Oxycera nigricornis Olivier, 1812
(Delicate Soldier)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesOxycera nigricornis (Delicate Soldier)
GenusOxycera (a genus of solderflies)
FamilySTRATIOMYIDAE (soldierflies)
SuperfamilySTRATIOMYOIDEA (soldier flies)
InfraorderStratiomyomorpha (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 Oxycera nigricornis (Delicate Soldier) :
1: Oxycera nigricornis (Delicate Soldier)
13 Jul 1998 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Female, swept off Grey Sallow
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - wings togetherImage 2: Female - ventro-lateral view
2: Oxycera nigricornis (Delicate Soldier)
13 Jul 1998 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Female, swept off Crack Willow
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - wings apartImage 2: Female - lateral viewImage 3: Female - latero-dorsal view - wings togetherImage 4: Female - latero-ventral view
3: Oxycera nigricornis (Delicate Soldier)
13 Jul 1998 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Female, swept off Carex
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - wings apartImage 2: Female - latero-ventral viewImage 3: Female - latero-ventral view (2)
4: Oxycera nigricornis (Delicate Soldier)
9 Jul 1998 OSGR: SU68 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Female
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - wings spreadImage 2: Female - dorsal view - wings togetherImage 3: Female - latero-ventral viewImage 4: Female - latero-ventral view (2)
5: Oxycera nigricornis (Delicate Soldier)
9 Jul 1998 OSGR: SU68 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Male
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - wings spreadImage 2: Male - dorsal view - wings togetherImage 3: Male - dorso-lateral viewImage 4: Male - ventral view

Oxycera nigricornis (Delicate Soldier) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Oxycera nigricornis (Delicate Soldier)
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