Piezura

Piezura
Piezura graminicola
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Fanniidae
Genus: Piezura
Rondani, 1866
Synonyms

Piezura is a small genus of small flies of the family Fanniidae. Distribution is mostly restricted to the Holarctic biogeographic region. Two species, P. pardalina and P. graminicola are found in Europe. Unlike the other Fanniidae, Piezura have plumose arista.