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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Stratiomyomorpha » Soldier flies (Stratiomyidae) » Stratiomyinae » Stratiomyini » Stratiomys » adelpha or discalis (Stratiomys adelpha or discalis)

adelpha or discalis

Classification · Explanation of Names · Remarks
Stratiomys sp. - Stratiomys Flower Fly - Stratiomys - female Flower Fly - Stratiomys - female Stratiomys? - Stratiomys - male Stratiomys discalis - Stratiomys - male Stratiomys ? - Stratiomys Stratiomys discalis - adding to the taxanomic mess. ID, please ... if resolvable. - Stratiomys - female soldier fly Stratiomys sp.? - Stratiomys - female
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
Genus Stratiomys
No Taxon adelpha or discalis
Explanation of Names
Stratiomys adelpha Steyskal 1952 || Stratiomys discalis (Loew 1866)
Remarks
S. adelpha and S. discalis are very similar and may turn out to be the same species. The taxonomy of the Nearctic Stratiomys is a mess. There are a few easily distinguished species, but several spp. are defined based on coloration which is variable. The male genitalia have never been examined carefully, and they could be helpful. --N.E. Woodley, pers. comm. to =v=, 1.vi.2012
Contributed by v belov on 15 April, 2011 - 12:11pm
Last updated 7 March, 2013 - 7:45pm

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