Pteromicra angustipennis explained

Pteromicra angustipennis is a species of fly in the family Sciomyzidae. It is found in the Palearctic.^[1] It is a small sciomyzid (3.5 mm.) with 1 + 2 dorsocentral bristles.The transverse veins of the wings have no shadows but they are distinctly shaded at the apex.^{[2] [3]} The larvae predators of terrestrial snails or stranded freshwater pulmonate snails.^[4]

External links

• Images representing Pteromicra angustipennis at BOLD

Notes and References

1. [Fauna Europaea]
2. 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.
3. Séguy, E. (1934) Diptères: Brachycères. II. Muscidae acalypterae, Scatophagidae. Paris: Éditions Faune de France 28 Bibliotheque Virtuelle Numerique pdf
4. Lloyd Vernon Knutson and Jean-Claude Vala, 2011Biology of Snail-Killing Sciomyzidae Flies Cambridge University Press