Ptiolina
| Ptiolina | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Ptiolina sp. on moss | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Suborder: | Brachycera |
| Infraorder: | Tabanomorpha |
| Superfamily: | Tabanoidea |
| Family: | Rhagionidae |
| Subfamily: | Rhagioninae |
| Genus: | Ptiolina Staeger in Zetterstedt, 1842 |
| Type species | |
| Leptis obscura Fallén, 1814 | |
| Species | |
|
see text | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Oviposition of Ptiolina sp. on moss
Ptiolina is a genus of snipe fly of the family Rhagionidae,.[1] Examples are found in Northwest Europe, where it prefers woodlands areas.[2] and North America [3]
Some authorities place this genus in the family Spaniidae Nagatomi, 1975, this move has not however yet gained much widespread acceptance.[4]
Ptiolina species are delicate to fairly robust flies, and from 3 to 10 mm. They are entirely black or brown in colour.
Species
- P. alberta (Leonard, 1931)
- P. attenuata Nagatomi, 1986
- P. augusta (Curran, 1931)
- P. cinereofasciata (Schummel, 1837)
- P. dudai Lindner, 1942
- P. edeta (Walker, 1849)
- P. engeli (Szilády, 1942)
- P. fasciata (Loew, 1869)
- P. grandis Frey, 1918
- P. latifrons Nagatomi, 1986
- P. longipilosa Nagatomi, 1986
- P. majuscula (Loew, 1869)
- P. mallochi (Hardy & Mcguire, 1947)
- P. nervosa Nagatomi, 1986
- P. nigra Staeger in Zetterstedt, 1842 Pale-fringed moss-snipefly[4]
- P. nigrina Wahlberg, 1854
- P. nigripilosa (Hardy & Mcguire, 1947)
- P. nitida Wahlberg, 1854
- P. nitidifrons (Hardy & Mcguire, 1947)
- P. obscura (Fallén, 1814) Black-fringe moss-snipefly[4]
- P. obsoleta (Leonard, 1931)
- P. oculata (Becker, 1900)
- P. paradoxa (Jaennicke, 1866)
- P. pelliticornis Becker, 1900
- P. shimai Nagatomi, 1985
- P. sphaeralis Nagatomi, 1986
- P. uralensis Becker, 1921
- P. vicina (Hardy & Mcguire, 1947)
- P. zonata (Hardy & Mcguire, 1947)
This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.
References
- ↑ "Species of the Genus Ptiolina" at the British Towns and Villages Network.
- ↑ Mark van Veen, Fuanist. "Ptiolina of Northwest Europe"
- ↑ Ross H. Arnett, American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico Edition: 2, illustrated, Published by CRC Press, 2000, ISBN 0-8493-0212-9, ISBN 978-0-8493-0212-1. See page 872
- 1 2 3 Stubbs, Alan E.; Drake, Martin (2001). British Soldierflies and their allies: A Field Guide to the Larger British Brachycera. London: British Entomological and Natural History Society. pp. 528 pages. ISBN 1-899935-04-5.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 6/16/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.