Clusiodes albimanus (Meigen, 1830)
(a druid fly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesClusiodes albimanus (a druid fly)
GenusClusiodes (a genus of druid flies)
FamilyCLUSIIDAE (druid flies)
SuperfamilyOPOMYZOIDEA (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 Clusiodes albimanus (a druid fly) :
1: Clusiodes albimanus (a druid fly)
31 Jul 2013 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Male, swept from rank grass
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Wing - magnified - white backgroundImage 5: Male - head and thorax - lateral view - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 6: Male - head - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 7: Male - terminalia - lateral view - microscope low magnificationImage 8: Male - thorax - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - white background
2: Clusiodes albimanus (a druid fly)
4 Oct 2011 OSGR: SO46 52° 20’ N, 2° 50’ W Vice County: Hereford (VC 36) England
male, swept around fallen oak log
Image 1: Head and thorax - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 2: Head and thorax - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - white background (2)Image 3: Head and thorax - lateral view - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 4: Head - antero-ventral view - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 5: Head - dorsal view - close-up - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 6: Male - genitalia - microscope low magnificationImage 7: Male - genitalia - outer lobe - microscope low magnification
3: Clusiodes albimanus (a druid fly)
4 Oct 2011 OSGR: SO46 52° 20’ N, 2° 50’ W Vice County: Hereford (VC 36) England
male, swept around fallen oak log
Image 1: Male - genitalia - outer lobes - microscope low magnificationImage 2: Male - genitalia squash - microscope low magnificationImage 3: Male - terminalia - microscope low magnification

Clusiodes albimanus (a druid fly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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