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Tribe Stratiomyini

Soldier - Hedriodiscus Unknown Fly - Stratiomys unknown bee - Hoplitimyia constans - female Soldier fly - Psellidotus Bee mimic - Hedriodiscus Green soldier fly - Odontomyia cincta - female 8/3/20 Insect in Swale - Hedriodiscus binotatus - female Hoverfly-like Insect in Southern Wisconsin - Stratiomys
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon (Orthorrhapha)
Infraorder Stratiomyomorpha
Family Stratiomyidae (Soldier flies)
Subfamily Stratiomyinae
Tribe Stratiomyini
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
All the large genera like Odontomyia, Hedriodiscus, Psellidotus and even Stratiomys need a good modern revision in NA. (Comment by Martin Hauser)
Numbers
~470 spp. in 26 genera total(1)
Range
worldwide(1)
Works Cited
1.A world catalog of the Stratiomyidae (Insecta: Diptera)
Woodley N.E. 2001. North American Dipterists' Society. Washington, DC. 475 pp.