Spania nigra, is a species of 'snipe flies' belonging to the family Rhagionidae.
| Spania nigra | |
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| Spania nigrain Meigen | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Rhagionidae |
| Subfamily: | Spaniinae |
| Genus: | Spania |
| Species: | S. nigra
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| Binomial name | |
| Spania nigra | |
It is a Palearctic species with a limited distribution in Europe [2]
Description edit
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. [3]
Biology edit
The larvae are thallus-miners of thallose liverworts.
References edit
- ^ Meigen JW (1830). Systematische Beschreibung der bekannten europäischen zweiflügeligen Insekten. (Volume 6) (PDF) (in German). Schulz-Wundermann. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-09.
- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Van Veen Key Identification.