Ptiolina

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Ptiolina is a genus of snipe flies of the family Rhagionidae.[5] It is found in Northwest Europe, where it prefers woodland areas,[6] and North America.[7][8][9]

Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Diptera
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Ptiolina
Ptiolina sp. on moss
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Rhagionidae
Subfamily: Spaniinae
Genus: Ptiolina
Stæger in Zetterstedt, 1842[1]
Type species
Leptis obscura
Synonyms
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Oviposition of Ptiolina sp. on moss

Ptiolina species are delicate to fairly robust flies, and range from 3 to 10 mm in length. They are entirely black or brown in colour.

Species

  • Ptiolina alapponica Makarkin & Sidorenko, 2001[10]
  • Ptiolina alberta Leonard, 1931[11]
  • Ptiolina angusta Curran, 1931[11]
  • Ptiolina attenuata Nagatomi, 1986[12]
  • Ptiolina dudai Lindner, 1942[13]
  • Ptiolina edeta (Walker, 1849)[4]
  • Ptiolina grandis Frey, 1918[14]
  • Ptiolina latifrons Nagatomi, 1986[12]
  • Ptiolina leleji Makarkin & Sidorenko, 2001[10]
  • Ptiolina longipilosa Nagatomi, 1986[12]
  • Ptiolina mallochi Hardy & McGuire, 1947[15]
  • Ptiolina nagatomii Makarkin & Sidorenko, 2001[10]
  • Ptiolina nervosa Nagatomi, 1986[12]
  • Ptiolina nitida Wahlberg, 1854[16]
  • Ptiolina nitidifrons Hardy & McGuire, 1947[15]
  • Ptiolina obscura (Fallén, 1814)[2] – black-fringe moss-snipefly[8]
  • Ptiolina obsoleta Leonard, 1931[11]
  • Ptiolina paradoxa (Jaennicke, 1867)[3]
  • Ptiolina pelliticornis Becker, 1900[17]
  • Ptiolina shimai Nagatomi, 1985[18]
  • Ptiolina sphaeralis Nagatomi, 1986[12]
  • Ptiolina vicina Hardy & McGuire, 1947[15]
  • Ptiolina zonata Hardy & McGuire, 1947[15]

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