Rivellia syngenesiae (Fabricius, 1781)
(a signal fly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesRivellia syngenesiae (a signal fly)
FamilyPLATYSTOMATIDAE (signal flies)
SuperfamilyTEPHRITOIDEA (lance and picture-wing 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 Rivellia syngenesiae (a signal fly) :
1: Rivellia syngenesiae (a signal fly)
10 Jun 2013 OSGR: SZ08 50° 40’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
swept from shaded patch of jointed rush in early evening
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - close-up - magnified - pale backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - highly enlarged - pale backgroundImage 3: Male - lateral view - close-up - magnified - pale backgroundImage 4: Male - lateral view - highly enlarged - pale backgroundImage 5: Male - head - antero-dorsal view - microscope low magnification - pale backgroundImage 6: Male - head - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - pale backgroundImage 7: Male - head - lateral view - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 8: Wing - microscope low magnification - white background

Rivellia syngenesiae (a signal fly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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