Discomyza incurva (Fallén, 1823)
(Hunchback Shore Fly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesDiscomyza incurva (Hunchback Shore Fly)
FamilyEPHYDRIDAE (shore flies)
SuperfamilyEPHYDROIDEA (fruit and shore 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 Discomyza incurva (Hunchback Shore Fly) :
1: Discomyza incurva (Hunchback Shore Fly)
17 Jul 2018 OSGR: SU01 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, swept off Lesser Knapweed
Image 1: Female - antero-dorsal view - close-up - magnified - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - lateral view - wings down - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - lateral view - wings up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - postero-dorsal view - close-up - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Wing - magnifiedImage 9: Female - antennae - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 10: Female - fore-parts - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 11: Female - head and thorax - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 12: Female - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 13: Female - head - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver background

Discomyza incurva (Hunchback Shore Fly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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