Calliopum simillimum (Collin, 1933)
(a lauxaniid fly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCalliopum simillimum (a lauxaniid fly)
GenusCalliopum (a genus of lauxaniid flies)
FamilyLAUXANIIDAE (lauxaniid flies)
SuperfamilyLAUXANIOIDEA (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 Calliopum simillimum (a lauxaniid fly) :
1: Calliopum simillimum (a lauxaniid fly)
23 Oct 2011 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
female, on window
Image 1: Female - head and thorax - antero-lateral view - magnifiedImage 2: Female - head and thorax - lateral view - magnifiedImage 3: Lateral view - - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 4: Female - genitalia - dorsal view - microscope low magnificationImage 5: Female - genitalia - dorsal view - microscope low magnification (2)Image 6: Female - projection on last tergite - dorsal view - microscope low magnification
2: Calliopum simillimum (a lauxaniid fly)
23 Oct 2011 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Female, on south-facing wall
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 2: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnifiedImage 3: Female - abdomen - lateral view - magnifiedImage 4: Female - awl-like projection on last tergite - dorsal view - microscope low magnificationImage 5: Female - genitalia - dorsal view - microscope low magnificationImage 6: Female - head - dorsal view - magnifiedImage 7: Female - terminalia - dorsal view - microscope low magnification
3: Calliopum simillimum (a lauxaniid fly)
23 Oct 2011 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
male, resting on green plastic water-butt
Image 1: Male - abdomen - lateral view - magnifiedImage 2: Male - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnifiedImage 3: Male - head and thorax - lateral view - magnifiedImage 4: Male - lateral view - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 5: Wing - magnifiedImage 6: Male - genitalia - lateral view - microscope low magnificationImage 7: Male - terminalia - lateral view - magnified

Calliopum simillimum (a lauxaniid fly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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