Acnemia nitidicollis

Acnemia nitidicollis is a Palearctic[1] species of 'fungus gnat' in the family Mycetophilidae. The larvae of Acnemia are mycetophagous in rotting wood.[2]

  • Male terminalia.
    Male terminalia.
  • Habitat in Ireland.
    Habitat in Ireland.

Acnemia nitidicollis
Acnemia nitidicollis North Wales
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Mycetophilidae
Genus: Acnemia
Species:
A. nitidicollis
Binomial name
Acnemia nitidicollis
(Meigen, 1818)
Synonyms
  • Leia nitidicollis Meigen, 1818

References
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. 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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