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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Stratiomyomorpha » Soldier flies (Stratiomyidae) » Pachygastrinae » Eidalimus » Eidalimus henshawi
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Small black fly - Eidalimus henshawi - male
Copyright © 2017 Salvador Vitanza

Small black fly - Eidalimus henshawi - Male
Nogales, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
July 25, 2017
Size: 3 mm
Norm Woodley said: "Your fly is a stratiomyid! It's presently in the genus Eidalimus, but the taxonomy of this group needs revision. They are quite uncommon in collections."
I could not find Eidalimus on BugGuide. A new genus for the guide?
Found by sweeping a small Celtis sp. (hackberry)
Coordinates: 31.337082, -110.966679
size 3 mm not including wings
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Contributed by Salvador Vitanza on 26 July, 2017 - 1:09am
Last updated 22 August, 2018 - 6:05pm

Moved
Moved from Eidalimus.
… John F. Carr, 22 August, 2018 - 6:05pm login or register to post comments

Eidalimus henshawi (Malloch)
Eidalimus henshawi (Malloch)
… Norm Woodley, 22 August, 2018 - 5:55pm login or register to post comments

ha!! cool, new genus for the guide indeed -- many thanks again
say hi to Norm please

Moved from Pachygastrinae.
… v belov, 26 July, 2017 - 3:47pm login or register to post comments

 
A new genus for the guide!
I will give myself a pat on the back :-)
Gave your greetings to Norm.
… Salvador Vitanza, 26 July, 2017 - 9:47pm login or register to post comments

 
and be really generous with the back-pattin'
nicest addition, only 5 strat genera to go... you can do it. you can do it.
you can do it.
… v belov, 26 July, 2017 - 11:05pm login or register to post comments

 
haha
Apparently these flies here in Nogales don't know they are rarely collected. I grabbed a bunch (10+) with a few sweeps on hackberry.
… Salvador Vitanza, 26 July, 2017 - 11:19pm login or register to post comments

 
stupid flies.
… v belov, 26 July, 2017 - 11:36pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… v belov, 26 July, 2017 - 1:29pm login or register to post comments

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