Stratiomyidae (Family)

Overview

The soldier flies (Stratiomyidae, sometimes misspelled as Stratiomyiidae. From Greek - soldier; ???a - fly), are a family of flies (historically placed in the now-obsolete group Orthorrhapha). The family contains about 1,500 species in about 400 genera worldwide. Adults are found near larval habitats. Larvae can be found in a diverse array of situations mostly in wetlands and damp places in soil, sod, under bark, and in animal excrement and decaying organic matter. They are diverse in size and shape, though they commonly are partly or wholly metallic green, or somewhat wasplike mimics, marked with black and yellow or green and sometimes metallic. They are often rather inactive flies which typically rest with their wings placed one above the other over the abdomen.

Larvae and pupae

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Larva of Stratiomys longicornis

Larvae may be either aquatic or terrestrial. In regards to nutrition they may be saprophagous, mycophagous, or predatory. The larva forms a pupa enclosed within the exoskeleton of the final larval instar; called a puparium.

Imago

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Ptecticus elongatus, lateral view

Ptecticus elongatus, dorsal view

Very small to large (3?20 mm long); 3 segmented antennae with the terminal segment annulated; ocelli present; lower orbital bristles absent. post-vertical orbital bristles absent; vibrissae absent; mouthparts - proboscis short , not piercing, maxillary palps 1 or 2 segmented; wings with a small discal cell or discal cell absent, nosub-apical cell, closed anal cell, costa not extending around the entire wing, sub-costa reaching the costa independently of vein 1, or joining vein 1 close to where it joins the costa; the leading edge veins often markedly stronger than the rest; vein 6 present and reaching the wing margin. Vein 7 present not reaching. Tibiae without spurs.

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Species lists

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Taxonomy

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The Family Stratiomyidae is a member of the Superfamily Stratiomyioidea. Here is the complete "parentage" of Stratiomyidae:

Domain: Eukaryota Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983 - bilaterians
    - Branch: Protostomia Grobben, 1908 - protostomes
      - Infrakingdom: Ecdysozoa A.M.A. Aguinaldo et al., 1997 ex T. Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - ecdysozoans
        Superphylum: Panarthropoda Cuvier
        Phylum: Arthropoda Latreille, 1829 - Arthropods
        Subphylum: Mandibulata Snodgrass, 1938
        Infraphylum: Atelocerata Heymons, 1901
        Superclass: Panhexapoda
        Class: Insecta C. Linnaeus, 1758 - Insects
        Subclass: Dicondylia
        Infraclass: Pterygota - Winged Insects
        Superorder: Panorpida
        Order: Diptera (DIP-ter-uh) C. Linnaeus, 1758
        Suborder: Brachycera (brak-EYE-sair-uh)
        Infraorder: Stratiomyomorpha
        Superfamily: Stratiomyioidea
        Family: Stratiomyidae - Soldier flies

The Family Stratiomyidae is further organized into finer groupings including:

