Exechia spinuligera is a Palearctic[1] species of fungus gnat in the family Mycetophilidae. Exechia contaminata is chiefly or exclusively associated with Russula and Lactarius.[2]

Exechia spinuligera
Exechia spinuligera North Wales
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Mycetophilidae
Genus: Exechia
Species:
E. spinuligera
Binomial name
Exechia spinuligera
Lundstrom, 1912

References edit

  1. ^ Informatiion Archived 2018-08-30 at the Wayback Machine from Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ Jakovlev, J. 2011: Fungus gnats (Diptera: Sciaroidea) associated with dead wood and wood growing fungi: new rearing data from Finland and Russian Karelia and general analysis of known larval microhabitats in Europe. Entomol. Fennica 22: 157–189. pdf

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