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Subfamily Sarginae

Soldier Fly - Sargus bipunctatus Unknown fly with vivid green abdomen - Ptecticus trivittatus Sargus sp. - Sargus bipunctatus - female Mating Soldier Flies - Merosargus caeruleifrons - male - female Sargus? - Sargus decorus Soldier Fly - Sargus fasciatus Diptera - Ptecticus trivittatus - female 3021338 LL fly - Cephalochrysa nigricornis
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 Sarginae
Explanation of Names
Sarginae Walker 1834
Numbers
20 spp. in 6 genera in our area(1), >530 spp. in 23 genera total(2)
Range
worldwide(2)
Works Cited
1.American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico
Ross H. Arnett. 2000. CRC Press.
2.A world catalog of the Stratiomyidae (Insecta: Diptera)
Woodley N.E. 2001. North American Dipterists' Society. Washington, DC. 475 pp.
Contributed by v belov on 30 July, 2010 - 10:28am
Last updated 1 October, 2023 - 10:24pm

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