Elachiptera tuberculifera (Corti, 1909)
(a chloropid fly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesElachiptera tuberculifera (a chloropid fly)
GenusElachiptera (a genus of chloropid flies)
FamilyCHLOROPIDAE (chloropid flies)
SuperfamilyCARNOIDEA (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 Elachiptera tuberculifera (a chloropid fly) :
1: Elachiptera tuberculifera (a chloropid fly)
10 Apr 2013 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
female, swept from moribund fronds of cultivated fern
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - magnified - white backgroundImage 2: Female - lateral view - magnified - grey backgroundImage 3: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 4: Female - head and thorax - lateral view - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 5: Female - head - antero-dorsal view - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 6: Female - head - lateral view - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 7: Wing - microscope low magnification - white background
2: Elachiptera tuberculifera (a chloropid fly)
10 Apr 2013 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
male, swept from moribund fronds of cultivated fern
Image 1: Antenna - magnifiedImage 2: Male - genital capsule - magnifiedImage 3: Male - genitalia - magnified

Elachiptera tuberculifera (a chloropid fly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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