Psychodidae

Psychodidae, also called drain flies, sink flies, filter flies, sewer flies, or sewer gnats, is a family of true flies. Some genera have short, hairy bodies and wings, giving them a "furry" moth-like appearance, hence one of their common names, moth flies. Members of the sub-family Phlebotominae, which are hematophagous (feed on blood), may be called sand flies in some countries, although this term is also used for other unrelated flies, such as horse flies (Tabanidae) and no-see-ums (Ceratopogonidae).

The Phlebotominae are a subfamily of the family Psychodidae. In several countries, their common name is sandfly, but that name is also applied to other flies. The Phlebotominae include many genera of blood-feeding (hematophagous) flies, including the primary vectors of leishmaniasis, bartonellosis, and pappataci fever.

Phlebotomus is a genus of "sand flies" in the Diptera family Psychodidae. In the past, they have sometimes been considered to belong in a separate family, Phlebotomidae, but this alternative classification has not gained wide acceptance.

Lutzomyia is a genus of phlebotomine sand flies consisting of nearly 400 species, at least 33 of which have medical importance as vectors of human disease. Species of the genus Lutzomyia are found only in the New World, distributed in southern areas of the Nearctic and throughout the Neotropical realm. Lutzomyia is one of the two genera of the subfamily Phlebotominae to transmit the Leishmania parasite, with the other being Phlebotomus, found only in the Old World. Lutzomyia sand flies also serve as vectors for the bacterial Carrion's disease and a number of arboviruses.

Psychoda is a genus of moth flies in the family Psychodidae. There are more than 400 described species in Psychoda.

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Pericoma is a genus of moth flies, family Psychodidae. There are about 159 recognized species in Pericoma in four subgenera:

Telmatoscopus is a genus of flies belonging to the family Psychodidae.

Trichomyia is a cosmopolitan genus of moth flies in the subfamily Trichomyiinae (family Psychodidae), and is the only extant genus in the subfamily. The genus has received increased taxonomic attention in recent years, particularly in the Neotropics, but phylogenetic analyses of its species remain limited. Consequently, classification within the genus has historically been challenging due to its high diversity and morphological variability.

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Peripsychoda is a genus of flies belonging to the family Psychodidae.

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Clogmia is a genus of drain flies in the subfamily Psychodinae.

Berdeniella is a genus of drain flies in the subfamily Psychodinae.

Nemopalpus is a genus of moth fly in the family Psychodidae, in the subfamily Bruchomyiinae. Recently (2018) a number of similar species have been transferred to the genera: Alexanderia, Boreofairchildia, Laurenceomyia and Notofairchildia. In Macquart's original publication, the genus name was spelled both as Nemopalpus and Nemapalpus, but Macquart corrected the error in 1839.

Ulomyia is a genus of flies belonging to the family Psychodidae.

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Clytocerus is a genus of flies belonging to the family Psychodidae.

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Maruina is a genus of moth flies in the family Psychodidae. There are at least 30 described species in Maruina. marui, diminutive for a fly.

Panimerus is a genus of flies belonging to the family Psychodidae.

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Satchelliella is a genus of flies belonging to the family Psychodidae.

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Evandromyia is a genus of sand fly first circumscribed in 1941. It is subdivided into three subgenera, which are further subdivided into series.

Trichopsychoda is a genus of flies belonging to the family Psychodidae.

Jungiella is a genus of fly belonging to the family Psychodidae.

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Didicrum is a genus of the family Psychodidae and has a handful of species studied so far. The discovery of this genus in Colombia represents a significant range extension for Didicrum as all previously described species of this genus are distributed in the Australasian region and the southernmost portion of South America.

Philosepedon is a genus of flies belonging to the family Psychodidae.

Feuerborniella is a genus of flies belonging to the family Psychodidae.

Bruchomyia is a genus of moth flies in the subfamily Bruchomyiinae. Species have been recorded principally from South America.

Lepimormia is a genus of flies belonging to the family Psychodidae.

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