Ptiolina

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

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

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

  1. ^ Zetterstedt, J.W. (1842). Diptera Scandinaviae disposita et descripta. Tomus primus. Lundae [= Lund.].: Officina Lundbergiana. pp. iii-xvi + 1–440. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  2. ^ Fallén, C.F. (1814). "Anthracides Sveciae". Berlingianis, Lundae [= Lund].: 1–8 9–16.
  3. ^ Jaennicke, J.F. (1867). "Beiträge zur Kenntniss der europäische n Leptiden". Berliner entomologische Zeitschrift. 11: 95–100. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
  4. ^ Walker, F. (1849). List of the specimens of dipterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Part III. London: British Museum (Natural History). pp. 485–687.
  5. ^ "Species of the Genus Ptiolina" at the British Towns and Villages Network.
  6. ^ Mark van Veen, Fuanist. "Ptiolina of Northwest Europe"
  7. ^ 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
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ Kerr, Peter H. (2010). "Phylogeny and classification of Rhagionidae, with implications for Tabanomorpha (Diptera: Brachycera)". Zootaxa. 2592 (1): 1–133.