Bolitophila Bucera
''Bolitophila'' is the sole living genus in the Bolitophilidae, a Family (biology), family of Fly, Diptera in the superfamily Sciaroidea, with around 40 Palaearctic and about 20 Nearctic species, and three species from the Oriental region (Taiwan). They are small (6–9 mm). Morphology Biology The larvae of ''Bolitophila'' are mycetophagous and live in decaying wood or other organic debris overgrown by fungal plant substrates. Pupation takes place inside the fungal mycelium in soil or litter. Adults prefer shady and humid environments and can be found in the undergrowth of mixed forests, often near watercourses. Evolutionary history The oldest fossils belonging to ''Bolitophila'' are known from the Eocene, with ''Bolitophila warreni'' known from the Lutetian aged Kishenehn Formation in Montana and ''Bolitophila rohdendorfi'' known from Baltic amber. The closest known relative to ''Bolitophila'' and only other known member of the family is the extinct genus ''Mangas ( ...
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Bolitophila Cinerea
''Bolitophila cinerea '' is a Palearctic (Ireland to South Siberian Mountains) species of 'fungus gnat' in the family Bolitophilidae. The eucephalic larvae of ''Bolitophila'' are mycetophagous and live in decaying wood or other organic debris overgrown by fungal plant substrates. The pupa lacks a puparium. ''Bolitophila cinerea'' feeds on a variety of ''Hypholoma'' and ''Pholiota'' species also on species of ''Agaricus'', ''Amanita'', ''Armillaria'', ''Boletus'', ''Collybia'', ''Flammulina'', ''Hebeloma'', '' Lacrymaria'' and ''Marasmius ''Marasmius'' is a genus of mushroom-forming fungi in the family Marasmiaceae. It contains about 500 species of agarics, of which a few, such as '' Marasmius oreades'', are edible. However, most members of this genus are small, unimpressive ...''. Adults have been obtained in emergence traps in a range of situations including rotting wood and soil litter.Jakovlev, J. 2011: Fungus gnats (Diptera: Sciaroidea) associated with dead wooda ...
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