Boletina griphoides
Boletina griphoides is a Palearctic [1] species of 'fungus gnat' in the family Mycetophilidae.The larvae of B. griphoides are thought to be mycetophagous in the ground litter. Adults sometimes appear in enormous numbers in spring in a wide variety of habitats.[2]
Male terminalia..JPG.webp)
Habitat.Ireland.
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| Boletina griphoides North Wales wing length 2.5-3 mm. | |
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| Species: | B. griphoides |
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| Boletina griphoides (Edwards, 1925) | |
References
- Fauna Europaea
- A. M. Hutson, D. M. Ackland and L. N. Kidd (1980) Diptera - Nematocera. Mycetophilidae (Bolitophilinae, Ditomyiinae, Diadocidiinae, Keroplatinae, Sciophilinae and Manotinae).Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects Vol 9 Part 3. Royal Entomological Society. http://www.royensoc.co.uk/sites/default/files/Vol09_Part03.pdf
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