Subfamily (7): Beridinae · Catocalinae · Lepturinae · Nemotelinae · Pachygastrinae · Sarginae · Stratiomyinae
Genus (484): Abasanistus · Abavus · Abiomyia · Abrosiomyia · Acanthasargus · Acanthinoides · Acanthinomyia · Acraspidea · Acrochaeta · Acrodesmia · Acropeltates · Actina · Actinomyia · Acyrocera · Acyrocerops · Adoxomyia · Adraga · Afrodontomyia · Ageiton · Agnathomyia · Aidomyia · Akronia · Alliocera · Alliophleps · Allognosta · Aloipha · Aloiphina · Alopecuroceras · Altermetoponia · Amphilecta · Ampsalis · Amsaria · Anacanthella · Analcoceroides · Analcocerus · Anargemus · Anexaireta · Anisoscapus · Ankylacantha · Anoamyia · Anomalacanthimyia · Anopisthocrania · Anoplodonta · Antissa · Antissella · Antissops · Aochletus · Apospasma · Apotomaspis · Archilagarinus · Archimyza · Archisolva · Archistratiomys · Arcuavena · Argyrobrithes · Artemita · Artemitomima · Arthronemina · Ashantina · Aspartimas · Aspidacantha · Aspidacanthina · Asyncritula · Aulana · Auloceromyia · Australoactina · Australoberis · Barbiellinia · Basentidema · Benhamyia · Beridella · Beridops · Beris · Berisargus · Berisina · Berismyia · Berkshiria · Bistinda · Blastocera · Borboridea · Boreoides · Brachycara · Brachyodina · Brachyphleps · Brachythrix · Burmabrithes · Cacosis · Cactobia · Caenacantha · Caenocephaloides · Calochaetis · Caloparyphus · Campeprosopa · Camptopelta · Camptopteromyia · Cardopomyia · Catatasis · Cechorismenus · Cephalochrysa · Ceratothyrea · Chaetohermetia · Chaetosargus · Chalcidomorphina · Charisina · Chelonomima · Chiromyza · Chlamydonotum · Chloromelas · Chloromyia · Chordonota · Chorisops · Chorophthalmyia · Chrijsochlora · Chromatopoda · Chrysochlora · Chrysochlorina · Chrysochroma · Chrysochromioides · Chrysonotus · Cibotogaster · Ciphomyia · Clarissa · Clarissimyia · Clavimyia · Clitellaria · Clitellariinae · Clitillaria · Coenosargus · Cormacantha · Cosmariomyia · Craspedometopon · Crocutasis · Culcua · Cyanauges · Cyclophleps · Cyclotaspis · Cynipimorpha · Cyphomyia · Cyphoprosopa · Cyrtopus · Dactylacantha · Dactylodeictes · Dactylothrix · Dactylotinda · Damaromyia · Diademophora · Dialampsis · Diaphorostylus · Diargemus · Diastophthalmus · Dicamptocrana · Dicorymbimyia · Dicranophora · Dicyphoma · Dieuryneura · Dinosargus · Diplephippium · Diplopeltina · Dischizocera · Discopteromyia · Ditylometopa · Dochmiocera · Dolichodema · Dolichothrix · Drasteria · Draymonia · Drosimomyia · Dysbiota · Ecchaetomyia · Eicochalcidina · Eidalimus · Elasma · Elissoma · Engicerus · Engonia · Enypnium · Epanastasis · Epideicticus · Euclitellaria · Eudmeta · Eufijia · Eumecacis · Eumenogastrina · Eupachygaster · Euparhyphus · Euparyphus · Euryneura · Euryneurasoma · Evaga · Evage · Evaza · Exaeretina · Exaireta · Exochostoma · Exodontha · Filiptschenkia · Formosargus · Gabaza · Geitonomyia · Geosargus · Geranopomyia · Geranopus · Glariopsis · Glaris · Glochinomyia · Gnesiomyia · Gnorismomyia · Gobertina · Goetghebueromyia · Gongroneura · Gongroneurina · Gongrosargus · Gongrozus · Gowdeyana · Grypomyia · Hadrestia · Haplephippium · Haplofijia · Hedrestia · Hedriodiscina · Hedriodiscus · Hemimegacis · Heptozus · Heraclina · Hermetia · Hermetiomima · Hermionella · Heteracanthia · Hexacraspis · Himantigera · Himantochaeta · Histiodroma · Homalarthria · Hoplacantha · Hoplistes · Hoplistopsis · Hoplitimyia · Hoplodonta · Hoplomyia · Huttonella · Hylorops · Hypoceromys · Hypoxycera · Hypselophrum · Incaberis · Inopus · Isomerocera · Isosargus · Johnsonomyia · Kalomania · Keiseria · Kerteszmyia · Kolomania · Labocerina · Labogastria · Labostigmina · Lagarinus · Lagarus · Lagenosoma · Lampetiopus · Lasiodeictes · Lasiopa · Lecomyia · Lenomyia · Leucacron · Leucoptilum · Leveromyia · Ligyromyia · Lobisquama · Lonchegaster · Lonchobrithes · Lophoteles · Lyprotemyia · Lysozus · Maackiana · Macromeracis · Macrosargus · Madagascara · Madagascarina · Manotes · Mapuchemyia · Massicyta · Melanochroa · Meringostylus · Meristocera · Meristomeringella · Meristomeringina · Meristomerinx · Merosargus · Mesomyza · Metabasis · Metoponia · Microchrysa · Microhadrestia · Microptecticus · Microsargus · Mischomedia · Mixoclitellaria · Monacanthomyia · Montsecia · Musama · Mycterocera · Myiocavia · Myxosargus · Neactina · Neanalcocerus · Negritomyia · Nemodema · Nemotelus · Neoacanthina · Neoberis · Neochauna · Neochorisops · Neoexaireta · Neopachygaster · Neoraphiocera · Neosolva · Nerna · Nerua · Netrogramma · Nigritomyia · Nonacris · Nothomyia · Notohermetia · Nyassamyia · Nyplatys · Obrapa · Octarthria · Odonthomyia · Odontomyia · Ophiodesma · Oplacantha · Oplachantha · Oplodontha · Oreomyia · Ornopyramis · Orthogoniocera · Otionigera · Otochrysa · Ouchimyia · Oxycera · Oxymyia · Pachyacantha · Pachyberis · Pachygaster · Pachyptilum · Panacridops · Panacris · Panamamyia · Pangomyia · Paraberismyia · Paracanthinomyia · Paracechorismenus · Paradraga · Parahermetia · Paraptecticus · Parasargus · Parastratiosphecomyia · Pareidalimus · Parevaza · Parhadrestia · Patagiomyia · Pedicella · Pedinocera · Pedinocerops · Pegadomyia · Pelagomyia · Peltina · Peratomastix · Peritta · Pezodontina · Phanerozus · Physometopon · Pinaleus · Pithomyia · Platopsomyia · Platylobium · Platyna · Platynomorpha · Platynomyia · Popanomyia · Porpocera · Pristaspis · Proegmenomyia · Progrypomyia · Promeranisa · Prosopochrysa · Prosoposargus · Prostomomyia · Psapharomydops · Psapharomys · Psaronius · Psegmoptera · Pselaphomyia · Psellidotus · Psephiocera · Pseudocyclopheps · Pseudocyphomyia · Pseudomeristomerinx · Pseudopegadomyia · Pseudowallacea · Pseudoxymyia · Ptecticus · Ptectisargus · Ptilinoxus · Ptilocera · Pycnomalla · Pycnothorax · Pyelomyia · Quichuamyia · Raphanocera · Raphiocera · Rhaphiocera · Rhaphiocerina · Rhaphioceroides · Rhapiocera · Rhingiopsis · Rondonocera · Rosapha · Rosaphula · Ruba · Sagaricera · Salduba · Saldubella · Sarginae · Sargus · Saruga · Sathroptera · Scammatocera · Scapanocnema · Scoliopelta · Smaragdinomyia · Spaniomyia · Spartimas · Sphaerofijia · Spyridopa · Stackelbergia · Steleoceromys · Stenimantia · Stenimas · Sternobrithes · Stratiomyella · Stratiomyia · Stratiomyidae · Stratiomys · Stratiomyx · Stratiosphecomyia · Strobilaspis · Strophognathus · Stuckenbergiola · Synaptochaeta · Syndipnomyia · Systegnum · Takagimyia · Taurocera · Tegocera · Thopomyia · Thylacognathus · Thylacosoma · Timorimyia · Tinda · Tindacera · Toxocera · Toxopeusomyia · Tracana · Trichocercocera · Trichochaeta · Trigonocerina · Tytthoberis · Udamacantha · Vanoyea · Vanoyia · Vappo · Vittiger · Wallacea · Weimyia · Xanthoberis · Xenomorpha · Xylopachygaster · Zabrachia · Zealandoberis · Zuercheria · Zuerchermyia · Zulumyia
Species: ZipcodeZoo has pages for 4,070 species and subspecies in the Family Stratiomyidae.

