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golden-eyed Soldier fly,

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Phylum: Arthropoda (arthropods, Gliederfer)Subphylum: Hexapoda BLAINVILLE, 1816Class: Insecta (insects, Insekten)Subclass: Pterygota (Fluginsekten)Infraclass: Neoptera MARTYNOV, 1923Order: Diptera LINNAEUS, 1758 (true flies, mosquitoes and gnats, Zweiflgler)Suborder: Brachycera SCHINER, 1862 (Fliegen)Infraorder: TabanomorphaSuperfamily: StratiomyoideaFamily: Stratiomyidae (soldier flies, Waffenfliegen)Subfamily: Sarginae WALKER, 1834Genus: Microchrysa LOEW, 1855 ? or a new genus ? (for ID check wing venation) [det. Martin Hauser "Psarus", 2011, based on photos]more info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/StratiomyidaeIndonesia, W-Java, 10 km S Tangerang: vic. Serpong, ca. 50m asl., 11.12.2010IMG_7785

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