Valenzuela atricornis (McLachlan, 1869)

Vishnyakova, 1964 ( Caecilius atricornis McLach.).

DISTRIBUTION. Palaearctic species. Known from Poland and central part of European Russia (Republic of Mordovia). [Martini, 1975; Georgiev et al., 2023].

NOTES. A medium sized (c. 3 – 3.5 mm) barkfly. This species is unusual in being associated with low vegetation rather than trees, most frequently found in base-rich grasslands.