Spania nigra
Spania nigra, is a species of 'snipe flies' belonging to the family Rhagionidae.
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Spania nigrain Meigen | |
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Species: | S. nigra |
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Spania nigra Meigen, 1830 | |
It is a Palearctic species with a limited distribution in Europe [1]
Description
Tiny black flies without a true style, but the ventral margin of the last antennal segment is produced into a pseudostyle. Vein M3 usually does not reach the wing-margin. Metapleura bare. [2]
Biology
The larvae are thallus-miners of thallose liverworts.
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References
- Fauna Europaea
- Van Veen Key Identification.
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