Meiosimyza affinis (Zetterstedt, 1847)
(a lauxaniid fly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMeiosimyza affinis (a lauxaniid fly)
GenusMeiosimyza (a genus of lauxaniid flies)
FamilyLAUXANIIDAE (lauxaniid flies)
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)
Records of Meiosimyza affinis (a lauxaniid fly) :
1: Meiosimyza affinis (a lauxaniid fly)
26 Jun 2016 OSGR: SK26 53° 10’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: Derby (VC 57) England
Female, swept off flowering Hieracium
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - head - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Female - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 8: Antenna - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver background

Meiosimyza affinis (a lauxaniid fly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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