Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) ➔ Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods) ➔ Class Insecta (Insects) ➔ Order Diptera (True flies) ➔ Family Stratiomyidae (Soldier flies)

Neopachygaster meromelas (Dufour, 1841)

Silver-strips Black

Synonyms and other combinations:

Pachygaster meromelas Dufour, 1841 | Pachygaster orbitalis Wahlberg, 1854 | "Neopachygaster meromelaena" auct. |

  • Neopachygaster meromelas, female 10688
    Neopachygaster meromelas (Dufour, 1841)    Silver-strips Black 
    Neopachygaster meromelas, female, conf. Theo Zeegers
    DE, Chemnitz, Harthwald; 2022-07-02 13:08:22
    Image number: 10688
    female
    DE, Chemnitz, Harthwald
    2022-07-02 13:08:22
    conf. Theo Zeegers
  • Neopachygaster meromelas, female 10689
    Neopachygaster meromelas (Dufour, 1841)    Silver-strips Black 
    Neopachygaster meromelas, female, conf. Theo Zeegers
    DE, Chemnitz, Harthwald; 2022-07-16 17:06:51
    Image number: 10689
    female
    DE, Chemnitz, Harthwald
    2022-07-16 17:06:51
    conf. Theo Zeegers

Classification:
Neopachygaster meromelas belongs to the subfamily Pachygastrinae.

References, further reading, links:
  1. de Jong, Y.S.D.M. (ed.) (2013) Fauna Europaea version 2.6.2 Web Service available online at https://fauna-eu.org/
  2. A. Ye. Dubrovsky: New Data on Pachygasterinae (Diptera, Stratiomyidae) from Ukrain. Vestnik zoologii, 38(6): 77–81, 2004.