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Species Colobostema varicorne

Minute Black Scavenger Fly - Colobostema varicorne - female

Unknown Whats-It? - Colobostema varicorne

minute black scavenger fly - Colobostema varicorne

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Diptera (Flies)

No Taxon ("Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera))

Infraorder Bibionomorpha (Gnats, Gall Midges, and March Flies)

Family Scatopsidae (Minute Black Scavenger Flies)

Subfamily Scatopsinae

Tribe Colobostematini

Genus Colobostema

Species varicorne (Colobostema varicorne)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Scatopse varicornis Coquillett, 1902

Scatopse tibialis McAtee, 1921

Explanation of Names

Named after the multicolored antenna of the female.

Identification

The only North American Colobostema with sharply contrasting black and white areas on tibiae.

Range

Eastern USA

Contributed by John F. Carr on 6 February, 2016 - 5:13pm

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