Eumerus funeralis Meigen, 1822
(a lesser bulb-fly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesEumerus funeralis (a lesser bulb-fly)
GenusEumerus (lesser bulb-flies)
TribeMerodontini (bulb flies)
SubfamilyMILESIINAE (a subfamily of hoverflies)
FamilySYRPHIDAE (hover flies, drone flies, flower flies, hoverfly)
SuperfamilySYRPHOIDEA (hover flies, drone flies, flower flies & big-headed flies)
InfraorderEremoneura - Cyclorrhapha (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 Eumerus funeralis (a lesser bulb-fly) :
1: Eumerus funeralis (a lesser bulb-fly)
6 Jun 1998 OSGR: SU36 51° 20’ N, 1° 30’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Dorsal view - wings apartImage 2: Lateral viewImage 3: Ventral view
2: Eumerus funeralis (a lesser bulb-fly) IDENTIFICATION UNCERTAIN
9 Jun 1971 OSGR: TG10 52° 40’ N, 1° 10’ E Vice County: East Norfolk (VC 27) England
Female
Image 1: Latero-dorsal view - close-up - enlarged

Eumerus funeralis (a lesser bulb-fly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Eumerus funeralis (a lesser bulb-fly)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Eumerus funeralis (a lesser bulb-fly)
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