Tribe Stratiomyini

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Numbers · Range · Works Cited

BG646 fly - Hoplitimyia mutabilis - male

Q Fly 3 on Dill, Hedriodiscus trivittatus? - Hedriodiscus trivittatus - male

soldier fly – Psellidotus hieroglyphicus? - Psellidotus

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.

Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 25 January, 2011 - 11:13am
Additional contributions by v belov
Last updated 1 October, 2023 - 10:06pm

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