| Merosargus ethelia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Stratiomyidae |
| Subfamily: | Sarginae |
| Genus: | Merosargus |
| Species: | M. ethelia |
| Binomial name | |
| Merosargus ethelia | |
Merosargus ethelia is a species of soldier fly in the family Stratiomyidae. [2]
The soldier flies are a family of flies. The family contains over 2,700 species in over 380 extant genera worldwide. Adults are found near larval habitats, which 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. The Stratiomyinae are a different subgroup that tends to have an affinity to aquatic environments. 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.
Zabrachia is a genus of soldier flies in the family Stratiomyidae. Adults can be distinguished from other Pachygastrinae by the fused R4 and R5 wing veins. Females have been collected during oviposition into pine wood, and larvae are known to live under the bark of coniferous trees, including lodgepole pine, ponderosa pine, and Douglas fir.
Pachygaster is a genus of flies in the family Stratiomyidae.
Neopachygaster is a genus of flies in the family Stratiomyidae.
Oxycera is a genus of flies in the family Stratiomyidae.
Pachygastrinae is a subfamily of flies in the family Stratiomyidae.
Sarginae is a subfamily of soldier flies in the family Stratiomyidae. There are at least 20 genera and 490 described species in Sarginae.
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.
Myxosargus is a genus of flies in the family Stratiomyidae.
Caloparyphus is a genus of flies in the family Stratiomyidae.
Gowdeyana is a genus of flies in the family Stratiomyidae.
Auloceromyia is a genus of flies in the family Stratiomyidae.
Brachycara is a genus of flies in the family Stratiomyidae.
Borboridea is a genus of flies in the family Stratiomyidae.
Brachyodina is a genus of flies in the family Stratiomyidae.
Chalcidomorphina is a genus of flies in the family Stratiomyidae.
Eidalimus is a genus of flies in the family Stratiomyidae.
Afrodontomyia is a genus of flies in the family Stratiomyidae.
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