Ptiolina

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Kingdom Animalia Infraorder Tabanomorpha Family Rhagionidae Scientific name Ptiolina Higher classification Rhagionidae Order Fly		Suborder Brachycera Superfamily Rhagionoidea Subfamily Rhagioninae Phylum Arthropoda Rank Genus

Similar Rhagionidae, Fly, Symphoromyia, Brachycera, Insect

Ptiolina is a genus of snipe fly of the family Rhagionidae,. Examples are found in Northwest Europe, where it prefers woodlands areas. and North America

Some authorities place this genus in the family Spaniidae Nagatomi, 1975, this move has not however yet gained much widespread acceptance.

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

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

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)

References

Ptiolina Wikipedia

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