''Acnemia nitidicollis'' is a

Palearctic The Palearctic or Palaearctic is the largest of the eight biogeographic realms of the Earth. It stretches across all of Eurasia north of the foothills of the Himalayas, and North Africa. The realm consists of several bioregions: the Euro-Sibe ...

species of 'fungus gnat' in the family Mycetophilidae. The larvae of ''Acnemia'' are

mycetophagous Fungivory or mycophagy is the process of organisms consuming fungi. Many different organisms have been recorded to gain their energy from consuming fungi, including birds, mammals, insects, plants, amoebas, gastropods, nematodes, bacteria and othe ...

in rotting wood.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. http://www.royensoc.co.uk/sites/default/files/Vol09_Part03.pdf File:Acnemia nitidicollis, Trawscoed, North Wales, Sept 2014 2 (17157160719).jpg , Male terminalia. File:AlnusHildenMarchGale 03.JPG, Habitat in Ireland.

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Mycetophilidae Taxa named by Johann Wilhelm Meigen Diptera of Europe Diptera of Asia {{Bibionomorpha-stub