Sapromyza quadripunctata (Linnaeus, 1767)
(a lauxaniid fly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSapromyza quadripunctata (a lauxaniid fly)
GenusSapromyza (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 Sapromyza quadripunctata (a lauxaniid fly) :
1: Sapromyza quadripunctata (a lauxaniid fly)
18 Aug 2013 OSGR: SU58 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Female, by general sweeping
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 2: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver background
2: Sapromyza quadripunctata (a lauxaniid fly)
12 Jul 2013 OSGR: SU46 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Male, swept off Creeping Thistle
Image 1: Male - abdomen - dorsal view - magnified - white backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - highly enlarged - pale backgroundImage 3: Male - dorsal view - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 4: Male - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - pale backgroundImage 5: Male - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - pale backgroundImage 6: Male - lateral view - highly enlarged - pale backgroundImage 7: Male - lateral view - highly enlarged - pale background (2)Image 8: Wing - magnified - white backgroundImage 9: Male - abdomen - ventral view - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 10: Male - genitalia - dorsal view - microscope low magnificationImage 11: Male - genitalia - left lateral view - microscope low magnificationImage 12: Male - genitalia - right lateral view - microscope low magnificationImage 13: Male - genitalia - right lateral view - microscope low magnification (2)Image 14: Male - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 15: Male - head - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 16: Male - head - lateral view - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 17: Male - head - postero-dorsal view - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 18: Male - hind femur - tip - anterior view - microscope low magnificationImage 19: Male - hind tibia - tip - anterior view - microscope low magnification

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

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