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Docosia vierecki Garrett, 1925

Source-backed taxonomic record

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 vierecki Garrett, 1925
Name authority
Garrett, 1925
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumArthropoda
  4. subphylumHexapoda
  5. classInsecta
  6. orderDiptera
  7. familyMycetophilidae
  8. subfamilyLeiinae
  9. tribeLeiini
  10. genusDocosia Winnertz, 1864
  11. speciesDocosia vierecki Garrett, 1925

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Docosia. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
Docosia affinis Garrett, 1925MycetophilidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Docosia agensiana Kurina, 2006MycetophilidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Docosia antennata Becker, 1907MycetophilidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Docosia apicula Garrett, 1925MycetophilidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Docosia carbonaria Edwards, 1941MycetophilidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Docosia cephaloniae Chandler, 2006MycetophilidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Docosia dichroa Loew, 1870MycetophilidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Docosia expectata Laštovka, 2006MycetophilidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Docosia flabellata Xu, Wu & Yu, 2003MycetophilidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Docosia fuscipes (Roser, 1840)MycetophilidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Docosia helveola Chandler, 1994MycetophilidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
Docosia incolamontis Chandler, 1994MycetophilidaeArthropodaAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

Browse 164 records assigned to Mycetophilidae.

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.

  1. Garrett, C.B.D. (1925) Seventy new Diptera -- key to the Pseudoleria, Helomyzidae, Tipulidae, Chiromidae, Dixinae, Orphnephilidae, Mycetophilidae. Privately published, Cranbrook. 16 pp. [1925.12.31]. 16 pp.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:373D8. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.