Gaurax flavomaculatus (Duda, 1933)
(a chloropid fly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGaurax flavomaculatus (a chloropid fly)
GenusGaurax (a genus of flies)
FamilyCHLOROPIDAE (chloropid flies)
SuperfamilyCARNOIDEA (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)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Deeming, J.C. 1980 A new Gaurax (Dipt., Chloropidae) from England EMM Ent. Mon. Mag. 116: 93-94.

Gaurax flavomaculatus (a chloropid fly) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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