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Genus Callopistromyia

Picture-winged Fly - Callopistromyia strigula Picture-Winged Fly - Callopistromyia annulipes Found in my garden - Callopistromyia annulipes Fly ID Request [2008] - Callopistromyia Picture-winged Fly - Callopistromyia annulipes Picture-winged Flies - Callopistromyia annulipes Picture-winged Fly - Callopistromyia annulipes Dancing fly - Callopistromyia annulipes
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon (Acalyptratae)
Superfamily Tephritoidea
Family Ulidiidae (Picture-winged Flies)
Genus Callopistromyia
Explanation of Names
Author of genus is Hendel, 1907.
Numbers
Nearctica.com lists two species: annulipes and strigula.
Dr. Gary Steck (in these comments) states genus is monotypic in North America.