Microchrysa Loew, 1855
(gem soldierflies)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
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ID refs
Microchrysa flavicornis
Green Gem
Male (Click to open)Male (Click to open)Female (Click to open)Female (Click to open)Female (Click to open)
 		Species 19 images
Microchrysa polita
Black-horned Gem
Male (Click to open)Male (Click to open)Male (Click to open)
 		Species 27 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusMicrochrysa (gem soldierflies)
FamilySTRATIOMYIDAE (soldierflies)
SuperfamilySTRATIOMYOIDEA (soldier flies)
InfraorderStratiomyomorpha (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)

Microchrysa (gem soldierflies) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Microchrysa (gem soldierflies)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Microchrysa (gem soldierflies)
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