| Hypselophrum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Stratiomyidae |
| Subfamily: | Pachygastrinae |
| Genus: | Hypselophrum Kertész, 1909 [1] |
| Species: | H. cyphomyioides |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypselophrum cyphomyioides | |
| Synonyms [2] | |
Genus synonymy
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Hypselophrum is a genus of flies in the family Stratiomyidae. [3] Its only species is Hypselophrum cyphomyioides. [1] It is found in Peru.
The soldier flies are a family of flies. The family contains over 2,700 species in over 380 extant genera worldwide. Larvae are found in a wide array of locations, mostly in wetlands, damp places in soil, sod, under bark, in animal excrement, and in decaying organic matter. Adults are found near larval habitats. They are diverse in size and shape, though they commonly are partly or wholly metallic green, or somewhat wasplike mimics, marked with black and yellow or green and sometimes metallic. They are often rather inactive flies which typically rest with their wings placed one above the other over the abdomen.
Hermetia illucens, the black soldier fly, is a common and widespread fly of the family Stratiomyidae. Since the late 20th century, H. illucens has increasingly been gaining attention because of its usefulness for recycling organic waste and generating animal feed.
Pantophthalmidae is a small family of very large, robust flies, sometimes referred to as timber flies. There are 21 known species in two genera in the family, all of Neotropical distribution. Superficially they resemble horse flies, but are only distantly related; they are most closely related to the soldier flies (Stratiomyidae). The larvae feed by boring into living wood, an unusual habit for Diptera, and can sometimes be pests. The adult stage is brief and does not feed at all, and most active at dusk.
Stratiomyini is a tribe of flies in the family Stratiomyidae.
Sargus is a genus of soldier flies in the family Stratiomyidae.
Oxycerini is a tribe of flies in the family Stratiomyidae.
Nemotelus is a genus of soldier flies in the family Stratiomyidae. Nemotelus is known from the Nearctic, Afrotropical and the Palaearctic regions.
Beris is a genus of flies in the family Stratiomyidae. They are also referred to as the false soldier fly. As described by Latreille in 1802, these are small to medium sized flies with metallic colors.
Stratiomyinae is a subfamily of flies in the family Stratiomyidae.
Pachygastrinae is a subfamily of flies in the family Stratiomyidae.
Hermetia is a genus of flies of the family Stratiomyidae.
Hermetiinae is a subfamily of flies in the family Stratiomyidae.
Adoxomyia is a genus of soldier flies in the family Stratiomyidae.
Prosopochrysini is a tribe of soldier flies in the family Stratiomyidae.
Caloparyphus is a genus of flies in the family Stratiomyidae.
Allognosta is a genus of soldier flies in the family Stratiomyidae.
Inopus is a genus of soldier flies in the family Stratiomyidae.
Brachycara is a genus of flies in the family Stratiomyidae.
Aidomyia is a genus of flies in the family Stratiomyidae.
Brachyodina is a genus of flies in the family Stratiomyidae.