Sicus abdominalis
Encyclopedia
Sicus abdominalis is a species
of fly
from the genus Sicus
in the family
Conopidae
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Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
of fly
Fly
True flies are insects of the order Diptera . They possess a pair of wings on the mesothorax and a pair of halteres, derived from the hind wings, on the metathorax...
from the genus Sicus
Sicus
Sicus is a genus of fly from the family Conopidae.-Species:*S. abdominalis Kröber, 1915*S. alpinus Stuke, 2002*S. ferrugineus *S. fusenensis Ôuchi, 1939*S. nigritarsis Zimina, 1975...
in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Conopidae
Conopidae
Conopidae, usually known as the thick-headed flies, is a family of flies within the Brachycera suborder of Diptera. Flies of the family Conopidae are distributed worldwide except for the poles and many of the Pacific islands. About 800 species in 47 genera are described worldwide, approximately 70...
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