Meromyza nigriventris Macquart, 1835

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 : 62

Meromyza nigriventris Macquart, 1835

Material examined: Karelia. Kpoc : 1 male, Island Nemetskii Kuzov, 17.VII.2001, Humala ; 1 male, 2 females, Island Russkii Kuzov, 18.VII.2001, Humala ( FRIP) ; Kpor : 1 male, Island Bolshoi Zhuzhmui, 23.VII.2001, Humala ( FRIP) ; Kon : 1 male, Raiguba, 17.VII.2002, Polevoi ( FRIP) .

Distribution: Holarctic species, widely distributed in the Palaearctic from the British Isles to Japan.

Biological notes: Meadows and agricultural fields. Two generations in a year. Larvae phytophagous, develop in different grasses including cereals (wheat, barley, rye). Hibernate as the third instar larvae in shoots of host plants. Namely this species (not M. saltatrix (Linnaeus, 1761)) is a pest of cereals.