Stratiomyidae

Overview

Larvae and pupae

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Species lists

See also

Taxonomy

Genera

Abasanistus

Abavus

Abiomyia

Abrosiomyia

Acanthasargus

Acanthinoides

Acanthinomyia

Acraspidea

Acrochaeta

Acrodesmia

Acropeltates

Actina

Actinomyia

Acyrocera

Acyrocerops

Adoxomyia

Adraga

Afrodontomyia

Ageiton

Agnathomyia

Aidomyia

Akronia

Alliocera

Alliophleps

Allognosta

Aloipha

Aloiphina

Alopecuroceras

Altermetoponia

Amphilecta

Ampsalis

Amsaria

Anacanthella

Analcoceroides

Analcocerus

Anargemus

Anexaireta

Anisoscapus

Ankylacantha

Anoamyia

Anomalacanthimyia

Anopisthocrania

Anoplodonta

Antissa

Antissella

Antissops

Aochletus

Apospasma

Apotomaspis

Archilagarinus

Archimyza

Archisolva

Archistratiomys

Arcuavena

Argyrobrithes

Artemita

Artemitomima

Arthronemina

Ashantina

Aspartimas

Aspidacantha

Aspidacanthina

Asyncritula

Aulana

Auloceromyia

Australoactina

Australoberis

Barbiellinia

Basentidema

Benhamyia

Beridella

Beridops