Dexiosoma caninum (Fabricius, 1781)
(a parasitoid fly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDexiosoma caninum (a parasitoid fly)
TribeMicrophthalmini (a tribe of parasitoid flies)
SubfamilyTACHININAE (a subfamily of parasitoid fles)
FamilyTACHINIDAE (parasitoid flies)
SuperfamilyOESTROIDEA (blow-flies, blue-bottles, flesh flies and parasitoid flies)
InfraorderSchizophora - Calyptratae (an infraorder of flies)
OrderDIPTERA (two-winged flies)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Dexiosoma caninum (a parasitoid fly) :
1: Dexiosoma caninum (a parasitoid fly)
23 Sep 2016 OSGR: SU22 51° 0’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Male, at MV light
Image 1: Male - abdomen - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - anterior view - close-up - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - dorsal view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - head and thorax - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - head and thorax - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - head - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - head - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - head - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - ventral view - enlarged - silver background
2: Dexiosoma caninum (a parasitoid fly)
12 Aug 2003 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Female, flew into house through open patio doors
Image 1: Adult - head and thorax - latero-dorsal view - enlargedImage 2: Adult - lateral view - enlargedImage 3: Adult - latero-dorsal view - enlargedImage 4: Adult - latero-dorsal view - enlarged (2)Image 5: Adult - ventral view - enlarged

Dexiosoma caninum (a parasitoid fly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Dexiosoma caninum (a parasitoid fly)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Dexiosoma caninum (a parasitoid fly)
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