Docosia monstrosa Xu, Wu & Yu, 2003
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Docosia monstrosa Xu, Wu & Yu, 2003
- Name authority
- Xu, Wu & Yu, 2003
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Diptera
- Family
- Mycetophilidae
- Genus
- Docosia
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- subphylumHexapoda
- classInsecta
- orderDiptera
- familyMycetophilidae
- subfamilyLeiinae
- tribeLeiini
- genusDocosia Winnertz, 1864
- speciesDocosia monstrosa Xu, Wu & Yu, 2003
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Docosia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Docosia affinis Garrett, 1925 | MycetophilidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Docosia agensiana Kurina, 2006 | MycetophilidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Docosia antennata Becker, 1907 | MycetophilidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Docosia apicula Garrett, 1925 | MycetophilidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Docosia carbonaria Edwards, 1941 | MycetophilidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Docosia cephaloniae Chandler, 2006 | MycetophilidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Docosia dichroa Loew, 1870 | MycetophilidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Docosia expectata Laštovka, 2006 | MycetophilidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Docosia flabellata Xu, Wu & Yu, 2003 | MycetophilidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Docosia fuscipes (Roser, 1840) | MycetophilidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Docosia helveola Chandler, 1994 | MycetophilidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Docosia incolamontis Chandler, 1994 | MycetophilidaeArthropoda | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Xu, H.C., Wu, H. & Yu, X.X. (2003) New Chinese record of the genus Docosia with a description of a new species (Diptera, Mycetophilidae).Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:373C9. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.