Antissinae
Antissinae is a subfamily of soldier flies in the family Stratiomyidae. Genera *'' Anacanthella'' Macquart, 1855 *''Antissa'' Walker Walker or The Walker may refer to: People *Walker (given name) *Walker (surname) *Walker (Brazilian footballer) (born 1982), Brazilian footballer Places In the United States *Walker, Arizona, in Yavapai County *Walker, Mono County, California * ..., 1854 *'' Antissella'' White, 1914 *'' Cyanauges'' Rondani, 1863 *'' Discopteromyia'' Meijere, 1913 *'' Exodontha'' Rondani, 1856 *'' Lecomyia'' White, 1916 *'' Opaluma'' Lessard & Woodley, 2020 References Stratiomyidae Taxa named by Kálmán Kertész Brachycera subfamilies {{stratiomyidae-stub ...
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Stratiomyidae
The soldier flies (Stratiomyidae, sometimes misspelled as Stratiomyiidae, from Greek - soldier; - fly) are a family of flies (historically placed in the now-obsolete group Orthorrhapha). The family contains over 2,700 species in over 380 extant genera worldwide. Adults are found near larval habitats, which are found in a wide array of locations, mostly in wetlands, damp places in soil, sod, under bark, in animal excrement, and in decaying organic matter. The Stratiomyinae are a different subgroup that tends to have an affinity to aquatic environments. They are diverse in size and shape, though they commonly are partly or wholly metallic green, or somewhat wasplike mimics, marked with black and yellow or green and sometimes metallic. They are often rather inactive flies which typically rest with their wings placed one above the other over the abdomen. Etymology In English, the Stratiomidi are commonly called soldier flies, in German ''Waffenfliegen'' ("armed flies"). In the Ita ...
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