Tephrochlamys rufiventris (Meigen, 1830)
(a heleomyzid fly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTephrochlamys rufiventris (a heleomyzid fly)
GenusTephrochlamys (a genus of heleomyzid flies)
FamilyHELEOMYZIDAE (a family of flies)
SuperfamilySPHAEROCEROIDEA (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 Tephrochlamys rufiventris (a heleomyzid fly) :
1: Tephrochlamys rufiventris (a heleomyzid fly)
22 Mar 2018 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
3 males, swept off Alexanders
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - wings apart - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - wings together - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - fore-parts - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - fore-parts - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - head and thorax - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - head - dorso-lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 11: Wing - magnified - white backgroundImage 12: Male - head - anterior view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 13: Male - head - lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver background

Tephrochlamys rufiventris (a heleomyzid fly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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