The insect specialists were able to identify the gnat as an extinct species from a rare genus of predatory gnats. Today, living species of the genus are only found in Hokkaido, Japan and California.

The Florida Entomologist, Vol. 55, No. 4 (Dec., 1972), pp. 251-257 (7 pages) The genus Sedulothrips is redefined, a key is provided for the separation of the species, and the morphological variation ...

Thismia aliasii is a newly discovered endangered species in Malaysia, dependent on fungi and rare in the wild. Researchers ...

The genus is known for containing species with unusual flowers that facilitate specialised pollination mechanisms involving small insects such as fungus gnats. The new species has a remarkable ...

The genus is also commonly referred ... typically pollinated by small insects such as fungus gnats or scuttle flies. The flowers from the new species are “light to dark orange to sepia-brownish ...