Stratiomyini

Belongs within: Stratiomyidae.

The Stratiomyini are a group of soldier flies with the antenna lacking an apical stylus, and vein A₁ in the wing straight. They may be divided between tribes Stratiomyini sensu stricto and Odontomyiini based on whether the antenna has five (Stratiomyini) or six (Odontomyiini) flagellomeres (James 1981) but this division is not recognised below, following Woodley (2009). Members of the Stratiomyini often resemble bees or wasps and may frequent flowers as adults (Woodley 2009). The North American genus Anoplodonta is distinguished by the lack of marginal spines on the scutellum (Woodley 2009).

Characters (from James 1981, as Stratiomyini + Odontomyiini): Antennal flagellum with five or six flagellomeres, not aristate. Scutellum with spines (sometimes minute). Wing with crossvein m-cu present; cell d present; A₁ not at all sinuous. Abdomen at least three-quarters as wide as long, usually patterned.

<==Stratiomyini [Odontomyiini]W09
    |--Psellidotus johnsoni [=Labostigmina johnsoni]W09
    |--Panamamyia silbergliediW09
    |--Stratiomyella nanaW09
    |--ChloromelasW09
    |--Zuerchermyia [=Zuercheria (preoc.)]W09
    |    `--Z. bequaertiW09
    |--AnoplodontaW09
    |    |--A. fratellaW09
    |    `--A. nigrirostrisJ81
    |--PromeranisaW09
    |    |--P. nasutaW09
    |    `--P. varipesW09
    |--HoplitimyiaW09
    |    |--H. constansW09
    |    |--H. inbioensisW09
    |    |--H. mutabilisE66
    |    `--H. subalbaW09
    |--HedriodiscusW09
    |    |--H. binotatusW09
    |    |--H. dorsalisW09
    |    |--H. trivittatusW09
    |    |--H. truquiiW09
    |    `--H. varipesE66
    |--OdontomyiaW09
    |    |--O. cinctaW09
    |    |--O. discolorataW09
    |    |--O. (Odontomyia) furcata [=Stratiomys (O.) furcata]G20
    |    |--O. hydroleonK01
    |    |--O. (Catatasina) interruptaJ81
    |    |--O. limbata Macquart 1847E12
    |    |--O. ornataK01
    |    |--O. pilimanaW09
    |    |--O. scutellataCM91
    |    |--O. tumidaE66
    |    |--O. (Odontomyiina) virgoJ81
    |    `--O. viridulaK01
    `--StratiomysW09
         |--S. argentataR26
         |--S. badiaM90
         |--S. barbataW09
         |--S. chamaeleonL02
         |--S. constrictaW09
         |--S. convexaW09
         |--S. jamesiE66
         |--S. longicornis [=Hirtea longicornis]L02
         |--S. meigeniiE66
         |--S. nigriventrisE66
         |--S. normaW09
         |--S. potamidaI92
         |--S. strigataL02
         |--S. tigrinaR26
         `--S. viridulaR26

*Type species of generic name indicated

References

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[J81] James, M. T. 1981. Stratiomyidae. In: McAlpine, J. F., B. V. Peterson, G. E. Shewell, H. J. Teskey, J. R. Vockeroth & D. S. Wood (eds) Manual of Nearctic Diptera vol. 1 pp. 497–511. Research Branch, Agriculture Canada.

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[M90] McAlpine, J. F. 1990. Insecta: Diptera adults. In: Dindal, D. L. (ed.) Soil Biology Guide pp. 1211–1252. John Wiley & Sones: New York.

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[W09] Woodley, N. E. 2009. Stratiomyidae (soldier flies). In: Brown, B. V., A. Borkent, J. M. Cumming, D. M. Wood, N. E. Woodley & M. A. Zumbado (eds) Manual of Central American Diptera vol. 1 pp. 521–549. NRC Research Press: Ottawa.