Imantimyia albiseta (Schrank, 1803)
(a psilid fly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesImantimyia albiseta (a psilid fly)
GenusImantimyia (a genus of psilid flies)
FamilyPSILIDAE (rust flies)
SuperfamilyDIOPSOIDEA (psilid, megamerinid, Tanypezid & strongylophthalmid 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 Imantimyia albiseta (a psilid fly) :
1: Imantimyia albiseta (a psilid fly)
7 Sep 2018 OSGR: SZ19 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
Female, swept off rushes
Image 1: Female - antennae and head - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - antennae, head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - head - lateral view - close-up - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - ventral view - wings apart - enlarged - silver background
2: Imantimyia albiseta (a psilid fly)
6 Sep 2015 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, by general sweeping
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - fore-parts - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - head - anterior view - magnified - silver background
3: Imantimyia albiseta (a psilid fly)
17 Jul 2014 OSGR: SY99 50° 50’ N, 2° 0’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, swept off Juncus
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - head and thorax - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - head - antero-ventral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - head - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - head - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - head, thorax and forelegs - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 8: Female - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 10: Wing - highly enlarged - white background

Imantimyia albiseta (a psilid fly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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