Oscinella nitidissima (Meigen, 1838)

Nartshuk, Emilia P., Polevoi, Alexei V. & Przhiboro, Andrey A., 2020, A review of grass flies (Diptera, Chloropidae) of Karelia and Murmansk Province of Russia, Fauna norvegica 40, pp. 47-92 : 54

Oscinella nitidissima (Meigen, 1838)

Material examined: Murmansk Province. Lps : 1 male, 2 females, Lotta River, Poppius ( NHMH) . Karelia. Kk: 1 female, Kartesh , 25.VII.1996, Polevoi ( FRIP) ; 1 male, Kartesh , 21.VIII.1996, Przhiboro ( ZISP) ; Kon : 1 male, Island Bukol’nikov , 30.VII.2018, Polevoi ( FRIP) ; Kl : 1 male, Impilahti ( NHMH) ; 1 female, Kirjavalahti, 4.VII.2005, Polevoi; 1 female, Niva , 7.VII.2005, Polevoi ( FRIP) ; Kol : 2 females, Vidlitsa , 4.IX.2018, Polevoi ( FRIP) .

Distribution: Holarctic species, widely distributed in the Palaearctic. Biological notes: Meadows, forest edges and agricultural fields. Larvae phytophagous, develop in shoots of Agrostis spp. and probably of other grasses.