Rainieria calceata

Rainieria calceata is a species of stilt-legged flies belonging to the family Micropezidae.[1]

Rainieria calceata
Rainieria calceata. Dorsal view
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Diptera
Section:
Schizophora
Subsection:
Acalyptratae
Superfamily:
Nerioidea
Family:
Micropezidae
Genus:
Rainieria
Species:
R. calceata
Binomial name
Rainieria calceata
(Fallen, 1820)
Synonyms
  • Calobata calceata Fallen, 1820
  • Rainiera calceata (Fallén, 1820)

Distribution and habitat

This species is present in Central and Western Europe (Albania, Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland) and in the Near East.[2][3] These stilt-legged flies are usually found in old forests.[3] They are mainly associated with beech deciduous forests.[4]

Description

Rainieria calceata can reach a body length of about 5–10 millimetres (0.20–0.39 in).[3][5] These stilt-legged flies have a very elongate, parallel-sided, slender black bodies. The head is small and rounded, with short antennae. The abdomen is black, long and narrow. They show characteristic long thin legs. The fore legs are markedly smaller than the other pairs. Femora are black at base. The tarsal segments of the first and third legs are white. The narrow wings are infuscated, with a dark tip and some darker markings.[3][6]

Biology

This species breeds and develops in moist organic debris and rotting wood in hollow tree-trunks.[3]

References
  1. Biolib
  2. Fauna europaea
  3. Nature Wonders
  4. Jindřich Roháček The fauna of Pseudopomyzidae, Micropezidae, Megamerinidae and Psilidae (Diptera) in the Gemer area (Central Slovakia)
  5. Nature of Italy
  6. Micropezid flies in Finland (Diptera: Micropezidae) - Key to North European species
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.