Biology:Crumomyia nitida

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Crumomyia nitida
Scientific classification edit
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Binomial name
Crumomyia nitida
Meigen, 1830[1]

Crumomyia nitida is a species of fly in the family Sphaeroceridae, the lesser dung flies. It is found in the Palearctic.[2][3] The larvae live in a wide range of moist decaying organic materials where they feed on micro-organisms.

References

  1. Meigen, J. W. (1830). Systematische Beschreibung der bekannten europaischen zweiflugeligen Insekten. Hamm: Sechster Theil. Schulz. pp. xi + 401 +[3]. 
  2. Pitkin BR (1988) Lesser dung flies, Diptera: Sphaeroceridae. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 10, Part 5e. Royal Entomological Society of London, London, 175 pp.
  3. Bei-Bienko, G.Y. & Steyskal, G.C. (1988) Keys to the Insects of the European Part of the USSR, Volume V: Diptera and Siphonaptera, Parts I, II. Amerind Publishing Co., New Delhi. ISBN 81-205-0080-6 ISBN 81-205-0081-4.

Wikidata ☰ Q14269149 entry