Suillia niesiolowskii

One of the species coming from India is called Suillia niesiolowskii, in honor of the well-known entomologist (dipterologist) Professor Stefan Niesiołowski, who, despite numerous duties regarding his political activity, takes part in conventions of the Dipterological Section of the Polish Entomological Society.

As Doctor Andrzej Józef Woźnica says, the Suillia niesiolowskii species is very rare, and until now only four representatives of the species had been collected (one male and three females) in the 1930s by a British expedition. Like many dipterans already classified, its size in the environment has not been defined, and the full-grown specimen appearance depends on specific microclimatic conditions in the given area. Amazingly, some species of classified dipterans have not been observed for over 160 years, and yet still exist in the environment.

Suillia niesiolowskii diptera is about 4 mm long, yellow and orange with characteristic spots on its wings. Nothing is known about the biology of the species but it is thought that – like other species of this kind – the larvae feed and develop in mushrooms.

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