| Odontomyia garatas | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Stratiomyidae |
| Subfamily: | Stratiomyinae |
| Tribe: | Stratiomyini |
| Genus: | Odontomyia |
| Species: | O. garatas |
| Binomial name | |
| Odontomyia garatas | |
| Synonyms | |
Odontomyia garatas is a species of soldier fly in the family Stratiomyidae. [3]
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.
Athericidae is a small family of flies known as water snipe flies or ibis flies. They used to be placed in the family Rhagionidae, but were removed by Stuckenberg in 1973. They are now known to be more closely related to Tabanidae. Species of Athericidae are found worldwide.
Stratiomys is a genus of flies in the family Stratiomyidae.
Stratiomyini is a tribe of flies in the family Stratiomyidae.
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.
Clitellaria is a genus of flies in the family Stratiomyidae.
Stratiomyinae is a subfamily of flies in the family Stratiomyidae.
Beridinae is a subfamily of soldier flies in the family Stratiomyidae.
Clitellariinae is a subfamily 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.
Hermetia is a genus of flies of the family Stratiomyidae.
Cyphomyia is a genus of flies in the subfamily Clitellariinae.
Antissinae is a subfamily of soldier flies in the family Stratiomyidae.
Benhamyia is a genus of flies in the family Stratiomyidae.
Brachycara is a genus of flies in the family Stratiomyidae.
Artemita is a genus of flies in the family Stratiomyidae.
Cibotogaster is a genus of flies in the family Stratiomyidae.
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