Pseudocollinella humida (Haliday, 1836)
(a lesser dung fly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPseudocollinella humida (a lesser dung fly)
GenusPseudocollinella (a genus of lesser dung flies)
SubfamilyLIMOSININAE (a subfamily of lesser dung flies)
FamilySPHAEROCERIDAE (lesser dung flies)
SuperfamilySPHAEROCEROIDEA (a superfamily of acalypterate flies)
InfraorderSchizophora - Acalyptratae (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 Pseudocollinella humida (a lesser dung fly) :
1: Pseudocollinella humida (a lesser dung fly)
14 Apr 2013 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
female, swept from young Glyceria shoots
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - magnified - grey backgroundImage 2: Female - lateral view - magnified - grey backgroundImage 3: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - grey backgroundImage 4: Female - head and thorax - lateral view - microscope low magnification - grey backgroundImage 5: Female - head and thorax - latero-dorsal view - microscope low magnification - grey backgroundImage 6: Female - head - antero-dorsal view - microscope low magnification - grey backgroundImage 7: Wing - microscope low magnification - white background

Pseudocollinella humida (a lesser dung fly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Pseudocollinella humida (a lesser dung fly)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Pseudocollinella humida (a lesser dung fly)
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