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Hedriodiscus

Keith Bayless
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Containing group: Stratiomyinae

Introduction

Soldier flies in the genus Hedriodiscus are large, showy, and restricted to the New World. Hedriodiscus varipes is native to Western N. America. The ranges of 6 species include both the Nearctic and Neotropical regions, and the rest are from the Caribbean, Central and South America.

Characteristics

Hedriodiscus is distinguished from other Nearctic Stratiomyini by the spined scutellum, the antenna with six flagellomeres with the last two flagellomeres forming a stylus, crossvein r-m absent and M1 and M3 distinct (James 1981).

References

James, M.T. 1981. 36. Stratiomyidae. Manual Nearct. Dipt. 1: 497-511.

Woodley, N. E. 2001. A World Catalog of the Stratiomyidae (Insecta: Diptera). Myia 11: 1-473. Backhuys Publishers, Leiden.

Information on the Internet

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Scientific Name Hedriodiscus
Location Desert Botanical Garden, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
Specimen Condition Live Specimen
Identified By Norman Woodley
Sex Male
Life Cycle Stage Adult
Size 9 mm
Source #12962
Source Collection BugGuide.Net
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Copyright © 2005 Patrick Coin
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Keith Bayless
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

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