Gymnosomatini
(a tribe of flies)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Cistogaster globosa
a shield bug parasitoid fly
Male (Click to open)
 		Species 10 images
Ectophasia crassipennis
a bug parasite fly
Female (Click to open)Male (Click to open)Female (Click to open)Male (Click to open)
 		Species 12 images
Gymnosoma
a genus of shield bug parasite flies
Male (Click to open)
 		Genus 1 subtaxa 15 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
TribeGymnosomatini (a tribe of flies)
SubfamilyPHASIINAE (bug parasitoid flies)
FamilyTACHINIDAE (parasitoid flies)
SuperfamilyOESTROIDEA (blow-flies, blue-bottles, flesh flies and parasitoid flies)
InfraorderSchizophora - Calyptratae (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)

Gymnosomatini (a tribe of flies) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Gymnosomatini (a tribe of flies)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 6 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Gymnosomatini (a tribe of flies)
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