''Vanoyia tenuicornis'', the long-horned soldier, is a

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an species of

soldier fly 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 extan ...

Description

''Vanoyia tenuicornis'' is strongly sexually dimorphic. The male has a black thorax and black abdomen, and no yellow pattern except on the notopleural suture and postalar callus. Legs mostly black. The female has an extensively yellow mesopleuron, and a yellow scutellum. Legs of the female are mainly orange. A remarkable species with long antenna; which apparently have no terminal style.Seguy. E. ''

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Faune n° 13 1926. Diptères Brachycères. 308 p., 685 fig.

Distribution

Belgium, Britain, Ireland, France, Italy, Spain, North Africa

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q7915151 Stratiomyidae Diptera of Europe Insects described in 1834 Taxa named by Pierre-Justin-Marie Macquart