Calliopum tuberculosum (Becker, 1895)
(a lauxaniid fly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCalliopum tuberculosum (a lauxaniid fly)
GenusCalliopum (a genus of lauxaniid flies)
FamilyLAUXANIIDAE (lauxaniid flies)
SuperfamilyLAUXANIOIDEA (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 Calliopum tuberculosum (a lauxaniid fly) :
1: Calliopum tuberculosum (a lauxaniid fly)
22 Aug 2017 OSGR: ST43 51° 10’ N, 2° 50’ W Vice County: North Somerset (VC 6) England
Male, visiting Hogweed
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - fore-femur and tibia - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - fore-parts - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - head - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - lateral view - close-up - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - lateral view - wings up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - ventral view - wings apart - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - ventral view - wings together - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 12: Wing - magnified - white backgroundImage 13: Male - antennae - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 14: Male - head and fore femora - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 15: Male - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver background

Calliopum tuberculosum (a lauxaniid fly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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