Geomyza subnigra Drake, 1992
(an opomyzid fly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGeomyza subnigra (an opomyzid fly)
GenusGeomyza Sensu Auct. (a genus of opomyzid flies)
FamilyOPOMYZIDAE (opomyzid 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 Geomyza subnigra (an opomyzid fly) :
1: Geomyza subnigra (an opomyzid fly)
29 Aug 2018 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, by general sweeping in rank grass
Image 1: Female - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - ovipositor - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - sternite 8 - ventral view - microscope low magnification - silver background

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Drake, C.M. 2013 The ovipositor of Geomyza subnigra Drake (Diptera, Opomyzidae) Dipterists Digest (2nd Series) Vol 20 (1): 1-2.

Geomyza subnigra (an opomyzid fly) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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