Leucopis psyllidiphaga McLean, 1998
(a silverfly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLeucopis psyllidiphaga (a silverfly)
GenusLeucopis (a genus of silverflies)
FamilyCHAMAEMYIIDAE (silverflies)
SuperfamilyLAUXANIOIDEA (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)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Mclean, I.F.G. 1998 Leucopis psyllidiphaga sp. n., a new species of silverfly (Diptera, Chamaemyiidae) from Britain Dipterists Digest (2nd Series) Vol 5: 49-54.

Leucopis psyllidiphaga (a silverfly) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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