Stratiomyidae - Soldier Flies

It appears that only species in the subfamily Stratiomyinae and Clitellariinae are aquatic or semiaquatic, but are found in a broad range of lentic or shore habitats. McFadden (1967) has a useful description of the immature larvae for the family in North America. Michigan records below are from the McFadden work and a survey of specimens from the UMMZ Insect Division collection.

Anoplodonta James, 1936 (Subfamily Stratiomyinae, Tribe Odontomyiini)

Anoplodonta nigrirostris (Loew), 1866 Odontomyia
     • Odontomyia nuda James, 1932

Euparyphus Gerstäcker, 1857 (Subfamily Clitellariinae, Tribe Oxycerini)

Euparyphus (Aochletus) brevicornis Loew, 1866 - ON southeast and west
      • Euparyphus brucensis Steyskal, 1951
Euparyphus (Euparyphus) stigmaticalis Loew, 1866
      • Euparyphus nigrostigma Curran, 1927

Caloparyphus James, 1939 (Subfamily Clitellariinae, Tribe Oxycerini)

Caloparyphus greylockensis (Johnson), 1912 Euparyphus
      • Euparyphus adaleonora Steyskal, 1941
Caloparyphus tetraspilus (Loew), 1866 Euparyphus
      • Euparyphus bellus Loew, 1866

Hedriodiscus Enderlein, 1914 (Subfamily Stratiomyinae, Tribe Odontomyiini)

Hedropdoscis trivittatus (Say), 1829 Stratiomys - MN, OH
Hedropdoscis truquii (Bellardi), 1859 Odontomyia
     • Odontomyia megacephala Loew, 1866
     • Odontomyia binotatus Loew, 1866
     • Odontomyia bicolor Day, 1882
     • Odontomyia innotatus Curran, 1927
Hedropdoscis varipes (Loew), 1866 Odontomyia - ON
     • Odontomyia alberta Curran, 1922
Hedropdoscis vertebratus (Say), 1824 Odontomyia
     • Odontomyia willistoni Day, 1882

Labostigmina Enderlein, 1930 (Subfamily Stratiomyinae, Tribe Stratiomyini)

Labostigmina flavicornis (Olivier), 1812 Odontomyia - NAm
Labostigmina gagatigaster Steyskal, 1949
Labostigmina hieroglyphica (Olivier), 1812 Odontomyia
     • Odontomyia fallax Johnson, 1895
Labostigmina megantica (Curran), 1925 Odontomyia
Labostigmina obscura (Olivier), 1812 Odontomyia - WI east
Labostigmina occipitalis (Johnson), 1895 Odontomyia

Nemotelus Geoffroy, 1762 (Subfamily Clitellariinae, Tribe Nemotelini)

Nemotelus (Nemotelus) abdominalis Adams, 1903 - MB southeast
Nemotelus (Camptopelta) centralis Hanson, 1958
Nemotelus (Camptopelta) communis Hanson, 1958 - IN
Nemotelus (Camptopelta) glaber Loew, 1872
     • Nemotelus flavicornis James, 1932
Nemotelus (Camptopelta) nigrinus Fallén, 1817
     • Nemotelus carneus Walker, 1849
     • Nemotelus crassus Loew, 1863
     • Nemotelus unicolor Loew, 1863
     • Nemotelus carbonarius Loew, 1869
Nemotelus (Camptopelta) picinus Hanson, 1958 - IL, MN east

Odontomyia Meigen, 1803 (Subfamily Stratiomyinae, Tribe Odontomyiini)

Odontomyia (Odontomyia) borealis James, 1936
Odontomyia (Odontomyia) cincta Olivier, 1812
Odontomyia (Odontomyia) communis James, 1939
Odontomyia (Catatasina) hoodiana Bigot, 1887
Odontomyia (Odontomyiina) hydroleonoides Johnson, 1895
Odontomyia (Catatasina) interrupta Olivier, 1812
Odontomyia (Catatasina) melantera James, 1939 - ON
Odontomyia (Catatasina) nigerrima Loew, 1872 - ON
Odontomyia (Catatasina) painteri James, 1936 - east
Odontomyia (Odontomyiina) pilimana Loew, 1866 - IL, ON
Odontomyia (Odontomyiina) plebeja Johnson, 1895
Odontomyia (Catatasina) profuscata Steyskal, 1938
Odontomyia (Catatasina) pubescens Day, 1882
Odontomyia (Odontomyiina) virgo (Wiedemann), 1830 Stratiomys
     • Odontomyia paron Walker, 1849
     • Odontomyia nigra Day, 1882

Oxycera Meigen, 1803 (Subfamily Clitellariinae, Tribe Oxycerini)

Oxycera albovittata Malloch, 1917
Oxycera aldrichi Malloch, 1917 - IN
Oxycera approximata Malloch, 1917
Oxycera maculata Olivier, 1812 - ON
Oxycera picta Wulp, 1867
Oxycera variegata Olivier, 1812

Stratiomys Geoffroy, 1762 (Subfamily Stratiomyinae, Tribe Stratiomyini)

Stratiomys adelpha Steyskal in James and Steyskal, 1952
Stratiomys badia Walker, 1849
Stratiomys browni Curran, 1927 - OH
Stratiomys bruneri Johnson, 1895
Stratiomys discalis Loew, 1866
Stratiomys lativentris Loew, 1866
Stratiomys meigenii Wiedemann, 1830
Stratiomys norma Wiedemann, 1830
Stratiomys normula Loew, 1866
     • Stratiomys quaternaria Loew, 1866
     • Stratiomys apicula Loew, 1866
     • Stratiomys notata Loew, 1866
     • Stratiomys jonesi James, 1932
Stratiomys obesa Loew, 1866
Stratiomys ohioensis Steyskal in James and Steyskal, 1952

McFadden, MW. 1967. Soldier fly larvae in America north of Mexico. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 121(3569):1-72.
James, MT. 1965. Family Stratiomyidae, pp. 299-319 in Stone, A., Sabrosky, CW, Wirth, WW, Foote, RH, Coulson, JR. 1965. A Catalog of the Ditpera of America north of Mexico. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC. 1696 pp.

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