Boletina trivittata is a Palearctic[1] species of fungus gnat in the family Mycetophilidae. Members of this genus live in a wide range of habitats, from wooded streams to wetlands to open moors.[2] Adults have been insect trapped on a variety of substrates, including rotting wood and soil litter.[3]

Boletina trivittata
Boletina trivittata North Wales
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Mycetophilidae
Genus: Boletina
Species:
B. trivittata
Binomial name
Boletina trivittata
(Meigen , 1818)

References

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  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. [1] Archived 2018-03-24 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Jakovlev, J. 2011: Fungus gnats (Diptera: Sciaroidea) associated with dead wood and wood growing fungi: new rearing data from Finland and Russian Karelia and general analysis of known larval microhabitats in Europe. Entomol. Fennica 22: 157–189. pdf
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