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''Xylophagus nitidus'' is a species of
fly Flies are insects of the Order (biology), order Diptera, the name being derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwing ...
in the family
Xylophagidae The Brachyceran infraorder Xylophagomorpha is a small group that consists solely of the family Xylophagidae, which presently contains subfamilies that were sometimes considered to be two small related families (Coenomyiidae and Rachiceridae). ...
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Distribution

Canada, United States.


References

Xylophagidae Insects described in 1904 Diptera of North America {{Xylophagomorpha-stub