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Soldier fly (Stratiomyidae) taking up liquid, ♂ (5245732112)

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Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods) Subphylum: Hexapoda BLAINVILLE, 1816 Class: Insecta (insects, Insekten) Subclass: Pterygota (Fluginsekten) Infraclass: Neoptera MARTYNOV, 1923 Order: Diptera LINNAEUS, 1758 (true flies, mosquitoes and gnats, Zweiflügler) Suborder: Brachycera SCHINER, 1862 (Fliegen) Infraorder: Tabanomorpha Superfamily: Stratiomyoidea Family: Stratiomyidae (soldier flies, Waffenfliegen) Subfamily: Pachygastrinae LOEW, 1856 Genus: Ptilocera WIEDEMANN, 1820 [det. Martin Hauser "Psarus", 2011, based on photos] more info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratiomyidae Indonesia, W-Java, 10 km S Tangerang: vic. Serpong, ca. 50m asl., 18.11.2010 (IMG_7597)

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