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Species Stratiomys melastoma

Fly - Stratiomys melastoma - female Soldier fly from Southwest Oregon - Stratiomys melastoma - male Soldier fly from Southwest Oregon - Stratiomys melastoma - male fly? on eriogonum - Stratiomys melastoma Stratiomys melastoma? - Stratiomys melastoma
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 (barbata species group)
Species melastoma (Stratiomys melastoma)
Explanation of Names
Stratiomys melastoma (Loew 1866)
Internet References
Male type specimen images, from the MCZ.
Contributed by v belov on 27 May, 2015 - 10:55am
Additional contributions by Aaron Schusteff
Last updated 11 November, 2015 - 6:46pm

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