Nigronia

Banks, 1908

Dark Fishflies

Nigronia is a of megalopteran commonly known as dark . The genus contains two , Nigronia serricornis and Nigronia fasciata, distinguished primarily by pattern. are -sized insects measuring 20-30 millimeters in length. The genus belongs to the , which includes and fishflies.

Nigronia fasciata by (c) Douglas Hooper, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Douglas Hooper. Used under a CC-BY license.

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Nigronia by (c) Ken-ichi Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Ken-ichi Ueda. Used under a CC-BY license.

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Nigronia: /niːˈɡroʊniə/

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Identification

Distinguished from other by moderate size and specific patterning. Within the genus, the two are separated by wing markings: continuous areas indicate N. fasciata; isolated white spots indicate N. serricornis. Dark are smaller than (Corydalus) and differ in coloration from other fishfly genera.