''Bolitophila saundersii '' 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 Bolitophilidae. The larvae of ''Bolitophila'' are mycetophagous and live in decaying wood or other organic debris overgrown by fungal plant substrates. The name honours

William Wilson Saunders William Wilson Saunders FRS (4 June 1809 – 13 September 1879) was a British insurance broker, entomologist and botanist. Saunders was an underwriter at Lloyd's of London. He served as president of the Entomological Society from 1841 to 18 ...

. Bolitophila saundersii, Trawscoed, North Wales, Oct 2015 - Flickr - janetgraham84.jpg, Specimen File:SalixCinereaHilden.JPG, Habitat.

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Bolitophilidae {{Bibionomorpha-stub