Isoneuromyia semirufa is a Palearctic[1] species of 'fungus gnat' in the family Mycetophilidae. As larvae, the members of this genus are web spinners that are chiefly associated with dead wood where they feed on fungal hyphae. Aside from turf and grass tussocks, you can also find them in worm tunnels, under logs and boulders, and among mosses and liverworts.[2] They were discovered in 2006 in China: Zhejiang province: Wuyanling National Natural Reserve, Yiping Wang along with 3 Isoneuromyia Isoneuromyia baumhaueri, Isoneuromyia signata and orfelia semirufa[3]

Isoneuromyia semirufa
From North Wales
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Keroplatidae
Genus: Isoneuromyia
Species:
I. semirufa
Binomial name
Isoneuromyia semirufa
(Meigen, 1818)

References

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  1. ^ Fauna Europaea
  2. ^ Jakovlev, J. 2011: Fungus gnats (Diptera: Sciaroidea) associated with dead wood and wood growing fungi: new rearing data from Finland and Russian Karelia andgeneral analysis of known larval microhabitats in Europe. Entomol. Fennica 22: 157–189. pdf
  3. ^ "Isoneuromyia semirufa (Meigen, 1818)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
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