Minettia inusta (Meigen, 1826)
(a lauxaniid fly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMinettia inusta (a lauxaniid fly)
GenusMinettia (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 Minettia inusta (a lauxaniid fly) :
1: Minettia inusta (a lauxaniid fly)
17 Aug 2011 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Female, on Skimmia leaves
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 2: Female - face - anterior view - magnifiedImage 3: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnifiedImage 4: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified (2)Image 5: Female - head and thorax - lateral view - magnifiedImage 6: Female - head and thorax - ventral view - magnifiedImage 7: Female - lateral view - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 8: Female - thorax and scutellum - dorsal view - magnifiedImage 9: Female - ventral view - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 10: Wing - magnified
2: Minettia inusta (a lauxaniid fly)
16 Aug 2011 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Male, visiting Ox-eye Daisy flower
Image 1: Male - abdomen - ventral view - close-up - magnifiedImage 2: Male - abdomen - ventral view - magnifiedImage 3: Male - dorsal view - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 4: Male - head and thorax - anterior view - close-up - magnifiedImage 5: Male - head and thorax - anterior view - magnifiedImage 6: Male - head and thorax - antero-dorsal view - magnifiedImage 7: Male - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnifiedImage 8: Male - head and thorax - lateral view - magnifiedImage 9: Male - lateral view - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 10: Male - ventral view - close-up - highly enlarged - white background

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

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