Spelobia palmata (Richards, 1927)
(a lesser dung fly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSpelobia palmata (a lesser dung fly)
GenusSpelobia (a genus of lesser dung flies)
SubfamilyLIMOSININAE (a subfamily of lesser dung flies)
FamilySPHAEROCERIDAE (lesser dung flies)
SuperfamilySPHAEROCEROIDEA (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 Spelobia palmata (a lesser dung fly) :
1: Spelobia palmata (a lesser dung fly)
11 Apr 2018 OSGR: SY98 50° 40’ N, 2° 0’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
mating pair on smelly, dead slug under stone
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - abdomen - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - antennae - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - fore leg - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 7: Male - head and thorax - dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - head and thorax - latero-dorsal view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - head - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - hind leg - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 12: Male - mid leg - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 13: Male - sternite 5 and genital capsule - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 14: Male - sternite 5 - close-up - magnified - white backgroundImage 15: Male - sternite 5 - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 16: Wing - microscope low magnification - white background

Spelobia palmata (a lesser dung fly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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