Pachygaster atra (Panzer, [1798])
(Dark-winged Black)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPachygaster atra (Dark-winged Black)
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 Pachygaster atra (Dark-winged Black) :
1: Pachygaster atra (Dark-winged Black)
8 Jul 2016 OSGR: SY98 50° 40’ N, 2° 0’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
2 females, swept off oak
Image 1: Female - antennae - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - head and thorax - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 3: Female - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - head - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver background
2: Pachygaster atra (Dark-winged Black)
21 Jun 2015 OSGR: SU02 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
Male, swept off vegetative Wild Parsnip
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver background
3: Pachygaster atra (Dark-winged Black)
1 Jul 2012 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, resting on Longleaf
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - highly enlarged - pale backgroundImage 2: Female - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - pale backgroundImage 3: Female - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - pale backgroundImage 4: Female - lateral view - highly enlarged - pale backgroundImage 5: Wing - magnified - white background
4: Pachygaster atra (Dark-winged Black)
11 Jul 1998 OSGR: SU97 51° 30’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
at flower of Wild Carrot
Image 1: Dorsal view - wings spreadImage 2: Dorsal view - wings togetherImage 3: Lateral view
5: Pachygaster atra (Dark-winged Black)
27 Jun 1998 OSGR: SU46 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Swept off Dog Rose
Image 1: Dorsal view - wings apartImage 2: Dorsal view - wings togetherImage 3: Lateral view

Pachygaster atra (Dark-winged Black) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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