'' B. trivittata'' ( Staeger, 1840) *'' B. trivittata'' ( Staeger, 1840) *'' B. unguicauda'' ( Malloch, 1923) *'' B. urticae'' Mohrig & Menzel, 1992 *'' B. vagans'' ( Winnertz, 1868) *'' B. varians'' (Johannsen, 1912) *'' B. vernalis'' ( Winnertz, 1868) *'' B. zetterstedti'' Mohrig & Menzel, 1993 Data sources: C = Catalogue of Life, I = ITIS, N = NCBI

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q14615336 Sciaridae Insects described in 1867 Sciaroidea genera